I had a XPS 13 but turns out the XPS 15 is the sweet spot for me and the 3.5k OLED is to die for, more so than the 4k... The deeper blacks and colours just pop. Discrete graphics is also a big plus.
Thanks mate. The 2 ports aren't the end of the world for me as I can just use a dock but I use the headphone all the time so that is a real shame for me!. Was bad enough on my iPhone 🤣
Nice review sir! I am looking forward to buy this laptops. My concerns is on the battery life. On your review on battery life, is 9 hours under ultra performance or optimised performance? I do fine with those new design touch bar and Iris graphic since my daily usage doesn't touch that much. May I ask your negative feedbacks on this new XPS Plus?
My main negative so far is the Touch Bar but I also hated it on the MacBooks. It is only a minor annoyance though and I soon get used to it. The only other bug for me is the lack of ports as I use my laptops a lot on customer sites, but if I just used ti around the house it would not be an issue
@@MashITTech I believe that I will be taking many courses in both accounting and finance throughout my time at university. Not sure if I will be using ms office though
So I’m in between this and the new M2 Air. I’ve never owned a Mac, I’ve used iPhones and iPads for years but always windows computers. In Canada, it costs about the same to get 512/16 Xps 13 plus as a same spec m2 air. I don’t do a whole lot on them, but I want a more spec out model to hold onto for years. Having a hell of a time deciding Ultra portable is definitely a big priority for me as I travel for work
In all honesty if you don’t need specific windows software I would get the air. Not only is the battery life insanely good and much better than windows but it also has amazing performance without even using a fan! The m2 has been a bit of a disappointment though as it’s not much better than an m1 air so I would consider getting the older m1 air at a much cheaper price unless you really want the newly designed chassis
@@MashITTech if I’m going to spend a couple grand (Canadian dollars) I rather get the nicer design. Especially if I’m trying to hold onto this for atleast 5 years or more. I guess I need to try out Mac OS to see if I like it, probably be the bigger deciding factor as that’s honestly the biggest thing holding me back right now.
@@1BadVan Same can be said about Mac OS tho, if you dont need a specific Mac software, I say go with Windows. Performance wont be an issue with either.
@@angelofigueira7841 I’ve had windows for many years, it’s definitely not as quick and fluid as these new M series macs. I tried 3 different windows laptops as I was quite reluctant to move to Mac OS but I’m glad I tried it. Plus if you have an iPhone, it syncs very well together and really helps make the experience more enjoyable Got nothing against those who choose windows and nothing against windows itself. My wife uses a Razer Blade 15 laptop and would never trade it for a mac lol. She’s still reluctant to move over to mac but hates the fact she can’t use her laptop unplugged for more then a couple hours either
FANTASTIC design choices with the keyboard, invisible touchpad and the overall professional and elegant look! But unfortunately high price for the features as in all the XPS line and also the lack of AMD 6800u option are the downsides of it (given how good the iGPU on AMD new processors are, I consider them a much better choice in the laptops without a dedicated gpu even at the cost of some cpu performance).
I have a MacBook Pro 14 M1 which I love but ever since I bought this XPS 13 Plus I find I'm using it much more. This is one sweet machine. The keyboard feels great. I have the i7 1260P processor along with 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM with OLED 3.5K screen. The display is breathtaking. This is a great portable laptop. GREAT JOB Dell!!! By the way, I bought the Satechi 4 port usb-c hub to go with this so no biggie that there are only 2 usb-c thunderbolt 4 ports....and I've found that the Apple headphone 3.5mm dongle works with this! I would highly recommend this machine. The performance of the processor is so quick. I love how "snappy" it is. This is fast. I sold my 4K 2021 Dell XPS 15 to get this and I am enjoying using it much more than the XPS 15.
I am trying to decide between the OLED and FHD+ models. What kind of battery life do you get? Please be as specific as possible if you can. Laptop brightness, power settings, battery saver on/off, etc. Also type of activities you are performing.
I do wonder how good these new ARC graphics are, given that marketing is one thing but to get them to work, and work within the constraints of the power limitations of a device like this, is another thing. I assume the delay means that everything is not as smooth as Intel want it. But better to take their time and get it right than a dumpster storm. I wonder if Dell will write off the ARC in their XPS 13 line this cycle? So 13th gen will be the next stop. I suspect there will be a lot of unhappy Dell owners if there is a mid-cycle refresh with ARC graphics? Not sold on the XPS 13 Plus, looks like they just pushed too much to the outer limits. But they are trying and they covered themselves by keeping the older XPS 13 design in the mix for the 12th gen. I think I would still choose the older design and save some money to boot.
