XPS 13 Plus - Cleaner And Faster Than A MacBook!

[@Dave2D]

this thing is clean af

[@madlad25]

just like the slap that will happen right across my face after i fail my exams :(

[@Chris10767]

Waaaw

[@wrathofgrothendieck]

@@madlad25 big willie style slap

[@hungryturtle6461]

booga booga

[@mjdj36]

it's very clean for an apple product 😆

[@mkbhd]

They really went and David Blained the trackpad hah incredible

[@paprikafinesser]

David Blaine Everything !

[@mungoprus-shearer1624]

hi

[@makhloufiakram3678]

so i've been using this laptop for two weeks now than i gave it to david without the touchpad

[@faraday221micheal]

ayyy marques, i believe this might as well be the next addition in my new setup!!

[@lohiteast]

Hello. Ur content suck

[@dannywinget]

This looks sick! That David Blaine magic act was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@gokuafrica]

Best thing I've seen in some time!! I can't believe how casually he did that sick editing

[@victorokwudiri2613]

Who's David Blaine? What's the context here please?

[@MuhammadAbdusSalam]

@@victorokwudiri2613 American illusionist. It's a metaphor for the touchpad hide trick.

[@victorokwudiri2613]

@@MuhammadAbdusSalam thanks

[@chiligarlicsauce]

Love that minimalist and clean design. It's giving you the "no stress vibe" while doing a "very stressful job" in Excel.

[@AryanSingh2512.]

Lol

[@barsam2a]

excel without numpad? lol

[@zainabsheikh9402]

hahahahahahahaahahahahahahhaahah

[@NFFFFFFFF]

@@barsam2amao, but my and some of my friends offices don’t offer numpads while doing statistics, but they excel.

[@ruelvaliente7265]

​@@barsam2amaybe we can buy numeric keypad?

[@JarrodsTech]

When is the touchpad DLC coming?

[@lowerfive6318]

How about external touchpad?. Oh wait.. we call that mouse 🤣

[@MiguelY22]

Download it

[@Sakosaga]

True

[@Hamox]

The game is still half baked tho

[@krackastudios]

10/10 humour pls be at my wedding in 10+ years

[@Bit2BOSS]

A very underrated transition at 07:23; the frame changes from the white to black model while the game keeps running! Reaaaaallly smooth Dave! 👏

[@MattGarcyaDC]

Yep

[@Epixel14]

i didnt even notice until i just watched it a couple more times

[@gamin546]

If you don't change the position of the camera at all then it's obviously smooth, which is pretty cool.

[@Simon-oy7kf]

That doesn't mean it's underrated

[@rpyrat]

Yeah, the editing is top notch here!

[@andrewmarcdavid]

I had a chance to check this out in December and the touchpad is actually pretty good to use I like the haptics on it and like Dave said becomes natural to use pretty quickly.

[@astephup]

Is the touchpad size big enough.

[@andrewmarcdavid]

@@astephup for me it was big enough to use. I had no issues.

[@astephup]

@@andrewmarcdavid thanks for the replie btw love your vids

[@andrewmarcdavid]

@@astephup thanks really appreciate it!

[@astephup]

@@andrewmarcdavid are you going to have a Dell XPS 13 plus unboxing eview if they send you one?

[@anthonymolina4982]

I love seeing these videos to see what the tech world pumps out. Never would get a laptop like this, but its nice to see.

[@speedzero7478]

This thing is incredible. Respect to Dell for trying something unique in the often stale PC laptop space.

[@Hunterdietzman]

For the last few years, I wouldn’t say their products have been stale, at least at the consumer level.

[@nishant54]

@Garrus Vakarian No, newer intel ones are better.

[@legendp2011]

no headphone jack is ridiculous

[@iCrackr]

@@legendp2011 they give the adaptor in the box...

[@legendp2011]

@@iCrackr which will eventually get lost. it's a laptop. a 13inch laptop. there was room for a headphone jack. having to use a dongle to use headphones on a laptop is ridiculous (it is already bad enough that smartphones removed it. at-least on a phone you could make the battery life argument. but on a laptop a headphone jack would effect battery size by at most 5%). it should have had a headphone jack. Eddit: also wanted to ad, when you use the headphone adapter it will use 1 of your 2 usb-c ports. so good luck charging....listing to music, and using a mouse/HDD with your laptop (you will need a usb-c hub in addition to your usb-c headphone adapter)

[@RedRyz3n]

As an XPS 15 owner and an IT pro who has worked with Dell for over 15 years and gave them a chance by rolling them out to my company over Lenovo I can say with extreme confidence that Dell is by far the most unreliable major computer manufacturer I've ever dealt with. At least two out of 10 laptops needed to be sent in for repairs in less than 3 months of use (a lot of display issues, keyboard issues and so many Wi-Fi issues). Then we have the mainboard issues that seem to happen around the 4-6-month mark. We've had some of these issues as soon as we took it out the box and powered it up. Dell’s QC is complete garbage. My CEO said to never, ever, ever buy Dells again. We rolled out over 400 Dell laptops and 100% regret it.

