Dell XPS 13 FHD Ultrabook Review 

I just bought the Core i7 model of this XPS 13 with 8GB Ram and 256GB SSD just @$382 from ebay..!! :D It said refurbished but it looks fully new and fresh and amazing :D

Thanks Lisa, appreciate it. .was eagerly waiting for this review. .. nice n thorough as always.

Hi Lisa, nice review. I understand you prefer Dell XPS 12 over the XPS 13 due to being touchscreen. How about battery life, which is better? Any other factors to choose XPS 12 over XPS 13?

I definitely don't think this would be overkill for programming. It would be just right for the job and I wouldn't go with something with a lesser CPU.

When you order it on Dell's website you can choose the OS.

The Asus Zenbook Prime UX31a with a matte 1080p display with wide color gamut is the best looking among Ultrabooks.

I'm so excited about this full-HD display, that's the reason I've not buy the old XPS 13 yet. Can you tell me, is the colour good? Is it natural? how about compare with the Apple Macbook Retina (the colour)? Thank you!

Hey Lisa, another great review! Quick question because I watched your XPS13 720p review. Would you consider that FHD screen on this new one completely destroy the old screen, or is that something I don't have to worry about when considering saving a few pennies.

You do the best reviews.. Keep em coming!

I think they were "listenable" myself, but we did just get a new mic that sounds better (less room echo) that you'll hear in our newer reviews.

We reviewed the last gen Samsung Series 7 Chronos and the latest gen is sweet. There should be room for an SSD and HDD since they still use the caching drive plus HDD stock.

In terms of display quality it's a real close race between those 3, though the inner matte (non touch) Taichi display is very easy on the eyes since there's no glare. But I do prefer a touchscreen with Windows 8 personally. I bought the Vaio Duo 11 because it's relatively light and has a great selection of ports including Ethernet, but the Dell XPS models do have much better keyboards..

I'm really considering this laptop. For university I am doing a computer programming course, and I was wondering if this would be overkill. I want something to run fine for long periods of time, something fast to respond and with a large battery. Is there something you'd recommend over this laptop?

Hi Lisa, this is a bit off topic but I'll be going to uni this summer and so I was wondering whether I should buy a macbook pro retina now, or wait till the summer refresh. I wouldn't mind the macbook air either but only if they completely refresh that. Any thoughts?

I have had this laptop for over a year now and I highly recommend it. It has great battery life, an awesome keyboard and a beautiful display. Not good for gaming though. (i5 processor)

The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is so darned sexy looking. But the Dell has a higher res IPS display, and that trumps a sexy casing for me.

i have the regular xps 13 which i use for college; i love it. great portable laptop, highly recommend it

Do you think this computer is worth to buy nowadays?

Hi Lisa...Between Asus Taichi and Dell XPS 12 or 13, which screen do you like the most? whose screen is more responsive.... thanks !

I'm not Lisa, but I would wait. Haswell is supposed to be a big leap for Intel's integrated graphics, which helps a lot with those high-res displays.

The 14" and 15.6" memory dimms are not soldered on, and are expandable though this models is not.

Looks like you're going to be reviewing it AGAIN when the Haswell version comes out.

We might review the HP DV6.

I'd say that if you can afford it, go for the FHD. In addition to the extra pixels, you get IPS tech with all the benefits that come with it. Viewing Angles, clarity, color production etc. It's gonna be quite a few years before a 1080p display will seem puny on a laptop (not to mention on a 13-inch laptop) when higher resolutions eventually arrive on the market.

User of the old XPS13 with the centrino 6230, for a few months now: I haven't encountered any wifi issues. Same with a friend who owns the XPS12 (centrino 6235; the same one in this laptop).

Hi, did your review unit suffer from electric noise? I just got my second XPS 13 in the mail, and it has electrical noise.

This is still a Core i5 ULVE with the usual Ultrabook Intel HD 4000 graphics. Nothing too special vs. other Ultrabooks so we probably won't do a gaming video.

Just ordered mine today!

You get a better display with this one vs. the Spectre XT.

how much does it cost?

hey lisa, i'm looking for a new laptop and i was wondering what 13 inch screen laptops can you recomend that has a long battery life, fast and has a cd drive without worrying about the weight and price

am i the only one who loves tiny icons and text and super high resolutions?

I am wondering, would this be a laptop for a web designer/developer (screen size)? Or would the XPS 15 be better for that? :-)

Hey Lisa, I'm a little lost with laptops, and wondered if you ( or anyone els from youtube) could give me a little advise. Im going of to university in september and am looking for a laptop to bring with me, Im in love with the dell xps series, but dont know with one 12 - 15. which one would you get?, i need a bit of power, (muitliple programs at once) but its mainly gonna be for recreational purposes( Internet reaching, facebook, light gaming). any thoughts

Nope, we haven't reviewed the Series 9.

Do you think they'll update the 14" to use Intel HD 4000 with an IPS 1920 x 1080 display?

Lisa is the Intel HD 4000 graphics similar to the Nvidia Gt 640-650 graphic card?

How does it deal with heat? Is the fun noisy?