That flicker of touch buttons looks so bad. I know that it's just a video thing, but still. In general - looking forward for 15 or 17 models with same design!
That flicker is the PWM they use to control the OLED lighting, you cannot see it in person but the camera picks it up which shows you the slow speed the PWM is pulsing at!
Really brilliant review. It reminded of another small laptop I saw in John Lewis, currently for £699. It’s the ASUS VivoBook Pro 14, OLED, Intel Core 11th Gen H series i5 Processor, 8GB RAM, Iris XE graphics, 512GB SSD, 14" WQXGA+. Wanted to ask you, is that a good laptop? I’m definitely keeping an eye out for the Surface Laptop Go 2 too.
I haven't tested the vivobook but that certainly is a good price. That OLED screen should be amazing too! I recently reviewed the new galaxy book 2 with OLED and I loved it
The Air is retina so at normal viewing distance with 20:20 vision pixels are not noticeable. So you must be very susceptible to DPI or use apps that are better with 4K (office stuff). I think for most people retina is enough and of course, it is clearly the better optimised choice as 4K kills battery by about 33% which can be a deal breaker.
@@andyH_England retina only means you can't see individual pixels. Not that there's no noticeable sharpness difference with higher resolutions. iPhone 11 with a ~720p screen is Retina. No comparison to the ~1440p pro iPhones though, they look a lot sharper. Yeah no question 1440p is enough on the air for most people. But was really surprised how noticeably less sharp it looks compared to 4k. Wouldn't like to use it. Also might results in everything needing to be larger. More stuff fits on 4k without looking too pixely. Though I use 200% scaling which should be the native 1080p scale. Yeah I use it mostly for Web, PDFs and office. Couldn't imagine viewing formulas and handwriting on 1080p in PDFs. But also makes a big difference for viewing videos and photos. Especially the preview in folders
@@daniel_960_ Yes, I am not gonna argue 4K is better as it obviously is, but for the average consumer it is moot, but some people will indeed notice especially in certain workloads. But I switch between 4K and 2.5-2.8K regular and it is not that noticeable for me, though 1080p is def too low in 2022 especially on OLED.
can you compare this one and air m2? I'm about which one I choose. xps plus i7 (runing linux) 32gb, 1tb, 4k display. or air m2 16gb. ps: I'll use to code.
MacBook Air doesn't have a touch screen and it has a 20th-century design. MacBook Air thermal throttles due to severe overheating. Class action lawsuit have been filed against MacBooks for 1. cracked screen 2. green screens 3. connectivity issues And the just settled a class-action against their keyboards.
Hey Dave@MashIT have one doubt . The doubt :- In the Power management profile of battery there is a option of Always on AC option . Can you verify from Dell's technical team that if I do use the option on the long run consistently ( say 1-2) years is my battery gonna be affected negatively ? I would be grateful if you could help me with it 😀😅
I am off to a bit of a rocky start with the egpu! The system was hitting 100c and then throttling to 11w killing performance. I am currently in contact with dells engineers to try and sort the issue via bios update
Oh wow, that's interesting. Why are you keeping the SLS? The only reason I didn't get it is they released it months later in the UK and most people had already released reviews :(
Expensive than macbook Still macbook looks more premium and powerful CHIP in 999 to 1399 USD as per capacity Dell SHOULD keep price near 999 USD this laptop
MacBook Air doesn't have a touch screen and it has a 20th-century design. MacBook Air thermal throttles due to severe overheating. Class action lawsuit have been filed against MacBooks for 1. cracked screen 2. green screens 3. connectivity issues And the just settled a class-action against their keyboards.
Hmmm, the i5-1240p has almost the same benchmark scores as the i7-1260p in this laptop… See the review of Andrew Marc David, he has the i7 and nearly identical scores.
I expect it is thermally limited hence the similar scores! Dell do let this laptop boost upto 40w hence it’s incredible scores. I just wish it also had the new intel arc gfx as the iris is getting long in the tooth
ua-cam.com/video/F-y8ElW473s/v-deo.html See this. Even in optimsed mode from dell power management app . first it will consume 40 to 50 watt for 5 to 10 second as it is a 28watt tdp cpu. It comes down to 23 to 28 watt and still gives 9k scores
With the current power consumption level of 12th gen Intel, it's difficult to put more powerful graphics in it, because they have to go beyond 96 EU and will either increase the power consumption and cause power limit throttling, especially in these slimmer laptops. Even in the super efficient Ryzen 6000 series, the RDNA 3 Based graphics actually can take a lot more power than the previous Vega to utilise it's full potential. In igpu only mode, a lot of people tested the TUF a15 2022. Model and set the TDP to 80W. In demanding games, rx 680M was pulling around 40W to maintain its maximum clockspeed. AMD was still able to put it in U series because the cpu itself consumes lesser power and can dedicate a big chunk to of the available power to the iGPU, without needing crazy amount of power.