[@maciejdev]

I recall when we received Dell Precisions. Those things were like jet engines.

[@mindlessgreen]

I can confirm. I have gone through 4 generations of Dell XPS laptops. They are great on paper. Perfect specs, sleek looks, got all the bells and whistles. But the technical issues and glitches are endless. These laptops do not even work properly with DELL peripherals (USB-C hub, monitors etc.). The firmware is garbage. The last laptop I bought went through 2 replacements and that is after 2 onsite visits and troubleshooting by dell technicians. I am definitely not gonna buy a dell xps anytime soon. Then again, I don't what else to buy. Ideally, I would like an Apple macbook (for hardware quality and battery life) running my OS of choice. In contrast to all that, I have a Dell desktop Optiplex 9020 from 2013 which works flawlessly even today in 2022. Running the latest update of Windows 10. No lags, no stutters and I use it for gaming, image editing etc... it all works perfectly. So maybe it's just the laptops that are crap?

[@gambiting]

I've had 4 XPS laptops now and they all had some awful issues, either with shoddy build quality, to random driver problems, overheating, throttling, touchpad which just isn't as good as on other laptops on the market..... Yes, Dell makes absolutely beautiful laptops, but I honestly can't recommend them to anyone.

[@zTom350]

I also have a Dell laptop at work and it sucks so bad. The fans are unbearably loud, even on low workloads, I frequently have overheating issues, every morning I need to press the power on twice because it won't boot, every thursday it randomly shuts down and I can't get it to work with its own Thunderbolt dock reliably. Like - works 1/5 times with the dock. I'm so sick of it that I keep it in the next room so I won't hear it and only work via RDP from my tower PC.

[@ladislavzima8382]

@@zTom350 I have a personal Latitude 5580, half the time used for working form home. It has a lowend 2core i5 and lowend GeForce 930M and even with this spec it's very loud and overheats and then throttles when gaming. I simply don't understand. My workaround is to limit the CPU to 85 % of its frequency - then it manages to cool down the GPU enough it not to throttle after 1.5 hour of gaming. And the Power button! I feel like every Dell I had had a problem with this button.

[@sjn_]

They could have at least added some LED borders to the trackpad lol, it's a crazy design indeed. I'd say, more companies should make the haptic touchpad a new norm. I absolutely love how the trackpad on MacBook works.

[@ForeverDansky]

Loving the design, very smart indeed! 😍

[@mitchbuchannon6637]

Imagine if Dell cared about Alienware like they do xps.

[@conman1395]

Who cares about Alienware??

[@Ezbeatz101]

Not going to lie the new Alienware x14 and x15 are very well built machines but can’t say the same about the desktop line up

[@mitchbuchannon6637]

@@Ezbeatz101 yea was more thinking bout the desktops

[@matt_bowles]

If only !

[@Miikasae]

their monitors are pretty sick

[@6lastresort]

I can't believe they don't use this keyboard design on all their products.

[@kevinli9035]

guess that's what makes the xps premium

[@kevinli9035]

guess that's what makes the xps premium

[@6lastresort]

@@kevinli9035 I guess I should have been more specific. The 15 and 17 inch don’t have this keyboard. Which is a shame.

[@kevinli9035]

@@6lastresort haha dell is just waiting the inflation to go crazy and release the $2000+ xps15 or 17 plus

[@Oliur]

Wow this is actually a really good looking laptop.

[@jordannietos]

Miss going to your website for wallpapers 😅

[@ZelenoJabko]

Hey Linux

[@xlukas93]

It looks great but the lack of jack and touch fn keys is a stupid move (something lenovo tried and ditched with their carbon line - for a good reason). It must be pretty annoying while watching movie at night for example, and no headphone jack...? They should have made it 14inch with the extra room for cooling, and keep keys and headphone jack.

[@defiscanner1927]

Best looking laptop to date

[@veganlife1710]

and its better than crapintosh lol when will isheep wake up

[@KeeeeenW]

It actually looks great until I realize there is no physical esc key.

[@beastmanx9865]

But it completes the aesthetics. Imagine whipping this out in class. Massive flex

[@liondepierre]

This

[@LeeBoris974]

@@beastmanx9865 No one in your class cares what computer you whip out. Then when you're in class, using something like Excel, you'll wish you had function key like your classmates.

[@quantuminfinity4260]

Even apple added the escape key back

[@izzattaz6290]

It serves the function though.

[@edwardnelson3413]

Just got mine in today and absolutely love it. Coming from last year's XPS 13in you really cannot compare the two. I have the i7, 16GB memory and highly recommend this laptop in glacier.

[@anirudhsharma2896]

Is it 13 plus and does it have heating issues?

[@airrwalker]

How is the battery life?

[@Thymed]

Still recommend it?