Hi. I'm considering buying an XPS 13, but have read several negative reviews (fairly widespread issues, apparently) regarding: 1) Laptop over-heating issues 2) Touchpad response being way off 2) An annoying whining sound from the processor I currently own a Dell XPS 14z, which has given me a fair amount of headaches too, so I can easily give credit to the negative reviews I've read. Could anyone who owns/has reviewed a 2014 XPS 13 give me their take and confirm whether these negative points are real issues or not? Thanks a ton!

I absolutely LOVE that the bezel of the screen is so narrow. I don't understand why Apple can't do the same to their macbook air line. what a shame...

Great review. Very thorough.

Dell should Thank you! You made me buy one, m getting this tomorrow that's dell xps 13 2013 model at 400us dollars over 2016 model which is 1700us dollars

you definitely should review them

Which one should I get? ...Dell XPS 13 FHD or MacBook Air 13?

Hi , i'm Italian, and in the italian site, Dell says the new XPS 13 FHD has 1 module of 8GB 1600MHz RAM. You say, instead, it has dual channel memory. I called Dell Call Center and they say 1 module is correct. I doubt that and I hope it works in dual channel mode for better gaming performance. Do you know the truth?

hey lisa...what is the battery backup of this ultrabook..?

I love your videos Lisa..

Too bad about the SD-card slot... Is the memory expandable?

Ma machine c’est un dell pareil mais elle s’est éteint comment dois-je faire

I'm between this one or the lenovo ideapad yoga 13, which one should i buy?

Lisa my xps 13 just arrived. How do I make the display larger without blurring the text? I did try the resolution settings but, as previously mentioned it blurred the text. Any ideas?

Good day Ma'am! Can you please make a review of the new Dell Venue 7 and 8 tablets? I want to know what you can say bout them..

is this the best looking 1080p display?

Could you? I really like the look of them and would appreciate your opinion.

With the hp envy 15 and dell xps 15 do you have to order from their websites?

if there are air vents underneath which are pulling in air, try getting a cooling pad to force cool air in, on the other hand if the vents are pushing out hot air then using a cooling pad would be a bad idea.

Please, do review the Samsung Series 9!

I wish it would have been great if this ultrabook came with touchscreen !!

im thinking of getting this but any idea when the next refresh is?

Hi, I just bought this laptop and none of the top keys are working and the backlit keyboards stays on completely? Does anyone know how to solve this problem? Please, if you know answer me as soon as possible or else I am gonna try to return this laptop.

Having a touchscreen laptop is completely unnecessary. Glad to see Dell keeping the XPS series top notch

HEY LISA! do they have a new version of this?

How good is this xps13 with 3D program (Cinema 4D, AutoCAD, archiCAD, Allplan13, etc..) and photoshop? Thank you :)

You're reviewing really nice hardware, however the sound quality is pretty annoying and you should invest in a good camera with a better lens! :)

Hi, why only 480p available for this video???

Yeah, the trackpad isn't the best, same as with the last gen model. But it's not as flaky as the first gen.

Mine is still working fine

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between an ultrabook and a laptop?

So, Does it work with any games likes Gta V or Pes 2017.

Does the track pad suck like last years version?

the only difference between xps12 and xps13 is that the 12 have ddr3 1333mhz ram and the xps13 have ddr3 1600mhz ram. so defiantly you will have about 10fps more on hd4000 in the xps13 , in that case ill prefer xps13 for the fast graphics performance. btw I love your videos =)

does it include usb ethernet adapter in the packaging?

It was out of box that way. I called support. A guy came yesterday and put a new keyboard. Now its perfect. The only issue left that its really heating when battery is charging. I cant touch it between the keys, can burn my fingers.

Is it good for playing games

The have the same internals and performance is similar.

Is it still worth getting this refurb?

one question plis!!!!! What these ultrabook is better?, Dell XPS 13 or Samsung Series 9 model NP900X3E-K01CL, plis it's very important for me D:!!!! (Sorry my english is very bad).

Is it possible to set the Desktop Media player as default instead of the live tile player ?

is the RAM upgradable?

RAM is soldered on.

Nice review! Subed

xps 13 better or samsung series 9 better?

My spacebar key is really annoying! I need to push it really hard :(

Can anyone pls tell me is smart to buy that laptop and why? Pls

Not having a touch screen with windows 8 is a bad choice on manufacturer's part. Desktop or laptop. I like windows 8 regardless, but i do have the urge to touch my monitor every so often in the day

How do you disable the automatic dimming of the screen?

How do you get the windows 7 on it cause if I get windows 8 I am gonna get one that's touch screen

hard to choose between samsung series 9 and dell xps series

does it have A 24bit, 192000Hz soundcard?

This is a good win7 laptop. But to make full use of windows 8 add a touchscreen and use the yoga like hinge mechanism.

what's the bettery life??

How much usage on single charge?

Does it work for cs go?

you said 6.9 on 3D graphics :( its 6.4

can anyone tell me the price

No SD card slot = deal breaker. 64 gig cards are so nice and completely affordable.

Congrats! Would you like a reward or something?

When XPS use to be powerful gaming laptops, now they are lightweight with inbuilt CPU graphics and hardly any I/O what so ever.

im not a dell fan. Im an HP fan, but God this look good!

RAM is soldered to the motherboard, so not upgradable. But the standard for the FHD is 8 gigs, which should be more than enough.