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Great quality keyboard

Large keys with less gaps and low backlight bleed

Overall good quality

Compatible with Linux

Thunderbolt charging capabilities

Great performance and features

Excellent screen

Intel's latest CPUs

Thunderbolt 3 and USB-A ports

Lower price when similarly configured

Not budget friendly

May have issues with difficult monitor set ups

Not suitable for those who prefer Thinkpad or Spectre keyboards

Not the best trackpad

Slightly heavier than expected

Limited storage options

Verdict

The Dell XPS 13 is a premium laptop that can be configured with a touchscreen. It has a good quality keyboard and large keys with less gaps, and low backlight bleed. It also has an overall good quality, though it may have some issues with difficult monitor set ups. It is compatible with Linux and comes with Thunderbolt charging capabilities. However, it is on the expensive side.

Verdict

The HP Spectre x360 13t is a great choice for those looking for a premium laptop with excellent performance and features. It has an excellent screen, Intel's latest CPUs, Thunderbolt 3 and USB-A ports, and comes in at a lower price when similarly configured. The trackpad is quiet and fast, although it may not be the best. However, it does come with a slightly heavier weight than expected.

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Battery Life

So lightweight!

The battery life is very short (4ish hours) and it takes a long time to charge (about 1 1/2 hours). The brick on the cord gets very hot as it charges as does the bottom of the laptop. Otherwise it runs cool. I really like that there is no separate place to plug in the charger

5/5

3 years ago

amazon.com

HP Spectre x360 13 (2021) Review

After fully recharging the laptop, we set up the machine in power-save mode (as opposed to balanced or high-performance mode) where available and make a few other battery-conserving tweaks in preparation for our unplugged video rundown test. (We also turn Wi-Fi off, putting the laptop into airplane mode.) In this test, we loop a video—a locally stored 720p file of the Blender Foundation short film Tears of Steel—with screen brightness set at 50 percent and volume at 100 percent until the system quits.

Positive

2 years ago

pcmag.com

Performance

BEWARE!!!! Paid full price for a new one and received a used one!!!

Laptop seems to be working "ok" as of now besides the WiFi issues everyone has been having and apps like Netflix and Hulu not properly working. Another thing that is concerning is the packaging. I'm pretty sure I was sent a used product considering it came in a cheap cardboard box and not in it's original XPS box/packaging. Also the laptop itself was not even wrapped in any kind of plastic or padding or anything and I am at a military base in Iraq

2/5

3 years ago

amazon.com

HP Spectre x360 review: A winning hybrid laptop with all-day battery life

Adobe Photoshop CS5 image-processing test HP Spectre x360 235Lenovo Yoga 3 (14-inch) 238Dell XPS 13 (2015, touchscreen) 243Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, 2014) 253Dell XPS 13 (2015, non-touch) 263Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro 263 Notes: Shorter bars indicate better performance (in seconds)

Positive

2 years ago

cnet.com

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