@@cameronbosch1213 port situation is normal for laptops these days. Use the included dongle if you need it. This processor outpaces the M1 and for that the headphone jack (that I haven't used in 10 years) can be sacrificed. Well imo that is.
Hi Ben, Which one is better in general ( gaming, video editing, graphic design and 3d modeling.....) 1- ASUS ROG G15 AAA ( R9 5980HX / RX 6800M)..... 1100$ 2 - GIGABYTE AORUS 5 SE4 ( I7-12700H / RTX 3070 130W)..... 1150$
I am a Dell product fan and this new XPS 13 is impressive. I am currently looking for a 13-inch (a 14-inch could be an option) with an Intel CPU (I would like to recharge it via an external monitor). With or without a dedicated GPU. Do you plan a comparison between some of the best 13-inch laptops for productivity like Motion and light 3d stuff? Thanks
0:23 "The perfect graphic design, photography, digital artist laptop" - with just 16GB of RAM and most importantly, no discrete GPU at all? How can I get some of the stuff you seem to be smoking these days, Ben?
In the UK, this competes with the MB Pro 14 M1 rather than the MB Air. The XPS 13 Plus with i7/16GB/512GB/OLED is £1669, about what you can get the MB Pro 14 for. I think the new XPS 13 competes with the MB Air M2, as the XPS 13 with 512GB/8GB/low-power 12th-gen is £1179, around what you can get the base MB Air M2 for. 99% of the core consumer will not want to upgrade their SSD. I know no one that would ever do that, and even as a techie, I would not, so that point is pretty moot for the vast majority. If you can get 15hrs battery life, then you are a magician, 5-6 hours on the OLED. The XPS 13 is best for battery life. No AMD is a big miss, and Intel and Dell are clearly working on cahoots. Too expensive when compared with other W11 ultrabooks and really fro bragging rights.
