![]() ![]() Keyboards can be one of the dreaded deal breakers (alongside battery life and display technology). It's not as large as my Air trackpad, but it's just as enjoyable. If you've historically been a Windows trackpad hater (I don't blame you), Dell's out to change your mind. It's smooth, precise, multi-touch capable and accurately recognizes Windows 8 gestures. ![]() The XPS 13 isn't difficult to open by any means, but it's not ridiculously effortless like the MacBook Air or even the 2012 Samsung Series 9. And when you're deliberately targeting Apple in your ad campaigns, these small touches matter.įinally, a trackpad that can challenge Apple's! The glass-integrated trackpad on the XPS 13 improves upon the excellent XPS 12 (the nifty hybrid they launched with Windows 8). This is one minor flourish I wish Dell would have addressed. This is enabled by a small indentation on the base underneath the trackpad, and the perfectly balanced amount of resistance, meaning the base of the laptop doesn't lift as you're opening the lid. With a MacBook Air you can open the lid with a single finger. And although I'm enamored with Dell's overall design for their XPS 13, they overlooked something small but significant: the one-finger opening. ![]() The thin-and-light laptop space is super competitive, which means the little things hold more weight in the purchase decision-making process. I did notice that its frame audibly creaks under pressure, but I doubt anyone will be trying to bend the poor laptop under normal use. The silver and black theme is unmistakably Dell, but this time a bit more angular and exuding all kinds of sleekness. The XPS 13 adheres to Dell's established design language, with machined aluminum and carbon fiber for a premium look and feel. It's always fun to speculate, but I'll predict that Dell maintains this particular edge over Apple for the near future. That being said, the visual gateway to the XPS 13's computing experience is an IGZO display from Sharp, and Dell recently told Forbes it has exclusivity on these panels until the end of 2015. It should be noted here that Apple is prepping a rather dramatic revision of the MacBook Air, and there's an established precedent for Apple trailblazing new feature and quality standards in that space (in fact no single laptop manufacturer ever replicated the Air's marathon battery life). Once you see it in person it sells itself | Photo by Jason. ![]()
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