Those who are interested in laptops must be familiar with Dell's XPS 13. A few years ago, Dell included the 13 in the XPS production line, and for the first time adopted the slogan "13 inch screens are installed in 11 inch bodies".
At this year's CES, Dell released the new version of XPS 13 again, still adopting the slogan of "13 inch screen is loaded into 11 inch body", but the old slogan is no longer a joke, and the "infinite screen" without borders has come.
Narrow, borderless design
The reason why the new Dell XPS 13 is so eye-catching is mainly due to its borderless design, which applies the ultra narrow border popular with televisions and mobile phones to laptops.
Although Dell has always claimed that there is no border, the XPS 13 does not really have a border. Instead, it controls the screen border to a few millimeters. The top border of the screen is 5.05mm, and the side border is only 4.75mm.
The Dell XPS 13 screen is 13 inches, but the overall volume is only as large as the ordinary 11 or 12 inch model, which explains the "13 inch screen is loaded with an 11 inch body".
Touch screen
XPS 13 has two versions. The two versions not only have different processors and SSDs, but also have different screens.
(Full HD on the left)
The screen version is 1920 × 1080 full HD and 3200 × 1800 ultra HD. The most regrettable thing is that the "entry" screen does not support touch operation. Although high resolution has a great impact only on those users who have a high pursuit of audio and video, it is not a wise choice for Dell to remove touch operation at the same time.
LED Backlight Keyboard
In order to adapt to the trend, the XPS 13 also uses LED backlight keyboard. Because the body is relatively compact, the backlight undoubtedly improves the efficiency of keyboard input.
The floating keys of the new XPS 13 are sensitive, and the surface of the key cap has been treated with a skin like coating to make the touch feel better, and the performance of blind typing is also good.
Victims under the compact fuselage
For the Ultrabook, the interface has always been a weak link, and the new XPS 13 has not been spared. The body only has one mini DisplayPort, two USB 3.0 ports, one audio port and one SD card port. There is no HDMI or Ethernet port, let alone the DVD drive.
In order to make up for the lack of interfaces, Dell XPS 13 launched a dual port adapter for $59, which has an HDMI port, an Ethernet port, a VGA output port, and a USB 2.0 port.
Endurance&Performance
Dell XPS 13 is equipped with the fifth generation Intel Core i5-5200U processor, the core frequency is 2.2GHz, and the maximum thermal power consumption of TDP is 15W. At the same time, it has built in an Intel HD Graphics 5500 core graphics card, which has greatly improved the graphics capability compared with the previous generation Intel HD Graphics 4600; In terms of storage, it is a combination of 4GB DDR3L 1600MHz memory+128GB SSD. The high allocation can be upgraded to the Intel Core i7-5500U processor and the combination of 8GB memory+256GB SSD.
From the perspective of configuration and test results, the fifth generation intelligent Intel ® The advantages of the Core TM processor are more prominent, although the fifth generation intelligent Intel has not been seen ® The performance of the Core TM processor has been greatly improved, but it has steadily increased in terms of heating and power consumption. Although the new Dell XPS 13 is not a professional game book, the HD 5500 core graphics card is also fully capable of daily entertainment. Users who need more hardware performance can also choose the i7 high configuration version.
summary
As the "innovation" of notebook computers, the new Dell XPS 13 has won the favor of some people with its excellent appearance design, ended the criticism that the frame can run a horse, and introduced the "innovation" element into the traditional notebook field. Although the configuration performance fails to reach the advanced fever level, it is more than enough for daily entertainment and business work.
advantage
Ultra narrow frame design, more compact size, easy to carry
LED backlight keyboard to improve input efficiency
Equipped with the fifth generation Intel Core processor
Complete accessories, including port accessories, portable power bank
Insufficient
The camera is forced to move to the lower part of the screen, and the screen has a large opening angle in normal use
There are few interfaces, and additional interface accessories need to be purchased
Low configuration screen without touch operation, small hard disk capacity
Via &
Computer scoring: ★★★★ (4 stars)
1 star=recycling; 2 stars=barely usable; 3 stars=in order; 4 stars=more than expected; 5 stars=strongly recommended
