Dell XPS 13 (9380) Full Review - Still The Best? | The Tech Chap 

You really upped your edit and cinema game with this video. They were a bit too stationary before, now you added that much needed flavor of dynamics. Keep it up!

its 4/2024 and i just bought a "excellent" refurbished i7, 16gb with 512gb storage 4k version for $575. bruh this laptop is nice af for travel and work (emails, web surfing, zoom, docs and lite photo editing) and its more than enough. i would like at least 1 usb A slot though, i had to buy a dongle since this only has 2 usable usb C ports.

3:13 Oh you know what goes with Netflix, Tom.

I'm sorry but you do know that it's an ultrabook right? They're not supposed to have dGPUs or do extensive gaming or video editing. They're just slim machines with top notch builds and generally great battery life. Also, MX150 is quite an old GPU and although of course it'd still be miles better than Intel's integrated graphics, it would really hamper the battery life and would also then result in the XPS falling into a weird ditch between ultrabooks and slim gaming laptops. Linus himself hates the new Razer Blade Stealth for adding the MX150 for this very reason.

So ridiculous to require an ultra portable laptop be equipped with a powerful/dedicated graphics. The same story with smartphones CPU benchmarks.

I think no dedicated GPU is fine, I love this laptop and like playing games, so just got a cheap external GPU chassis and stuck a gtx 1070 in there, performs great and when I don't need the gaming performance it lasts longer than a gaming laptop, looks better, and comes with a gorgeous display

Every time I work with people at school who have 16:9 screens (compared to my Matebook X Pro's 3:2), I really see how cramped everything is on the narrow screen. I loved the 16:10 screen on my Mac, but I like 3:2 even better. I dnon't think I can ever go back to 16:9.

I have the 9370 from last year and unlocking the laptop with windows hello is one of the best features imo. Bit surprised they omitted it in the new version.

Imagine a combination of the dell xps and huawei matebook design

Still using my Dell Vostro, and got to say, the design of this XPS 13 really resembles a lot of my Dell! Silver exterior with a black keyboard and bezels

Amd the self shot bits have a much pleasing frame, it looks wide and immersive without looking too cluttered.

If it has the same network card as last years edition, I would give advice for people to look elsewhere, it is mainboard soldered, and non swappable. Misses signals my galaxy tab picks up with ease, forums are awash with disgruntled customers with dells poor choice of wifi card. Cannot understand dells mentality going with the same chip, given the price premium. Another question, does the screen wake from sleep unlike the 9370, forcing a hard reset each time. These little things matter, and are not explored by reviewers, until purchased by a customer.

Against Huawei MB X pro. Pro: keyboard (slightly), rubber palm rest I like. That's it. I cannot see how the xps line can improve. Huawei and next gen Surface will displace the xps.

i prefer no dedicated graphics, saves battery life and ultra portables aren't made for gaming anyway

You can work on your premiere project on this laptop when on the go, and export the movie from a more powerful laptop back at base. And if you really have to, 8 minutes longer export on this is not a big deal.

I still use my xps13 from 2013 everyday. I love this laptop

Why not just put a Pixel 3's front camera or a similar one?! If samsung can do it on phones why can't dell do it on laptops which cost the same or twice as much? Does the camera hardware way on a phone cost so much that they cannot put it in a laptop that costs the same? One good reason and not an excuse will suffice!

I am liking your videos day to day more and more.Good job

Guess I'll be sticking with my Dell XPS 13 9350 Iris Edition, just swapped the wifi chip to a Intel 9260. Still going strong and perfect for software developers who don't game at all😅. Still get like 6-7 hours of battery life out of this and is about 2.5 years old and I use it for about 8+ hours daily.

Just a warning to prospective buyers, 4K XPS + Intel UHD is a no go. Your frames are even dropping in normal Windows operation. I owned a 9370, the frame rates were so bad, the animations were so sluggish.... I sold it in the end.

Great job man, keep up the great work!

The 3:2 aspect ratio is so appealing that it made me turn a blind eye and get one of the only 2 available choices with it. Microsoft laptop. Dell should think of the 3 by 2 also. It is a nice laptop though.