[@Vikushu]

This laptop looks great. The lack of headphone jack is a bit of a deal breaker for me. Looks like Dell didn't take any hints from last years' Asus Zenbooks. Beyond that, I kind of wish they added at least some indicator of where the touchpad starts and ends. I can imagine a softly lit line on either side of the trackpad that would have _really_ made it look futuristic.

[@mcslender2965]

Would be even better if they can make the entire palm rest 1 big trackpad and work on the palm rejection so it won't register your arm

[@manasjain9026]

@@mcslender2965 It would kill the price.

[@ThisNoName]

Level 6 will do the job ...

[@planefan082]

No headphone jack? When will they learn?

[@mplovecraft]

I could live with it - there are adapters, usb-c headphones and more importantly BT, but the capacitive Escape and Backspace are definitive dealbreakers.

[@FigWidIt]

The $1k+ laptops are out of my budget but this new XPS line looks incredible. It's tough to re-design laptops when they are all rectangular portable computers but Dell made this design so cool.

[@jahjoeka]

Nothing is out of reach. You can do it!

[@handlemonium]

Yeah I'm gunning for the G14 6800S (or the 2023 "7800S" revision if does turn out to be 50-65% faster) at discount for $1350-$1500. Anything over $1,100 needs dedicated graphics in my book.

[@Aecor]

meh. this feels like form over function.

[@paxrossia1431]

@@jahjoeka no, he is not. He is a lazy loser.

[@conorcurley6798]

@@Aecor I agree. That trackpad is going to be a serious pain in the ass because you won't be able to tell when your fingers leave it.

[@patrick.771]

I had the first XPS13. Also had a good design and great keyboard but even 12 years ago there was the problem with the missing ports.

[@shukiroralbekuly4697]

nowadays missing ports became normal, hubs for help)

[@benjaminperezlopez7558]

I was waiting so much for you to review this laptop!!! Thank you!

[@g0ng89]

15" version of this would be awesome!

[@mcslender2965]

I'm a bit worried about the glass palm rest adding weight though

[@g0ng89]

@@mcslender2965 good point though, but a 13" is just too small for my taste. 15" is a sweet spot fo me. Hope Dell will make it happen.

[@agiverreviga4592]

​@@g0ng89 The XPS 15 already got refreshed a few weeks ago, so if it is gonna happen, it won't be this year.

[@ptp79]

Dave excellent vlog. Loved the quality and animation. You explained the model pretty well. I am surely gonna jump out and buy this thing in the morning...

[@angelo2624]

This is a beautiful piece of engineering and design ....i'm pretty sure there must have been a huge debate in the dell hq before going for this design because it's a risk to make such bold changes but the employee who pushed dell to go for it kudos to you .

[@wonrei]

With that price tag. Macbook air is definitely a winner

[@nnnnnn496]

Thank you. I nearly got fired for it.

[@EndlessTravels]

I wonder where they got this beautiful engineering and design ideas :)

[@Brian-jv8iy]

Looks like some 2006-2010 business laptop focused on esthetics and design, I don't think there is anything special about it.

[@hukmai]

This is what concept laptops looked like 10 years ago...now it's real

[@disklamer]

They develop very fast lol

[@11111653]

i wonder what laptop will look like in next 10 years

[@dirtydirtsgt4751]

@Tanjiro Kamado that's because they take too much space and aren't durable

[@geogofficial9047]

Dell used the capacitive buttons for volume and so on since 2007. They were always pretty innovative and sturdy, design wise .

[@creekfreak1997]

This thing is awesome! I'm a Mac user and if I were ever to move to Windows, this would definitely be my pick. Also really impressive performance while still packing only 2 hours less battery life than the MacBook. It's Windows PCs like these that are going to make the whole market better.

[@gehtdinichtsan309]

question is: will the xps keep up the good performance while unplugged from the wall? past years' models struggled with this when not being charged at the same time.

[@liamsz]

@@gehtdinichtsan309 last years were tiger lake, no? i assume if you take it off the plug it’ll lose performance, and much, but I assume it will be similar to M1 performance which is already great and the battery life is phenomenal, being able to go toe to toe with a m1 Mac is no easy feet, and they did it.

[@beastii7414]

@@liamsz then compare that to the m1 pro in the 14". okay, price point varies slightly but the XPS gets destroyed in majority of aspects

[@ruhailali7317]

@@beastii7414 they're very different products, macbook pro is bigger heavier and costs more.

[@margaret9314]

I'm wondering with heavy usage is this going to get more done though? The benchmarks smoke the M1 but the battery test is at light usage.

[@Mockedarche_old]

I would prefer the 2mm thicker laptop than one without physical keys. The laptop is insanely clean though.

[@ZeerakImran]

try them. i love these more.

[@tttyyy949]

the thing is you have multiple of them available. this one aims to be different.

[@ZelenoJabko]

You think you would. But in reality, you wouldn't. You do not even know what you really want.

[@Mockedarche_old]

@@tttyyy949 That's valid but my point is more a practically unnoticeable increase in thickness brought so much benefit it makes me upset that so many gave up that benefit. The issue is we aren't comparing massively thick vs ultra book we are comparing unnoticeable thickness difference vs a device twice as fast.

