Dell 2015 XPS 13: Smallest 13" Notebook With Broadwell-U, QHD+ Display Reviewed

MojoKid writes Dell's 2015 XPS 13 notebook made a splash out at CES this year with its near bezel-less 13-inch QHD+ (3200X1800) display and Intel's new 5th Gen Core series Broadwell-U processor. At 2.8 pounds, the 2015 XPS 13 isn't the absolute lightest 13-inch ultrabook book out there but it's lighter than a 13-inch MacBook Air and only a few ounces heavier than Lenovo's Core M-powered Yoga 3 Pro. The machine's Z dimensions are thin, at .33" up front to .6" at its back edge. However, its 11.98" width almost defies the laws of physics, squeezing a 13.3" (diagonal) display into an 11.98-inch frame making it what is essentially the smallest 13-inch ultrabook to hit the market yet. Performance-wise, this review shows its benchmarks numbers are strong and Intel's Broadwell-U seems to be an appreciable upgrade versus the previous generation architecture, along with lower power consumption.

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Re:OK, based upon notebook shopping thus far

[geekmux]

Umm Minecraft seems playable on a Intel HD 5500 to me.

Sorry, my comments were meant to be a lighthearted joke, which anyone who has had to fight to get it to render smoothly on hardware would understand.

My Atari 2600 could render 8-bit graphics just fine back in the 80's.

I was rather surprised when an i3 and embedded graphics couldn't handle 8-bit worth a shit thirty years later.