![]() The layout is spacious and comfortable, and theres an attractive minimalism to the design. Silky smooth surfaces If youve been following my laptop reviews, however, you know what Im going to say: there are definite pros to carefully studying the way that Apple builds laptops.įor instance, the XPS 14s basic construction is absolutely top-notch: but for the glass screen and platter-based hard drive, Id feel comfortable dropping it to the ground. Only the black rubber-coated magensium alloy base, with vents for speakers (fore) and heat (aft) feels uniquely Dell. Similarly, the main chassis looks like Dell slapped a thin black slice of rubber on top of a MacBook Pros keyboard tray. The entire lid and hinge looks like it was lifted from a MacBook Pro, with only a glossy black glass border around the screen to contrast from the finely finished aluminum. ![]() While the larger XPS 15 adds the standard-voltage processors, graphics, 1080p screen and slot-loading optical drive to take it into that territory, the XPS 14 is a different beast: it uses the ultra low voltage processors of a much smaller laptop, but also sports the hard drive, optional discrete graphics, full-size ports, and a bigger battery that just wouldnt fit into the tiny XPS 13.
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