[@tttyyy949]

@@Mockedarche_old i would also prefere physicall keys but the difference it brings its probably the selling point in dell's eyes.

[@piratesmvp]

0:56 Actually, it looks more like the capacitive buttons that HP used to use on their Pavilion laptops years ago, and unfortunately, they have the same inconsistencies those did. I find that if I want to repeatedly tap the volume "button" to increase or decrease, it drops inputs which can be a little frustrating. I notice the same issue with the escape key when I try to do combinations like opening Task Manager. It's a nice idea in concept, but I won't be deploying these to the rest of the staff for that reason as well as the fact that it has no headphone jack.

[@Toma-621]

I feel like they missed out on making the trackpad extra wide (not the full width of the deck as that would just end up being annoying but they have quite a bit of room to extend it). Still this thing is really cool. I'd prefer function keys over the touchbar but it looks dope Edit: For those complaining about my comment for no reason; I didn’t mean make the trackpad the entire width of the deck, I just meant a few cm on either side. The only reason I suggested it is because this laptop is trying something new in the trackpad department. It was just an idea and I won’t be purchasing this device anytime soon but the criticism on my comment seems to assume I’m complaining and not suggesting 🗿

[@d24]

Its about the size of the M1 Macbook Air so its pretty big already

[@Jry088]

Seriously tho, who needs a trackpad that big? If you're doing design work you'll use a mouse.

[@Toma-621]

@@Jry088 I mean I agree but it’s just an idea since the entire device is basically just a proof of concept anyways

[@Hitleronyoass]

Pretty sure that would effect your wrist pad area, so ig just be content with it

[@Retronyx]

duh

[@nealwhitehousepiper]

Dave2D has the ability to take a 9.30m video and make it feel like a 2min video 👍

[@lukasmurmann625]

Yes I also felt this video was a huge letdown, it's missing so much information

[@nealwhitehousepiper]

@@lukasmurmann625 mine was a positive. Other will come with the 3.2 usb specs etc. Think of Dave2D as a guest launching a new ship. 👍

[@vr-bob]

Longterm XPS 9300 user here. Pretty much resolved all of the issues in this iteration. Headphone jack had driver problems, track pad wasn't the best, thermals are pretty weak and fiberglass shell was chipping. Plus will be pretty bulletproof.

[@Altanox]

Honestly, disgusting to remove a headphone jack that takes absolutely no space. There is no way around justifying it. This is the most beautiful laptop I've ever seen, the perf is nuts. But stop fucking us over removing functions

[@recursion.]

Everyone use Bluetooth headphones tf u on bout

[@alvarojavier6274]

@@recursion. don’t speak for everyone, I can somewhat understand removing it from phones but to do it in a laptop, many people like me uses wired headphones because you can’t get way better sound for less money compared to wireless

[@wyw201]

@@recursion. Everyone also use wired headphones too

[@extra4542]

@@recursion. I use AirPods Pro and still sometimes I use wired headphones bc cluetooh acts up during meetings. Nothing quicker than plugging in some reliable wired buds to make sure shit works. This has happened over several times , no one has time to mess around with Bluetooth connections and stuff when a meeting is happening right now urgently

[@dittonara]

@@recursion. I have sony 1000xm4 and still prefer to use my good old wired headphone. Higher audio quality, no need to worry about batteries and connection status.

[@Craimbow]

it's interesting to me that they removed the physical function keys, not to mention the headphone jack. Super clean design which is awesome to see but I feel like a laptop especially a smaller one like the 13" should have a headphone jack since it's geared towards media consumption

[@voop00p]

Idk anyone that uses wired headphones anymore. Most of my friends have iPhones so of course they got bluetooth.

[@KhizarKhan2001]

@@voop00p a lot of people still use wired headphones

[@SyRose901]

@@voop00p Wired headphones are still fully covering high-end and low-end markets at the same time, and has sold a fuck ton.

[@edgarmolinalomeli4767]

@@voop00p I use wired earphones for my Zoom classes and online meetings. I feel like they're better for computers because of the fact that they don't run out of charge.

[@Craimbow]

@@voop00p I'm an "audiophile" so I can't really be one to speak, but personally I only use wireless audio on my phone or if I am on a trip. Wired audio is just better for watching movies / listening to music which is something I would do more on a laptop. Of course the xps line of laptops is already geared toward people on the go so whatever butters your croissant I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@jrlx86]

