Dell Launches XPS 13 2-in-1 Laptop With Intel Kaby Lake Chip, Starts at $1,000 (venturebeat.com)

Ahead of CES 2016, which officially kicks off Tuesday, Dell has announced a convertible version of its popular XPS 13 laptop. The machine is powered by a seventh-generation Kaby Lake Intel Core i chip (i5 and i7 options are available), Intel HD Graphics 615 integrated GPU, 4 to 16GB LPDDR3 RAM, a 128GB-1TB solid-state drive (SSD), a 720p webcam on the bottom of the display with support for Windows Hello, a fingerprint scanner, a 46 watt-hour battery, and a 13.3-inch touchscreen, available in QHD+ or FHD configurations. From a report on VentureBeat: The bezel is very narrow, in keeping with the XPS style. The fanless PC offers an SD card slot and two USB-C ports, and a USB-A to USB-C adapter comes in the box. The laptop is 0.32-0.54 inch thick, which is thinner than Dell's 2016 XPS. But the keyboard hasn't been squished down -- the keys have 1.3mm travel, or just a tad bit (0.1mm) more than you get on the XPS laptop -- which is impressive. The laptop weighs 2.7 pounds. The question is whether people will want the convertible option when the laptop is fine as is. The convertible XPS 13 starts at $1000, which is $200 more than the XPS 13 laptop.

Comments

Tired of 2010 options

[vinn]

I'm getting so sick of laptop manufacturers, in particular Dell, offering specs from 2010. You should just be shot if you ship a laptop with 4GB of RAM. Start at 8. No hard drive should be smaller than 200GB. Don't even think of putting anything less than an i5 in an XPS or Latitude line.

yeah, but will it run Linux

[FudRucker]

without any dirty tricks, i dont want to lay down 1000+ bucks on a new laptop only to be stuck with windows and no possible way of installing Linux on it

Re:yeah, but will it run Linux

[hambone142]

Amen, brothuh!

Whenever I see "Win 10" listed (which is always) as an OS, I turn the other direction.

I'd like to see some good hardware with a Windows alternative. Given the spyware with new Windows, I will not be buying any hardware running the abomination. That's unfortunate as Win 7 works pretty well.

I just resent the intrusiveness of Win 10.

No thank you.

Re:yeah, but will it run Linux

[DogDude]

Whenever I see "Win 10" listed (which is always) as an OS, I turn the other direction.

So, then, you spend all of your time spinning around in a circle?

Re:yeah, but will it run Linux

[Cramit]

Dell actually officially supports linux on the XPS 13 and Precision 15. You can buy it with ubuntu pre-installed and save $100. All drivers are on their project sputnik page.

Re:Fanless?

[ahabswhale]

It's actually a Core M processor. Intel has taken to renaming them because of the bad rep. So, if you see a Y in the part number, it's not a real i7 chip.