Ordered one a couple months ago, hoping it’ll come soon. I will say ordering it from Dell directly (which is the only option right now) has been a huge pain in the ass
I got mine yesterday. It's heating too much. The charger is also heating and the light will lit just for a few sec then will turn off (but will still charge). Would appreciate if you share your own experience. Thank you
Great video as always. You've quickly established yourself as one of my go-to UA-cam channels for laptop reviews. No marketing BS. Just good information and good advice 👍 I'm currently using an M1 MacBook Air and a two year old XPS13 (plus my main pc for video editing etc). I've been delighted with the XPS 13. I love the form factor, light weight and low noise. The M1 is more powerful, but I still use the XPS 13 due to its 4k resolution. I am slightly tempted to sell it to fund/justify a new gaming laptop, but it's still fantastic for my website work so I may end up keeping it longer. I commend Dell for doing something different here. I'm not convinced about that top bar and the lack of a headphone jack is a little annoying (though not a deal breaker). Their 2 in 1 is intriguing too.
Thank you mate, I really appreciate that! I am also looking forward to the 2in1 too. And yeah I guess it is good they are trying to innovate rather than just keep using the same xps shell but I hate the market trend to try and rid laptops of ports 😢 I am often on client sites and having no ports has caught me out a few times if I have forgotten a specific dongle
@@MashITTech I know. It's frustrating. Dell did the same thing with their Alienware X range. Making it thinner is good in theory, but not when the laptop is much larger and all ports are placed at the back. I'd happily take a thicker laptop for more ports. Another frustrating is the inclusion of a microsd slot. I'd rather have a full SD card slot as you can easily insert a micro SD card using an adapter anyways.
Yes that’s so true. All the ports at the back is such a terrible design unless you only ever use it as a desktop replacement then you may as well buy a desktop! If razer can make a slim and light with a decent range of ports on the side and full sized sd card then I don’t understand how alienware can’t do it!
why they cant squize in a 50w 3050ti, if asus could in a lighter tablet... dont understand.. or ifu see the z13, same gpu, just amd cpu.. why always have to be a compromize.. the answer is,, the companies work together, and wont make any better than other, cause they would not have the same amount of profit all together, stratgic itches, which unfo small amount of people see in every part of every industy, everybody work together to maximize profit..
They could if they wanted to but they can’t be bothered. They seem to think 13” users are all going to be ok with intel gfx which is a joke considering how old and underpowered the iris is! We need intel to start using the arc gfx asap as that should be close to a 3050
"Great keyboard"... types with 3 fingers. Dell still hasn't figured out that a large percentage of the population still can't use their up/down arrow keys without grabbing the back side of a pencil.
This thing is the lightest sleekest laptop I have ever had. The 3.5k OLED is stunning. So much so I seldom use my 14 inch macbook pro. Got this as open box for 900 bucks at MicroCenter...incredible value.
I agree this laptop is amazing I got the i5 version with 16GB of ram and 512GB storage with the OLED for 699 refurbished. 699!!! As long as I'm not doing something GPU intensive (which I never do), I am set!
no issues at all on my unit. If its in quiet profile or optimised I rarely hear the fan unless gaming. If you have it in ultra performance mode the fan kicks in more but it isn't annoying or whiney
I picked this up on Dell's site one sale for $1349 with an i7 and 16 GB RAM. There's also 10% cash back from a cash back and portal, and my Amex business platinum kicks in another 10%. The performance on this thing seems to be the very best without compromising on battery life in the 13" category. That capacitive touchpad saved them some precious room for airflow, so I'll take the unusual placement of the media controls for better performance. Excellent review!
@@SanathNarayan I ended up returning it before I even opened it because Lenovo had the slim 7i carbon with almost the exact same specs and more storage space for $1,100.
Do you have the OLED and FHD+? What kind of battery life do you get? Please be as specific as possible if you can. Laptop brightness, power settings, battery saver on/off, etc. Also type of activities you are performing.