Until I recently switched to Lenovo (T15G Gen 2), I used an XPS 15 9550 (2016) every day. I replaced the battery twice, each time the trackpad would extrude from the base plate. The last battery replacement lasted a year before the battery swelled up, now I run it as a second machine with no battery just off the mains. For the first couple of years it bluescreened a lot, but these issues were ironed out eventually. Dell use that "rubber"-like coating on this generation (and even the latest generation) XPS. This rubber coating will wear around the ports pretty quickly and eventually it will make the laptop look like shit. Every year I had to disassemble the laptop to remove dust and re-thermal paste the GPU/CPU heatsink. I managed to get more performance out of it by undervolting it, but this feature isn't available on newer generation intel CPU's. You also can't run the XTU software on Windows 11 with this laptop because it isn't officially supported by Microsoft (no TPM 2.0). The "Killer" wireless card is an absolute joke, cuts out all the time. The XPS is the only device so suffer from this, phone, PC, other laptop, mac mini, raspberry pi - all fine. Even though it was undervolted and cleaned thoroughly it would still thermal throttle most of the time. The 4K screen is beautiful, keyboard is not bad (but I prefer Lenovo's). The touchscreen still works perfectly but the gloss screen is a fingerprint magnet. I never spilt liquid on it but the keyboard has needed replacing after 3 years, I never got around to it as I use an external keyboard - around 25% of the keys don't work on first press. It has been well looked after but I probably will never buy an ultrabook again, I prefer a "desktop replacement", and I'm okay with the extra bulk of a workstation.

[@mohsinsayed_]

this design looks amazingly cool and i guess futuristic looking. just straight up excellent design. gives off epic minimal and aesthetic vibes. in love with this design

[@hl321662]

I’d rather have a thicker laptop with less compromises on ergonomics. They could just get the extra 2mm space for thermal solution by making the laptop 2mm thicker and it won’t be noticeable by most users on daily usage.

[@earthling_parth]

Not to mention the uncomfortable keyboard by having that _modern_ look 😒

[@aadeshsenthilkumar]

look at the thinkpad x13 G2, i'm using that as my main PC and it does what it says. Sure, the screen is average at best, but the ports, performance (AMD 5000 series rock), reliability (sticking to what works) and still being under 3lbs makes it a great option for serious users (heck it can even run gtaV 55fps).

[@Hitesh_HKN]

What is love about Dave is the minimalistic feature , from his room,outfits to his technologies.

[@azuraligthfeilt]

Been a fan of the XPS 13 since 2017, it's nice to see it made a comeback

[@yupickmyusername]

If only it didnt have the poor version of touchbar tho

[@fabolousjada5070]

@@yupickmyusername poor version ? You mean non inclusive and there is no bar it’s just touch

[@yupickmyusername]

@@fabolousjada5070 Mean if you wanna make it a touch something, might as well make it a touchscreen, so they can be adaptive to different applications, just like touchbar. You lose the convenience of physical button without really gaining much

[@besarzasella]

Anyone else find it funny that Dell, who have historically had quality control issues with their trackpads, would rather *_throw it out completely_* instead of finally fixing it? 🤣🤣🤣 or is that just me

[@agiverreviga4592]

Haptic Touch trackpad is better than the regular one, so... I don't see the issue here

[@damnfreakingsien]

no, haptic trackpads are better than regular diving board mechanism. It's great to see a company finally creating a haptic trackpad that apple has been selling for so many years. although idk if the quality of this new trackpad is going to be any good since designing a haptic trackpad is much harder than a traditional one

[@jahjoeka]

Dude... you're getting a Dell.

[@chan625]

😉

[@Lee.S321]

@@agiverreviga4592 Why do you even need haptics on a touchpad? I can't remember the last time I needed to 'click' a touchpad. Haptic motors are just an unnecessary cost added to the price.

[@BartechTV]

I love that beautiful, modern, minimalist aesthetic. Super clean. I used a white XPS 13 for a while in 2020, that I made myself from parts. Stunning little machine, but I always seem to find myself gravitating back towards Apple and ended up with an M1 MBA.

[@navidabasi]

I mean Dave 2D 9min review itself means alot by It self cause u mainly spend like 5min to review a single laptop but 9min for this one means that how different it is among the bunch, thanks for review love you dave

[@luckylucson]

I hope stores start using this in their sales pitch HAHA

[@xllms]

The windows laptop I have been waiting for. Can’t wait to get my hands on this. Finally a windows laptop that can compete the MacBooks in terms of aesthetics that comes with competitive performance.

[@xers6704]

if only windows software didn't look so cheap

[@baoquoc3710]

@@xers6704 since Windows 10 it ain't that cheap

[@trainsandplanes8304]

@@xers6704 windows has always been more open than MacOS which makes it look cheap to a consumer but not cheap to an enthusiast

[@pillington1338]

The review didn’t call it out well, but this XPS 13 is only faster than the 2020 MacBooks that had a base M1 chip. The newer MacBooks with M1 Pro or Max would be twice as faster (or more in some cases). But I think it was still a fair comparison because of the form factor here.

[@mr.tusetsky7737]

Very beautiful room ! I really like this minimalistic space ship style.

[@tylerpestell]

I would almost be tempted if it had actual function keys.

