Dell has recently added two new laptops to its XPS lineup which includes a 14-inch device that is more like an Ultrabook and a performance oriented 15.6-inch device. These new laptops body features thin aluminum casings, edge to edge displays with hardened Corning Glass, back lit keyboards and yes multi-gesture touchpads. As for now both these laptops are available and the specs are given below.
Dell Xps 14 Specs
- 14-inch WLED display
- 1600 x 900 resolution
- Dual-core 2.6 GHz Ivy Bridge Core i5-3317U
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- 4GB DDR3 RAM
- 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 4.0
- For storage options you can choose a 500GB hard drive, a 500GB hard drive with 32GB mSATA SSD, or a 512GB SSD. If you choose one of the SSD options, the XPS 14 qualifies as an Ultrabook, according to Dell’s chief blogger, Lionel Menchaca. Dell claims battery life for the XPS 14 is between 8 and 11 hours, depending on the configuration.
- To keep the XPS 14 thin Dell decided not to include an optical drive; the laptop measures 0.81 inches thick. Despite the XPS 14′s thin size you will still feel it when you throw this thing in a backpack as the weight for the base configuration is 4.6 pounds.
Dell Xps 15 Specs
- 15.6-inch WLED display
- 1920 x 1080 full HD resolution
- Dual core 3.1 GHz Ivy Bridge Core i5-3210M (upgradeable to a quad-core 3.1 GHz Ivy Bridge Core i7-3612QM)
- Nvidia GeForce GT 630M graphics card with 1GB GDDR5
- 500GB hard drive with 32GB mSATA SSD
- 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 4.0
- DVD-RW (Blu-ray drive upgrade option available)
- The XPS 15 base configuration weighs 5.79 pounds and measures 0.91 inches thick.
Apart from all these specs the XPS 14 and 15 include USB 3.0 ports, a mini DisplayPort, HDMI Out, a 3-in-1 media card reader, and a 1.3 megapixel Webcam. Both devices also come with an Ethernet jack, but Dell says the devices were too thin to offer a full Ethernet option. To get around this problem the company included a hinged Ethernet port that expands to fit a cable when you open it.
The XPS 14 will have a price tag starting at $1,100 and XPS 15 pricing starts at $1,300.