@@JokobZuma yeah it's great man, but once you use it on gaming, I notice the battery isn't as great anymore. Maybe give it a couple days rest and it might be fine again. You have to maintain it in order to get up to 5hours streaming. Not sure on other tasks tho, also it only has 60hz if you want more you can definitely look for another laptop or something
@@MashITTech yea the air cooling tech did not get evolution like semi conductor tech. Now we have to get more juice by playing the Performance per watt especially on portable device Intel did a huge improvement on gen12 compare to gen11 and the long history of skylake based core
I haven’t tried undoing the screws but I will say if you do any work on laptops get the best tool kit you can afford! That has saved me on a few occasions
@@MashITTech I, once, screwed one (HAHA get it?) in a Macbook and then this one in the XPS. Almost seems like it's soft on purpose. Not like you can upgrade your CPU though.. 😆
@@MashITTech I've got the 12th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1280P (24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz, 14 cores) w/ 13.4 OLED 3.5K (3456x2160) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 400-Nit Display. I can just turn it on and not do anything and the whole unit runs very very warm and top and hot on bottom. If I change power to battery optimized it saves a little heat but not much. All updates are done.
Very interesting laptop. I can't use small laptops though, my eyesight isn't what it used to be. If they made a 16 inch version with an AMD Ryzen 7 6800u, then I'd definitely be interested.
Dell seem to be anti ryzen! I think intel is either giving them amazing prices or paying them not to use them! All the current dell ryzen offerings are sub par which is a real shame! I would love to see a ryzen xps or ryzen alienware x series 😢
@@MashITTech Hey!!! Very busy flying. Hope everything is going great for you---you have a great channel where we can always expect the bare bones truth and we so appreciate that 👌
Thank you mate. Still jealous you are busy flying! Would rather be flying than playing on laptops 🤣 All good here, just over run with new laptops to try and get through!
I really want this laptop 😂 especially that oled version. Also side note, you can actually choose the keyboard color separately, so if you want the platinum but not on the keyboard just choose the darker keyboard.
Someone from the Fashion department got transferred to the Engineering department...and this abomination was created. 🫣 What, Dell don't have a Fashion unit? Well, precisely my point.
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This bad boy is elegant but so pricey 😢😢
Yeah, I am hoping Dell put them on a good sale soon as they seem more expensive than they should be
Best Buy has the Oled mode off right now for $400
I had a XPS 13 but turns out the XPS 15 is the sweet spot for me and the 3.5k OLED is to die for, more so than the 4k... The deeper blacks and colours just pop. Discrete graphics is also a big plus.
That little laptop is fantastic, sure lack of ports but at that size I'm not even mad about that. Great Review Dave!
Thanks mate. The 2 ports aren't the end of the world for me as I can just use a dock but I use the headphone all the time so that is a real shame for me!. Was bad enough on my iPhone 🤣
@@MashITTech ahh lol, yeah and I'm sure there's space in there fit a headphone jack... smh
@@MashITTech I like your accent. 😛
Nice review sir! I am looking forward to buy this laptops. My concerns is on the battery life. On your review on battery life, is 9 hours under ultra performance or optimised performance? I do fine with those new design touch bar and Iris graphic since my daily usage doesn't touch that much. May I ask your negative feedbacks on this new XPS Plus?
My main negative so far is the Touch Bar but I also hated it on the MacBooks. It is only a minor annoyance though and I soon get used to it. The only other bug for me is the lack of ports as I use my laptops a lot on customer sites, but if I just used ti around the house it would not be an issue
Looking for a laptop for school as I am going for finance next year. Is this a good fit? Or do you have other suggestions for a laptop?
Will it be mostly for ms office and accountancy packages if you are doing a finance course?
@@MashITTech I believe that I will be taking many courses in both accounting and finance throughout my time at university. Not sure if I will be using ms office though
The touchbar was designed to minimize space, so that Dell can make the heatsink thicker, in order to handle the thermals.
Thanks for the info 👍
So I’m in between this and the new M2 Air. I’ve never owned a Mac, I’ve used iPhones and iPads for years but always windows computers.
In Canada, it costs about the same to get 512/16 Xps 13 plus as a same spec m2 air. I don’t do a whole lot on them, but I want a more spec out model to hold onto for years. Having a hell of a time deciding
Ultra portable is definitely a big priority for me as I travel for work
In all honesty if you don’t need specific windows software I would get the air. Not only is the battery life insanely good and much better than windows but it also has amazing performance without even using a fan! The m2 has been a bit of a disappointment though as it’s not much better than an m1 air so I would consider getting the older m1 air at a much cheaper price unless you really want the newly designed chassis
@@MashITTech if I’m going to spend a couple grand (Canadian dollars) I rather get the nicer design. Especially if I’m trying to hold onto this for atleast 5 years or more. I guess I need to try out Mac OS to see if I like it, probably be the bigger deciding factor as that’s honestly the biggest thing holding me back right now.
@@1BadVan Same can be said about Mac OS tho, if you dont need a specific Mac software, I say go with Windows. Performance wont be an issue with either.