[@ZeerakImran]

i prefer these. i've used them on an old dell and capacitive buttons were my favourite (the macbook touch bar reference is a bit of a stretch). this is also a tiny laptop. not a workstation. so any hardcore work flow is reserved for a desktop or beefy giant laptop. but you won't get any battery on those except with the macbooks. but im a windows lover unfortunately

[@patrickdee7365]

@@ZeerakImran Agree, physical escape and function keys any day. I hope they react quickly and offer a 2nd version as well, or I might wait till next year

[@ZeerakImran]

@@patrickdee7365 give them ago. But i mean if this is what breaks the deal for you then man.

[@nic_ccc3366]

Surprised you were very positive about the capacitive everything. Thought for sure it was gonna be form over function here from Dell but looks like they’ve done this right. And double the performance from last year without affecting battery life is incredible. I’ve been using a MacBook Air last few years but might switch back to Windows with this one, it’s very tempting.

[@kindofanmol]

I was in constant awe with my jaw dropped just looking at this beauty. wow.

[@jitsman]

Great review as usual! As an XPS user, it's a must for me that they keep the headphone jack. Hopefully they bring it back.

[@Arkan_Fadhila]

Massive applause for dell to figure out how to maximize 12th gen P series intel core chip without sacrificing noise 👍👍👍

[@iTheGeo]

It wouldn't have been difficult even for you to figure this out. All you would have to do is to rip out vital parts and make space for bigger fans. Wow. Such brave. Much innovation.

[@nnnnnn496]

@@iTheGeo I don't see you making laptops

[@iTheGeo]

@@nnnnnn496 ...says the CEO of a top 5 global manufacturer.

[@fxredlyte]

The XPS has been the only personal laptop I've bought for myself since freshman year of college. i'm now on my 4th XPS 13 after buying one last year. I've had no issues with them and in a few years when I'm looking to upgrade again, I'll check out the latest models.

[@wiouxev]

Id love to see them do this for a 14/15/16 version with a dedicated GPU. Absolutely love the new design and I would take it 10x over the already great) design

[@mina7117]

absolutely. it would be a shame if such a great design were only offered in a 13" version.

[@fouzan7758]

This thing is already so expensive without a dedicated GPU. I’d rather get Asus Zephyrus everyday of the week rather than this!

[@Yayaloy9]

@@fouzan7758 It is premium.....

[@BolusTube]

Holycow, I never imagined a day where a Windows laptop would seriously compete with my M1 Macbook. This XPS has almost double the CPU performance, a touch OLED screen and over 10 hours of battery life. And the design is sick, I still can't believe this is the actual final product not some CES futuristic concept.

[@kingsly1031]

It's dope, how much it costs?

[@BolusTube]

@@kingsly1031 $1299 as mentioned in the video.

[@LeeBoris974]

Most high end Intel machines beat a MacBook on multicore, notice he didn't show single core benchmarks? Also the MacBook will do it with almost no heat or fan noise. He never mentions heat or fan noise in this review. Also MacBooks have real function keys. (Edit: sorry yes, rewatched he does mention fan noise, still doesn't compare to a MPB which has almost none.)

[@iCrackr]

@@LeeBoris974 only the MBP 14 and 16 do, the M1 MBP doesnt. Plus, the MacBook design in general is awful especially with the stupid notch. XPS all the way

[@iCrackr]

@@LeeBoris974 Also, he DID mention heat and noise in the video. You clearly didn’t bother watch it you neek

[@ChrisSum.]

The laptop looks great. The lack of a headphone jack is hard to swallow though

[@liamsz]

I absolutely love this design, and the performance / battery life, it just looks amazing and ill surely consider it if im in the market for a windows laptop, the lack of the headphone jack really isn’t an issue for me, since I just use AirPods because they can connect with multiple devices, so I don’t need to deal with cables. I would use wired headphones on a desktop but not on a laptop, the thing that annoys me is that function strip, its just a Mac Touch Bar with all the cool features stripped out of it. (pun intended) The Touch Bar was rough on macOS even with apple’s control over it, now, dell doesn’t have the same control over windows, so I don’t think they can do the adapting buttons depending on the app like Macs do, aaaaand I think the XPS Touch Bar looks kinda ugly, other than that, it looks like an amazing laptop.

[@420planttechguy]

I mean considering the fact that the M1 is almost 2 years old, it is expected to start falling behind modern computers, I'm sure that the M2 Macbook Airs that are coming out later this year are gonna absolutely crush this thing, but that it expected I guess.

[@sneps-ix2th]

yeah, exactly, you’re making the same argument both ways. the m1 is older than 12th gen intel so it’ll be slower, which is older than the upcoming m2 so it’ll be slower. they’re not exactly direct competitors either, so it’s nice to have more options. unfortunately, the apple silicon chips on macbooks (particularly the smaller macbooks and to an even higher extent on smaller devices like the ipad) are less performant due to them being limited by apple and also the lack of thermal headroom which leads to throttling. hopefully that’s less of an issue with the m2 chips although honestly the m1 is already overkill for anything under a macbook pro anyway. the ipads can’t even come close to utilizing its potential

[@SuProcione]

I mean, the m1 was and still is an incredible chip. If the new inter chip is better, than is beyond incredible

[@harrison2899]

I mean he is comparing it to an old discontinued Macbook Pro 13, which was replaced by the MBP 14. I am sure the MBP 14 absolutely decimates this in performance and battery life. Not to mention it has much better IO than this latop.