The day they get rid of the silver lid, and do something like, full carbon fiber like the deck, that day, I'm going to buy it, no questions asked

The XPS 13 + Shadow PC, it's just insane !

Good job as always I’m waiting for Matebook13 Reviews

16:9 for content consumption and 3:2 for productivity.

im currently waiting for the xps 15 OLED to come out, but i'll be going overseas at the end of April and i'll be needing one before then, so it's definitely pushing it, but if I am not able to get the oled I was definitely thinking about this one. HDR is a pretty important thing to me so I was wondering, when you say it has proper dolby vision, does that mean I can turn HDR on within windows and watch my 4k HDR downloaded movies?

I wouldn't say 3x2, but I'd quite like to see 16x10 make a comeback. It's a great resolution to develop and work in. Shame 1920 x 1200 or higher equivalent ratio screens are so bloody expensive compared to the bog standard 1080p.

Honestly, I'd love for you to review the Xiaomi laptops See what you think of them and their value proposition

Hey tech chap, really love your reviews😍

Imo better to have a seperate more powerful graphics card and keep the small form.

Gonna buy one December/January. COOL.

No dGPU is def a plus. It will have better battery life, lower power consumption. The XPS series was meant for work not play lol. Honestly I mean this as constructive criticism but never compare a device to a device that's not a different model from the same company unless for price. Example, xps 13 2019 and you happened to compare one or two features to the xps 13 2018. Also keep in mind it's a review not a comparison.

I think they should bring back the same Keyboard they used on the XPS 13 2014 model. I don't like the keyboard they use on the new XPS.

Why dell has changed the layout of a keyboard? Home/End buttons reside far away from arrow buttons, Page up/Page down could be easily misused with left/right arrow buttons. This is very impractical for editing textual information.

Can you make a review for the 2020 XPS 13?

XPS 13 (2018) or Yoga C930? XPS looks more aesthetic but i kinda like 2-in-1 factor in C930. Both are going for almost the same price over where I live.

Hey man, should I get XPS 15 9570 for 4k video editing? Or should I wait...

They really need to make this in the 15 inch style because the 15 inch needs a work up

I think I prefer the surface laptop 2. With my student discount i get it for 799. Cant wait to save for it

This or Huawei's Matebook 13?

Small chassis but not as light as what you thought. Right position web cam but doesn't support windows hello. Nice thunderbolt 3 but no USB A.

A new version of the matebook x pro?! When do you think it will lauch?

Thoughts on Lenovo X1 Carbon?

Man it’s so hard to decide when even the shitty stuff costs a bunch. People who need one can’t find one and the people who have more than they need like this guy don’t really even know what to do with all of them

It's not meant for gaming. It's for business use & makes a great development laptops. No, you will not see OLED on a non-gaming laptop like the XPS 13 because of burn-ins. The device is meant for work purposes.

Could I have some advice please? Which would perform better for gaming? Dell XPS 13 9380 or Huawei Matebook X Pro? As the fans are continuously working really hard each time I'm run an online game on the XPS.

I get 701 on my 9370 8550u with 5 mins of tweeking in throttlestop

Does it have fingerprint

I want to buy the Dell XPS 15. The 4k touch, 32gb ram, 1tb storage but I don't know if I should get the I7 or the I9. Price doesn't matter. I am scared that the I9 will overheat or thermall throttle. Am am planning on using Photoshop, illustrator, Premier Pro, Corel Draw, Some Fortnite and basic computing things. So, should I get the I9 or the i7 Can you suggest other laptops that you think is better or as good as this one.

I am happy with my 9860 qhd and i recommend it no coil wine tho!!

I get how people are happy about the ultrabooks with MX150s, but I see that over full load (Prime95 and Cinebench runs), it isn't worth it. The Matebook X Pro (not the Matebook that just came out) is also running the underclocked MX150. Given that we have thin and light multimedia devices that are between 4-5 pounds, I wonder why individuals want dedicated graphics in such a small form factor.