@@angelofigueira7841 I’ve had windows for many years, it’s definitely not as quick and fluid as these new M series macs. I tried 3 different windows laptops as I was quite reluctant to move to Mac OS but I’m glad I tried it. Plus if you have an iPhone, it syncs very well together and really helps make the experience more enjoyable
Got nothing against those who choose windows and nothing against windows itself. My wife uses a Razer Blade 15 laptop and would never trade it for a mac lol. She’s still reluctant to move over to mac but hates the fact she can’t use her laptop unplugged for more then a couple hours either
which one did you buy?
FANTASTIC design choices with the keyboard, invisible touchpad and the overall professional and elegant look! But unfortunately high price for the features as in all the XPS line and also the lack of AMD 6800u option are the downsides of it (given how good the iGPU on AMD new processors are, I consider them a much better choice in the laptops without a dedicated gpu even at the cost of some cpu performance).
I have a MacBook Pro 14 M1 which I love but ever since I bought this XPS 13 Plus I find I'm using it much more. This is one sweet machine. The keyboard feels great. I have the i7 1260P processor along with 512GB SSD and 16GB RAM with OLED 3.5K screen. The display is breathtaking. This is a great portable laptop. GREAT JOB Dell!!! By the way, I bought the
Satechi 4 port usb-c hub to go with this so no biggie that there are only 2 usb-c thunderbolt 4 ports....and I've found that the Apple headphone 3.5mm dongle works with this! I would highly recommend this machine. The performance of the processor is so quick. I love how "snappy" it is. This is fast. I sold my 4K 2021 Dell XPS 15 to get this and I am enjoying using it much more than the XPS 15.
the OLED does look amazing. Other than a bit of throttling this is a great machine. How are you getting on with the OLEd Touch Bar?
Just put down im M1 pro as well, and using Oled dell xps plus 13th gen chip. So far it good. need windows more then mac
I am trying to decide between the OLED and FHD+ models.
What kind of battery life do you get? Please be as specific as possible if you can.
Laptop brightness, power settings, battery saver on/off, etc.
Also type of activities you are performing.
The touch bar is pretty simple; a lot simpler than the MacBook Pro 13 touch bar was. I like the Dell version.
I love design so much but 2 ports? Come on
Yep, what weee they thinking!
I do wonder how good these new ARC graphics are, given that marketing is one thing but to get them to work, and work within the constraints of the power limitations of a device like this, is another thing. I assume the delay means that everything is not as smooth as Intel want it. But better to take their time and get it right than a dumpster storm. I wonder if Dell will write off the ARC in their XPS 13 line this cycle? So 13th gen will be the next stop. I suspect there will be a lot of unhappy Dell owners if there is a mid-cycle refresh with ARC graphics?
Not sold on the XPS 13 Plus, looks like they just pushed too much to the outer limits. But they are trying and they covered themselves by keeping the older XPS 13 design in the mix for the 12th gen. I think I would still choose the older design and save some money to boot.
I don't know about you but that speaker is great!!!
Yes great
Can I consider buying 13th Generation XPS oe XPS plus now in 2023?
Screen aside, I think the Asus ROG Flow X13 is a better overall choice.
You might well be right, I am looking forward to getting one in
That flicker of touch buttons looks so bad. I know that it's just a video thing, but still. In general - looking forward for 15 or 17 models with same design!
That flicker is the PWM they use to control the OLED lighting, you cannot see it in person but the camera picks it up which shows you the slow speed the PWM is pulsing at!
Go for 15 or 17 inch they are best and getting around 12 to 13 hours battery in light tasks
Really brilliant review. It reminded of another small laptop I saw in John Lewis, currently for £699. It’s the ASUS VivoBook Pro 14, OLED, Intel Core 11th Gen H series i5 Processor, 8GB RAM, Iris XE graphics, 512GB SSD, 14" WQXGA+. Wanted to ask you, is that a good laptop? I’m definitely keeping an eye out for the Surface Laptop Go 2 too.
I haven't tested the vivobook but that certainly is a good price. That OLED screen should be amazing too! I recently reviewed the new galaxy book 2 with OLED and I loved it
I got so used to 4k on my XPS13 I was astonished how bad the 1440p looked to me on a MacBook Air.
Wow really? Well there is a 4K+ option but I thought the 1200p still looked good on this 13” screen and I am quite fussy with screens
The Air is retina so at normal viewing distance with 20:20 vision pixels are not noticeable. So you must be very susceptible to DPI or use apps that are better with 4K (office stuff). I think for most people retina is enough and of course, it is clearly the better optimised choice as 4K kills battery by about 33% which can be a deal breaker.