[@harrison2899]

@@SuProcione Net when you compare power draw. The only reason this chip is so good is because of its insane power draw.

[@alexkid408]

M1 chip still have an incredible power/consumption ratio

[@elimondingwiza3168]

2:07 "I've reviewed, a few laptops on this channel." Well, understatement

[@adamcdx]

Thank god for AMD and Apple lighting a fire underneath Intel to have them actually release CPUs annually with performance leaps again!

[@grclink]

I was skeptical when they announced this, but after watching the reviews, I think Dell did great! I'll be sticking with my previous gen XPS 13 though

[@wonrei]

With that price tag. Macbook air is definitely a winner

[@zach430]

Agreed, although once you start paying around 2k dollars I think the XPS 13 is the better deal just based on specs. Its weird af to see apple actually being one of the best budget laptops.

[@4uanC]

My previous laptop, HP EliteBook, had a glass touch pad and it was one of my favorite features. It just felt so smooth. Additionally, I did drop it more than once and the touch pad glass never broke.

[@phaidros100]

I would not replace an MBP14 M1 Pro for this but have to admit, this one looks better than that. A bit unfair, though, to compare it with 2020 M1 and not with the 2021 M1 Pro, which actually has over 12000 Cinebench points with much lower consumption and heat.

[@phaidros100]

Dave2D impersonator and scammer was reported.

[@imlucluc]

Can you please add more battery life tests to your reviews, eg. with medium or heavy load. My workflow uses a lot of cpu on the go, and my MacBook obliterates all windows laptops I've tested against. It would be really useful if I could compare to newer windows laptops.

[@andrewyoung4473]

From what I have heard, the new intel chips are great performers but not efficient at high load. I suspect your M1 chip is much more efficient under full load.

[@Jry088]

He often does include battery life. I think he skips it only cuz they're review units.

[@andyH_England]

Yes, streaming video paints a picture that markets devices. I suspect the NDA prevents previews like this from doing something that may not go with the sales pitch? I get that, and will await the more dedicated insightful reviews, as I just watch DaveD2 for the professionalism.

[@disklamer]

It won't be pretty

[@kennytay7210]

In my experience, nothing comes close to the M1 chip when it comes to delivering good battery life vs performance. To try and close the gap, you either lose performance due to heavy throttling (especially when running on battery), or the manufacturer will slap a bigger battery to compensate for the higher power draw.

[@adityachauhan7245]

Well DAVE is the BEST laptop reviewer out there PERIOD.

[@omegasquadflame2330]

@6:02 "there is no headphone jack though" me : Alright, bye.

[@GravekeeperOcean]

Omg. I love that clean aesthetic. If they released 15" or 17", it would be a great upgrade for my 9560.

[@sucof977]

I love how the video just starts, no intro no sponsor. Nice

[@Marngel]

It looks amazing, but I feel like it would be a functionality nightmare. There's a reason why Apple backed off from their minimalist design language with the recent generation MacBook Pros.

[@mikldude9376]

Same thoughts here , who gives a crap about being clean looking , function and ease of use is everything . I’d rather have my old thinkpad .

[@StoriesByDighe]

I’m glad Apple is backing off

[@andyH_England]

Yes, Apple made a mistake and they admitted it in the end and rectified it. Then Dell goes and does this!

[@ngocbannguyen]

Fun fact, lenovo's thinkpad x1 tried with the capacitive funtion row long before apple introduced the touch bar, in actuality it wasn't that great

[@StoriesByDighe]

Apple thought they could do it better, they were wrong 😑

[@warrenmcclure7819]

Thank you Dave! I love your content! Please dont stop doing a great job!

[@il5083]

It's great that some Windows laptop is going for a more creative, modern design. Despite that some of the choices are questionable.

[@prescottlegard5670]

Thank you for this excellent review. Did the laptop keyboard deck really crack (at the 2:43 mark) while in your possession? Or was that some video magic by you to superimpose a different device's cracked screen onto the Dell XPS 13 Plus keyboard deck to show what a crack COULD look like? Thermals look fantastic for a change. Thank you again for your hard work.

[@DavidAstudillo528491]

I love this review because it starts right up with no intro or “alright let’s get right into the video”

[@nooodisaster]

"There is no headphone jack." Thanks, that's all I needed to know.

[@AdarshJon]

Yes!

[@predpalina]

Amazing engineering. Kudos Dell designers!

[@MarkBurgessBlueFocus]

An excellent review. Just bought the XPS13 Plus and can't wait to get it. Looks like blazing speed, a cool design, and this is my third XPS13!

[@deadstar962]

What do u do with the old ones

[@ishudshutup]

Dell XPS 13s have always been one of the best looking PC laptops around and this is no exception. Going minimal for stylistic changes is fine. But man, why in the world did they remove the headphone jack???

