One controversial aspect of the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 is its physical connectivity – or rather its lack thereof.
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (2019) review: Ports and features In our video-rundown test, with the display set to a brightness of 170cd/m2, the XPS 13 2-in-1 lasted a creditable 9hrs 8mins, easily outlasting most of its 2-in-1 competitors. Even so, GFXBench confirmed that there’s plenty of graphical power here: 52.6fps in the onscreen Car Chase test and 59.2fps offscreen are roughly double what Intel’s previous-generation Ultra HD graphics provide.īattery life was another strength with our test system, but note this includes a Full HD+ screen if you choose a 4K+ display, expect battery life to be reduced by an hour or two. This doesn’t mean you can run the latest 3D games with all the detail settings whacked up to maximum: the Full HD, high-detail Hitman 2 benchmark proved beyond its capabilities, giving a jerky average frame rate of 16fps. The Core i5 version comes with bog-standard integrated graphics but the Core i7 silicon includes Intel’s more powerful Iris Plus GPU. Our only issue is an old nemesis: the half-height PageUp and Down keys, which are situated flush with the left and right cursor keys and are annoyingly easy to hit by accident. Fortunately, the XPS 13’s keys are low profile, yet they still feel beautifully crisp and positive to type on: it’s one of the best-feeling keyboards we’ve ever tried. Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (2019) review: Keyboard and touchpadĪs always with a convertible, holding the 2-in-1 in tablet mode is jarring at first as your hand presses down on the keyboard. We were sent the traditional silver design, and the black touchpad and subtly patterned wristrests look stylish and feel pleasingly warm to the touch, but we found they quickly became smudged with fingerprints and palm-prints. It’s wonderfully portable, although at 1.33kg it’s weightier than most 13in laptops.ĭell offers the CNC-machined aluminium machine in two colours: “Platinum Silver” or “Arctic White”. It looks great, and allows Dell to squeeze a 13.4in screen into a chassis that measures 296 x 207mm, with a 13mm depth at the rear that tapers to 7mm at the front.
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (2019) review: DesignĪs with all Dell’s XPS 13 systems, the 2-in-1 features an eye-catching “InfinityEdge” display, which in layman’s terms means thin bezels. Whether it can live up to the legacy of Dell’s excellent XPS 13, however, is a different matter. Previous iterations of the device suffered from a slightly sub-par performance and battery life, but this has hopefully been corrected with more powerful and power-efficient components. The 2-in-1 version takes that winning formula and adds a fold-around screen, giving you the option of working in tablet, “stand” or “tent” modes, as well as the regular clamshell format. The Dell XPS 13 has long been one of our favourite laptops.
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