@@andyH_England retina only means you can't see individual pixels. Not that there's no noticeable sharpness difference with higher resolutions.
iPhone 11 with a ~720p screen is Retina. No comparison to the ~1440p pro iPhones though, they look a lot sharper.
Yeah no question 1440p is enough on the air for most people. But was really surprised how noticeably less sharp it looks compared to 4k. Wouldn't like to use it. Also might results in everything needing to be larger. More stuff fits on 4k without looking too pixely. Though I use 200% scaling which should be the native 1080p scale.
Yeah I use it mostly for Web, PDFs and office.
Couldn't imagine viewing formulas and handwriting on 1080p in PDFs.
But also makes a big difference for viewing videos and photos. Especially the preview in folders
@@daniel_960_ Yes, I am not gonna argue 4K is better as it obviously is, but for the average consumer it is moot, but some people will indeed notice especially in certain workloads. But I switch between 4K and 2.5-2.8K regular and it is not that noticeable for me, though 1080p is def too low in 2022 especially on OLED.
3:23 I've heard they've done it so they could've fit beefier cooling into this thing.
Yeah well I must admit the cooling is impressive for the size of the laptop so maybe it was the right choice then
can you compare this one and air m2? I'm about which one I choose. xps plus i7 (runing linux) 32gb, 1tb, 4k display. or air m2 16gb. ps: I'll use to code.
MacBook Air doesn't have a touch screen and it has a 20th-century design.
MacBook Air thermal throttles due to severe overheating.
Class action lawsuit have been filed against MacBooks for
1. cracked screen
2. green screens
3. connectivity issues
And the just settled a class-action against their keyboards.
Hey Dave@MashIT have one doubt . The doubt :- In the Power management profile of battery there is a option of Always on AC option . Can you verify from Dell's technical team that if I do use the option on the long run consistently ( say 1-2) years is my battery gonna be affected negatively ? I would be grateful if you could help me with it 😀😅
Leave it with me, I am talking with the dell engineering team about something else at the moment so will also ask them your question
Great Review - looking forward to seeing your results with the egpu!
I am off to a bit of a rocky start with the egpu! The system was hitting 100c and then throttling to 11w killing performance. I am currently in contact with dells engineers to try and sort the issue via bios update
You should have also done a video for surface laptop studio . I have both but will be returning the dell and keeping the sls
Oh wow, that's interesting. Why are you keeping the SLS? The only reason I didn't get it is they released it months later in the UK and most people had already released reviews :(
Expensive than macbook
Still macbook looks more premium and powerful CHIP in 999 to 1399 USD as per capacity
Dell SHOULD keep price near 999 USD this laptop
Totally agree!
MacBook Air doesn't have a touch screen and it has a 20th-century design.
MacBook Air thermal throttles due to severe overheating.
Class action lawsuit have been filed against MacBooks for
1. cracked screen
2. green screens
3. connectivity issues
And the just settled a class-action against their keyboards.
Hmmm, the i5-1240p has almost the same benchmark scores as the i7-1260p in this laptop… See the review of Andrew Marc David, he has the i7 and nearly identical scores.
I expect it is thermally limited hence the similar scores! Dell do let this laptop boost upto 40w hence it’s incredible scores. I just wish it also had the new intel arc gfx as the iris is getting long in the tooth
I noticed this as well, but it doesn’t make any sense. The i7 has 2 more cores. Even if it is thermally limited that should help the i7s score a bit.
ua-cam.com/video/F-y8ElW473s/v-deo.html
See this. Even in optimsed mode from dell power management app . first it will consume 40 to 50 watt for 5 to 10 second as it is a 28watt tdp cpu. It comes down to 23 to 28 watt and still gives 9k scores
With the current power consumption level of 12th gen Intel, it's difficult to put more powerful graphics in it, because they have to go beyond 96 EU and will either increase the power consumption and cause power limit throttling, especially in these slimmer laptops. Even in the super efficient Ryzen 6000 series, the RDNA 3 Based graphics actually can take a lot more power than the previous Vega to utilise it's full potential. In igpu only mode, a lot of people tested the TUF a15 2022. Model and set the TDP to 80W. In demanding games, rx 680M was pulling around 40W to maintain its maximum clockspeed. AMD was still able to put it in U series because the cpu itself consumes lesser power and can dedicate a big chunk to of the available power to the iGPU, without needing crazy amount of power.
