- #DELL XPS 13 2012 FOR SALE PORTABLE#
- #DELL XPS 13 2012 FOR SALE WINDOWS 7#
- #DELL XPS 13 2012 FOR SALE WINDOWS#
The large touchpad works smoothly its lower left and right corners serve as nicely tactile mouse buttons.įeatures The Dell XPS 13 hits the wireless trifecta with 802.11n Wi-Fi (which worked perfectly in our tests), Bluetooth, and Intel's Wireless Display (WiDi) for zapping video and audio to an HDTV set equipped with a Belkin ScreenCast or Netgear Push2TV adapter. The keyboard lacks dedicated Home, End, PgUp, and PgDn keys (they're doubled up on the cursor arrows) and the seldom used context-menu key, but provides a bright LED backlight for typing in dim environments. The eye-pleasing screen is matched by a finger-friendly keyboard, with slightly scalloped keys and a precise, slightly clicky design that avoids the too-shallow typing feel of some ultrabooks. On the positive side, the display's colors are vivid and it's exceptionally bright Dell advertises 300 nits but we would have guessed more-you can turn the backlight fully halfway down, not just a notch or two, without things getting dingy. Its viewing angles are slightly narrow once or twice we found ourselves wishing we could tilt the screen back a fraction further. The screen settles for the 1,366 by 768 resolution that's the baseline among netbooks, missing the chance to impress us with the 1,440 by 900 of the MacBook Air or the 1,600 by 900 of the Asus Zenbook UX31-RSL8 ($1,049 list, 4 stars). Our only complaint is that, when closed, there's almost no protrusion or screen edge to grip, making the Dell hard to open. It's also sturdy, with virtually no screen flexing and no vibration during typing.
#DELL XPS 13 2012 FOR SALE WINDOWS#
The overall effect is striking, from the silvery aluminum cover to the metal plate on the bottom with etched Windows and Intel logos (no stickers on the palm rest!). Finally, the nearly bezel-free 13.3-inch display is covered in edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass that adds durability and looks gorgeous (think of the best smartphone or tablet screen you've seen). The palm rest is magnesium alloy with soft-touch paint. The top cover and a ring around the base are machined aluminum, while the base itself is carbon fiber composite.
Stepping up to the $1,499.99 version gets you a 1.7GHz Core i7 chip and a 256GB SSD.ĭesign The Stealth bomber wishes it had as many high-tech materials as the XPS 13.
#DELL XPS 13 2012 FOR SALE WINDOWS 7#
The $999.99 base model tested here includes a 1.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor and 128GB solid-state drive, along with 4GB of RAM and Windows 7 Home Premium. Like most ultrabooks, the Dell XPS 13 comes in plain and fancy configurations.
#DELL XPS 13 2012 FOR SALE PORTABLE#
Certainly the 2.96-pound portable won't be a burden in your briefcase.
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