Dell XPS 13 (UltraSlim) - RM2,199.00

Jeremy
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Dell's XPS 13 was one of the first Ultrabooks worthy of the name. It fused
striking design with stellar performance, and was anything but another MacBook
Air clone. Now, Dell has given the XPS 13 a spit and polish for 2013, adding
Windows 8, a Full HD display and an Ivy Bridge CPU.

Dell hasn't changed a thing on the outside, and for good reason. The compact
carbon-fibre and metal chassis combines classy looks with high-end build quality.
The metal lid is reassuringly rigid, despite measuring less than 6mm thick, and
the base is almost flex-free; it isn't until you twist it viciously from side to
side that there's any give whatsoever. A layer of Gorilla Glass on the other side
does its bit to keep the Full HD display safe from harm.

The Full HD display is the undisputed star of the show. The LED backlight sends
maximum brightness soaring to 383cd/m2, and the panel's combination of rich, inky
blacks and pure, bright whites delivers a contrast ratio of 1,034:1. The colour
balance does tend towards the warmer end of the spectrum - the measured colour
temperature of 6,034k stops short of the 6,500k ideal - but the average Delta E
of 3 indicates that colour accuracy is very good indeed. Viewing angles are
gloriously wide, too, and the screen covers almost every corner of the sRGB gamut
- something few rivals manage.

Performance doesn't let the XPS 13 down, either. The combination of an SSD and
Core i7 CPU kept our review unit feeling light on its feet, and, from a cold boot,
the XPS 13 reached Windows 8's Start screen in fewer than seven seconds. Application
loading times were similarly swift, with multiple applications springing into life
with barely a pause for thought. Our Real World Benchmarks more than bore out our
subjective experiences: a result of 0.73 puts the Dell among the fastest Ultrabooks
we've tested.


Notebook Type : Ultrabook
CPU : Intel Core i5-3437U / 1.9 GHz
RAM : 4GB / DDR3
Hard Drive Size : 500GB SSD
Display Size : 13.3" (1920x1080)
Graphics Card : Intel HD 4000
Wi-Fi : Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6235 (a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth : Bluetooth 3.0
USB Port : USB 3.0 x 2
Video Port : Display Port
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 8 64 Bit
Weight : 1.4kg


Jeremy
Mobile : 011-6243 0355 / Whatsapp