Battery duration, brother ? ❤
Ordered one a couple months ago, hoping it’ll come soon. I will say ordering it from Dell directly (which is the only option right now) has been a huge pain in the ass
I feel your pain! Mine was ordered on launch day and I got it last week
I got mine yesterday. It's heating too much. The charger is also heating and the light will lit just for a few sec then will turn off (but will still charge). Would appreciate if you share your own experience. Thank you
Would you rather have this or the Thinkpad Z13?
I prefer the z13
Great video as always. You've quickly established yourself as one of my go-to UA-cam channels for laptop reviews. No marketing BS. Just good information and good advice 👍
I'm currently using an M1 MacBook Air and a two year old XPS13 (plus my main pc for video editing etc).
I've been delighted with the XPS 13. I love the form factor, light weight and low noise. The M1 is more powerful, but I still use the XPS 13 due to its 4k resolution. I am slightly tempted to sell it to fund/justify a new gaming laptop, but it's still fantastic for my website work so I may end up keeping it longer.
I commend Dell for doing something different here. I'm not convinced about that top bar and the lack of a headphone jack is a little annoying (though not a deal breaker). Their 2 in 1 is intriguing too.
Thank you mate, I really appreciate that! I am also looking forward to the 2in1 too. And yeah I guess it is good they are trying to innovate rather than just keep using the same xps shell but I hate the market trend to try and rid laptops of ports 😢 I am often on client sites and having no ports has caught me out a few times if I have forgotten a specific dongle
@@MashITTech I know. It's frustrating. Dell did the same thing with their Alienware X range. Making it thinner is good in theory, but not when the laptop is much larger and all ports are placed at the back.
I'd happily take a thicker laptop for more ports.
Another frustrating is the inclusion of a microsd slot. I'd rather have a full SD card slot as you can easily insert a micro SD card using an adapter anyways.
Yes that’s so true. All the ports at the back is such a terrible design unless you only ever use it as a desktop replacement then you may as well buy a desktop! If razer can make a slim and light with a decent range of ports on the side and full sized sd card then I don’t understand how alienware can’t do it!
Good laptop but old old design... Great review 👍
Thanks a lot 😀👍
why they cant squize in a 50w 3050ti, if asus could in a lighter tablet... dont understand.. or ifu see the z13, same gpu, just amd cpu.. why always have to be a compromize.. the answer is,, the companies work together, and wont make any better than other, cause they would not have the same amount of profit all together, stratgic itches, which unfo small amount of people see in every part of every industy, everybody work together to maximize profit..
They could if they wanted to but they can’t be bothered. They seem to think 13” users are all going to be ok with intel gfx which is a joke considering how old and underpowered the iris is! We need intel to start using the arc gfx asap as that should be close to a 3050
Would you recommend this laptop for mixing music or should I get the xps 15? I love the look on this one.
"Great keyboard"... types with 3 fingers. Dell still hasn't figured out that a large percentage of the population still can't use their up/down arrow keys without grabbing the back side of a pencil.
Haha I am no touch typist but I do use a lot of keyboards and this one is decent to type on (for a laptop)
What games are u testing in this video. Great video btw ❤
This thing is the lightest sleekest laptop I have ever had. The 3.5k OLED is stunning. So much so I seldom use my 14 inch macbook pro. Got this as open box for 900 bucks at MicroCenter...incredible value.
wow, what a bargain!
I agree this laptop is amazing
I got the i5 version with 16GB of ram and 512GB storage with the OLED for 699 refurbished. 699!!! As long as I'm not doing something GPU intensive (which I never do), I am set!
Do you have any issue with the fan noise? There seems to be an issue with the fan noise in another XPS 13 Plus unboxing video that I watched.
no issues at all on my unit. If its in quiet profile or optimised I rarely hear the fan unless gaming. If you have it in ultra performance mode the fan kicks in more but it isn't annoying or whiney
1:20 that's weird. Mine came with a headphone jack adapter even though they'd said one wouldn't be provided!
Dell clearly don't like me :)
I picked this up on Dell's site one sale for $1349 with an i7 and 16 GB RAM. There's also 10% cash back from a cash back and portal, and my Amex business platinum kicks in another 10%. The performance on this thing seems to be the very best without compromising on battery life in the 13" category. That capacitive touchpad saved them some precious room for airflow, so I'll take the unusual placement of the media controls for better performance. Excellent review!
@@SanathNarayan I ended up returning it before I even opened it because Lenovo had the slim 7i carbon with almost the exact same specs and more storage space for $1,100.
Do you have the OLED and FHD+?
What kind of battery life do you get? Please be as specific as possible if you can.
Laptop brightness, power settings, battery saver on/off, etc.
Also type of activities you are performing.
