Hands-on review: CES 2015: Dell XPS 13 2015

By Juan Martinez

The Ultrabook market is jam-packed with excellent laptops that pack a ton of power into tiny frames. The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro (starting at $1,099, £1,099, AUS$1,254), the Acer Aspire S7 (starting at $1,349, £1,199, AU$2,599) and the Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus (starting at $1,399, £1,412, AU$2,259) are just a few of the incredible devices you can turn to if you want to get work done without breaking your back.

In fact, a new contender just recently emerged, the Lenovo LaVie Z, a 1.72-pound laptop that now claims the crown of world’s lightest laptop. Despite the innovative design, we felt the LaVie Z’s battery life (six hours) and design were lacking.

On the other end of the spec spectrum is Dell’s new XPS 13 (starting at $800, £520, AU$980), an 11-inch notebook that packs a 13.3-inch display into a gorgeous aluminum and black bezel. The XPS 13 comes into two models, Full HD (1920X1080) and Quad HD ($1,299, £852, AU$1,605), both of which help elevate the already-impressive Ultrabook market.

Design and specs

I was fortunate enough to take the touchscreen Quad HD (3200×1800) model for a test drive. Both units come standard with …read more

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