Does Premiere Pro work smoothly? Is XPS 13 having any issue with the app? I am planning to buy XPS 13 with 8GB RAM And 512GB SSD with Intel Int. UHD Graphics .. So is it suitable for Premiere pro?

I am struggling which brand is right for me to use, like Asus and Dell...

Please review the new Dell Vostro 5481 with the new generation I5 8265U. Thanks !

Is the 4k worth on this laptop? I heard theres problems that comes with it in the long run 🤔

I'm still using the XPS 13 9350 from late 2015, don't see a reason to upgrade.

Can you shed some light on why there are so few reviews of RTX laptops? Those were promised to arrive on 29th of January, still only a few popped up

Tom do you think there is big and noticeable difference between the 1080 and 4k on 15\13inch laptop

Where did you get that nice background?

Вещь хорошая, но нафига люминий? Корпус из углепластика был бы для этой линейки трушным. И, быть может, я бы прикупил, а до тех пор только латы...

Between Dell XPS 13 and Huawei mate book X pro,, which one do you recommend?

Only thing its missing is a graphic card and boom, king of the hill for me

A dedicated gpu with slighltly thicker build for temp cooling and id buy this in a second. I mean a gorgous display decent cpu and then fails with the gpu... i mean come on it even has 16 gigs of ram it would have been my purchase.

same shit different year...

What is the best laptop for student and it priced around $1000 or less Thanks.

Why do you have to click the touchpad? Does it not have Windows precision driver?

Black is best, Those white alpine/Frost, looks ugly! 😂

the future is Surface Pro likes and detachables on 13 inch displays. it doesn't make sense anymore a clamshell 13 inch laptop!!

A questions, do you know is this could work with gis software (geographical information system) as Qgis, ArcGis, Autocat and satellite image processing? I need a laptop that has no problem processing these software

Great video

Can you suggest me should I buy dell xps 9380 core i5 FHD 8GB 256GB storage or asus zenbook 14 ux433fn same spec?

Ultrabooks are not for gaming, lol. Get a damn Razer Blade 15. I travel a lot, and this one is perfect for me. I like video editing, but I will be fine with an external GPU.

I have got xps 9380 with coil whine . I don't bother it much and I need the laptop asap ,Does the coil whine cause later problems in hardware . Or is it just a subtle hum and just that?

Is it good for gaming??

found a deal breaker of this model at 569USD refurb is it worth it?

I am confused, can this run 4k Netflix content natively on the laptop's display if we got the 4k display version? Can even any laptop do that natively on the laptop display?

Do you know if it will be able to edit 4K videos?

0:42 Is that the competitor? Big screen difference...

I just need a 2 terabytes storage coz I love watching movies...so I'm planning to download all movies I love including anime😂

which laptop do you use?

Soooo basically it's a no for video/photo editing. Got it. Thanks for the review!! Was contemplating buying this off a friend but this answers my questions.

No anti glare screen? No anti reflexive?

Please do a comparison between xps15 and zenbbok pro 15 and macbook pro pleaseeeeee

I'll take OPTION C: BOTH 16:9 & 3:2😎😅

This or MacBook Pro?

What about throttling under full load?

This or 2019 macbook pro 13' ?

Hi there I need to buy a laptop for 2nd 3rd year uni, I’m interior design student but we have used and are using, Autocad architecture, Adobe cloud, PS, InD, Il, and many others, sketch up, Revit, can you please recommend a decent laptop from £1000 -1500 please, I would like to buy today or ASAP, many thanks

price??

dell xps 13 (9380) i5/256ssd/FHD or macbook air 2018 (256ssd)?

Where can I get the desktop background?

still simple for ssd&memory upgrade?

Thanks bro

Why are phone cameras better than laptop cameras?

bought first gen...sold it...got 2nd gen sold it....and then 3rd....end up returning it because....well sick and tired of coil whine...how is this version?

As an owner of the dell xps 15 9560 , without doubt I can say it's the worst purchase I have ever made . Within the first few months I experienced alot of problems and dell customer did not help at all !

This laptop with a mx150 or 250 would’ve been perfect

Will this laptop be able to use the elgato hd60s?

Why does it has lower cpu base speed?