Dell XPS 13

The Dell XPS 13 is an attractive laptop with strong performance and a bright display, but you shouldn’t get the base configuration.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
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MSRP: $1,199.00

Product details

  • 13.4-inch OLED 3.5K (3456x2160) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 400-Nit Display
  • 11th Generation Intel Core i7-1195G7 Processor (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz)
  • 16GB 4267MHz LPDDR4x Memory Onboard; 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2 x 2) and Bluetooth 5.1
  • Windows 11 Home, English

PROS

+ Clean design
+ Strong performance
+ Solid battery life
+ Bright display

CONS

- Mediocre speakers
- No full-size USB-A ports
- Frustrating starting configuration

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Hardware on November 05, 2019
The Dell XPS 13 is an attractive laptop with strong performance and a bright display, but you shouldn’t get the base configuration.
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By Tom's Hardware on August 01, 2018
Apple’s 2018 MacBook Pro refresh offers strong CPU performance and blazing fast SSDs worthy of the Pro name, but it could use longer battery life and is still short on ports.
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By The Verge on April 08, 2023
Dell’s latest XPS 13 is as powerful and beautiful as it has been in years past. It even fixes the cooling and (to an extent) battery life problems that plague the more expensive OLED XPS 13 Plus.
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By The Verge on March 06, 2012
Round Rock's first ultrabook is a chip off the old block
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By Tom's Guide on August 11, 2020
The Dell XPS 13 2020 refines the best laptop you can buy with an even more immersive display and speedy 10th Gen Intel power.
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By The Verge on December 07, 2015
An improved trackpad and better battery life make this the one to beat
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By The Verge on March 16, 2018
Dell’s new XPS 13 is an overdue refresh of the company’s flagship laptop, but it’s still far from perfect.
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By The Guardian on April 14, 2015
The Dell XPS 13’s Quad HD+ screen, thin bezels, good touchpad, solid keyboard, aluminium construction and aggressive pricing make it a strong competitor in the high-end PC market. Not even Apple offers a better-than-retina screen and a Core i7 in something close to the size of an 11in MacBook Air.
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By Tom's Guide on May 25, 2021
The Dell XPS 13 (11th Gen) makes the best laptop you can buy even better with a fast Tiger Lake CPU and a stunning bezel-less InfinityEdge display.
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