[@iplaystudio7482]

So that you get to buy bluetooth earphones.

[@Electrex8]

@@iplaystudio7482 I felt like we would eventually learn to deal with that on a phone for listening to music, but it does not make sense on a laptop. Zero-latency audio is important for editors.

[@iplaystudio7482]

@@Electrex8 You are probably right when it comes to bluetooth audio dongles, they sometime skip a beat on low battery.

[@fabian_99]

2:45 jerryrigeverything definetely deserved a shoutout there lol

[@joetech4908]

I saw the video and even though I have not watched it yet I smiled saying in my head, "Dave always delivers"

[@PurpleComrad]

Dave2D is hands down the best laptop reviewer on KZbin 🙌

[@iHusk]

Performance aside, it’s kind of funny to see Dell making the same design mistakes Apple made (and subsequently fixed) seven years ago.

[@shresthsonkar9207]

I hate it when companies adopt the worst of apple instead of their best.

[@betz6620]

They are gonna switch back next year

[@TabletGuy]

What about the Graphic Card, it uses RAM for shared Graphics so therefore it would be slower than Laptops that have added GPUs

[@Dunestorm333]

The only visual change I'm a fan of is what they've done with the trackpad; everything else just seems like a regression.

[@Rocksteady72a]

I doubt anyone will answer this, but what was the typing test that Dave was using at 5:30?

[@shancentral]

Please always leave the links of Wallpapers you use, if possible. I just love them

[@andrewp6738]

I don’t care for the keyboard. The total lack of spacing from the edge of the chassis and the huge, square keys highlight how weird the alignment of a keyboard really is. Where a standard laptop makes the keyboard look like its own element and it looks less jarring to me. Maybe it’ll grow on me

[@Brainiac5]

Be interested to see the durability of these, havent had an XPS on me that hasnt had hardware issues after 1 year or less ugh

[@tschaderdstrom2145]

I have two on my desk right now, one is 6 years old the other is 4, both work just fine

[@harrison2899]

I have had the same issues.

[@lanycera]

I had issues with a maxed out XPS 15 right after it arrived (as in, freezing). Never Dell again. The build quality also definitely doesn't live up to a macbook unfortunately, especially the keyboard. And I really wanted - still do - a non-Apple macbook pro competitor laptop.

[@povertrip5078]

This Dell is gorgeous, pure minimalism above all else 👌🏼

[@crisfrancia]

Removing the trackpad visually is GENIUS! I never thought it would look this nice. Even the layout of the keys are SEXY. I'm an Apple fanboy but I can't deny, this is a BEAUTY!

[@noahdelauw9708]

This looks like a great product. Interesting choice with the function keys. It looks a lot like the Touch Bar and Apple just got rid of that. So i wonder how people will like this style of keys. Also the touchpad looks really cool.

[@xsky134]

Thanks Dave. Getting this laptop for sure, upgrading from the original XPS 13

[@millertime6]

I tried that 17” from last year and that trackpad was flimsy af! I wouldn’t mind trying this one out though.

[@omarfmercado]

Same complaint I had with mine, also the battery life.. But then again I had the i9 and 3070.. even connected, it would still drain the battery.

[@matuzaato]

Looks interesting, I feel like it would be awful to use though, zero appeal to me

[@technaire]

Wow, this is incredible work!😇

[@CrankThijsUp]

Everyone who has removed ports has also put them back (Asus, Apple) - how did Dell not see that that was a mistake? I'd rather have a slightly thicker XPS Pro, something similar to the MPB 14 that doesn't sacrifice any ports or keys. And of course with AMD it would have been even more killer. Still like the design of this new XPS though, I just wouldn't buy it

[@KaldekBoch]

I bought one (1260P, OLED). Love it, it's the best laptop I've ever owned. Battery life with the OLED though is a lot worse than they say, but I do a lot of work in Teams and for some reason teams audio causes the audiodg process to consume "very high" power. My previous laptop was an 2016 XPS15 with the 4K screen. It's still going today, so my personal experience with Dell hardware has been positive.

[@nusratzamanraya6126]

Could you kindly send me the amazon link for purchasing the product?

[@Mud1960]

how is it for video editing ?

[@laulau.p]

Love this review !!! and your vibe as well :)

[@LordMaliscence]

Is there still any focus on the repairability like there has been on other XPS laptops in the past?

[@TheSeeking2know]

This is an exciting product. Looks like Dell is really bringing up the engineering skills to compete.

[@mayankgupta155]

Currently i am using XPS 13 from last 2 months. Its a great machine and wonderful user experience. I can play even some heavy games like Mortal Kombat 11.

[@ProexProduction]

Interesting too see if it can reach the claimed performance without being connected to a charger

[@MrMiyagi005]

not gonna happen. But is still gonna be a lot better than previous model

[@jebaker2]

Well, our smart phones are made of glass and I think people are much harder on those than their laptops.

[@oliverhughes169]

I had the same thought. A laptop is much heavier though which would put much more stress on the glass if it made contact on a drop.