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Acer Aspire S3. Asus Zenbook UX31. Lenovo IdeaPad U300S. Toshiba Portege Z835. HP Folio 13. And now, Dell's XPS. Since Intel and its OEM partners set out to beat the Apple MacBook Air on price and match its exceptionally thin, superbly solid build, six Windows laptops have risen to the challenge... and while a few have come close, none have quite done the job. The XPS 13 is Dell's entry into the ultrabook arena, and while it's got the same basic specs as most of the other thin-and-lights...
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Basic Specs
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Thickness |
0.71 inches |
| Weight |
2.99 pounds |
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
13.3 inches |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU model |
HD 3000 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
4 hours and 55 minutes |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Ultraportable |
| Width |
12.4 inches |
| Depth |
8.1 inches |
| Thickness |
0.71 inches |
| Weight |
2.99 pounds |
| Color |
Black, Silver |
Software
| Operating system |
Windows 7 |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
13.3 inches |
| Backlight |
WLED |
| Resolution (X) |
1366 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
768 px |
Keyboard
Mouse
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i3-2367M |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
1.4 GHz |
Processor (max)
| Brand |
Intel |
| Family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i7-2637M |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
1.7 GHz |
| Turbo clockspeed |
2.8 GHz |
GPU (base)
| Graphics type |
Integrated |
| Integrated GPU brand |
Intel |
| Integrated GPU model |
HD 3000 |
Memory
| Base RAM size |
4 GB |
| RAM type |
DDR3 |
Storage
| Options |
Flash Memory (SSD) |
| Base drive type |
Flash (SSD) |
| Base drive capacity |
128 GB |
| Max. config SSD |
256 GB |
Audio
| Audio brand |
Waves MaxxAudio® 4 |
Webcam
| Effective pixels |
1.3 megapixels |
Port options
| USB |
1 |
| USB 3.0 |
1 |
| Mini DisplayPort |
1 |
| 3.5mm headphone |
1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi options |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11a |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
3.0 |
Security
| Trusted platform module |
Yes |
Battery
| Size |
47 Wh |
| Removable |
No |
| Quoted time |
8 hr |
Benchmarks
| PCMarkVantage |
10242 |
| 3DMarkVantage (IGP) |
1697 |
| 3DMark06 (IGP) |
4193 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
4 hours and 55 minutes |
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