@@msp5138 see previous reply
Why don't they add those speakers to the Alienware ? Lack of ports headphones function keys make it an expensive mess
Agreed on both points! Dell make the worst decisions at times
Love it but because of the price 9315 might be a better deal that's what I'm going for
The price is crazy! It’s a lovely laptop but at least £300 more than it should be
Definitely a marmite laptop. I think some of the design decisions went too far.
totally agree, I have been loving using it but please never put that capacitive bar in another laptop 🤣
What do you get on your battery life when brightness is at 70% or above? I have same model as yours just got it two days ago
Do you recommend it?
@@JokobZuma yeah it's great man, but once you use it on gaming, I notice the battery isn't as great anymore. Maybe give it a couple days rest and it might be fine again. You have to maintain it in order to get up to 5hours streaming. Not sure on other tasks tho, also it only has 60hz if you want more you can definitely look for another laptop or something
Full thermal throttle 😂
Short burst is OK but long task it struggles
The physics
😂 to be fair though this little machine has surprised me being able to maintain 40w for a fair amount of time which is much better than I expected!
@@MashITTech yea the air cooling tech did not get evolution like semi conductor tech. Now we have to get more juice by playing the Performance per watt especially on portable device
Intel did a huge improvement on gen12 compare to gen11 and the long history of skylake based core
Does Xps 13 plus have 360 hinge?
No but dell are releasing a new 360 version xps 13 soon
Is it possible to dim the touch bar?
I haven’t found a way sorry
Wow excellent genuine content. Subscribed sir
Thanks and welcome aboard :)
5:38 Are these heatsink screws made of butter as well as 9310's screws?
I wanted to repaste that thing and it totally f**ked me over. LOL
I haven’t tried undoing the screws but I will say if you do any work on laptops get the best tool kit you can afford! That has saved me on a few occasions
@@MashITTech I always use iFixit. But butter screws are butter screws.. 🙈😆
Lol we’re they that bad 😂 dell using the cheapest crap they can buy I guess
@@MashITTech I, once, screwed one (HAHA get it?) in a Macbook and then this one in the XPS. Almost seems like it's soft on purpose. Not like you can upgrade your CPU though.. 😆
😂😂 I know right! Maybe they don’t even want you changing the thermal paste so you need to replace the laptop even sooner 🤣
Another impressive video. Keep it up man!
Thanks a lot mate 😀👍
will it come with 360 option?
Do you mean 360 hinge aka 2in1? If so there is a new 2in1 on the way I believe
It runs too f%cking hot, I can't get it to cool down.
What are you doing on it? Have you changed the profile?
@@MashITTech I've got the 12th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1280P (24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz, 14 cores) w/ 13.4 OLED 3.5K (3456x2160) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 400-Nit Display. I can just turn it on and not do anything and the whole unit runs very very warm and top and hot on bottom. If I change power to battery optimized it saves a little heat but not much. All updates are done.
Have you spoken to dell? Sounds like you have a faulty unit
@@MashITTech I will
Very interesting laptop. I can't use small laptops though, my eyesight isn't what it used to be. If they made a 16 inch version with an AMD Ryzen 7 6800u, then I'd definitely be interested.
Dell seem to be anti ryzen! I think intel is either giving them amazing prices or paying them not to use them! All the current dell ryzen offerings are sub par which is a real shame! I would love to see a ryzen xps or ryzen alienware x series 😢
Dell only uses Ryzen chips in their lower level laptops. For the XPS lines, it seems like Dell and Intel has some shady agreements...
Excellent!! As ALWAYS!👌👍🙏😃
Thank you mate, how’s things going with you, I have not spoken to you for a while!
@@MashITTech Hey!!! Very busy flying. Hope everything is going great for you---you have a great channel where we can always expect the bare bones truth and we so appreciate that 👌
Thank you mate. Still jealous you are busy flying! Would rather be flying than playing on laptops 🤣 All good here, just over run with new laptops to try and get through!
Could you please compare it to m2?
I am not getting the m2 pro but will be getting the m2 air so hope to do a comparison then
@@MashITTech Sounds good
@@MashITTech when??
I really want this laptop 😂 especially that oled version. Also side note, you can actually choose the keyboard color separately, so if you want the platinum but not on the keyboard just choose the darker keyboard.
oh wow, that wasn't on the UK store, I will go and check it again!
I don't think you can do this - if you click on the graphite keyboard color option it switches the overall color to graphite.
It’s such a good looking laptop…very compelling.
Xps 15 plus 🤞
Yeah, that would be great
Someone from the Fashion department got transferred to the Engineering department...and this abomination was created. 🫣 What, Dell don't have a Fashion unit? Well, precisely my point.
🤣 brilliant