Dell Studio XPS 13 Expert Reviews

Dell's Studio XPS 13 is a stylish 13.3-inch notebook that is aimed at the higher-end of the consumer notebook space. The Studio series brings style and improved materials to Dell's consumer notebook division, marking a clear distinction between it and ...

Dell announce their laptop Studio XPS13 offer with Linux Ubuntu OS as optional. As you know XPS13 previously integrated with Windows Vista OS. The notebook

Stylish design, Bright display with good viewing angles, Comfortable, backlit keyboard, Strong performance, Intuitive facial recognition software, HDMI and DisplayPort connections

Relatively short battery life, Runs warm, Only two USB ports, Small touchpad

The XPS 13 has many of the ports you’d expect from a high-end notebook: HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, FireWire, and a USB port that doubles as an eSATA connection. There’s also an Ethernet jack, one mic, and two headphone jacks. The problem is, there†...

The XPS line can win you over before you open its lid. That's because the lid has a panel of genuine leather, as well as a thin metal strip. The rest of the lid is glossy black.

While we're on the subject of displays, we'll tell you that the XPS 13 has switchable graphics, so you can move between integrated and discrete solutions depending on whether you want better battery life or gaming performance.

The Studio XPS 13 an attractive laptop with very impressive raw performance, not to mention relatively strong build quality and good wireless capabilities. Although certain aspects of the laptop's design prevent it from attaining overall excellence, ...

Backlit keyboard ; 3G Web access ; good storage options

Chassis gets hot ; styling isn't all it could have been

The Dell Studio XPS 13 is a very good laptop. It could have been excellent, but Dell seems too have actually tried too hard in some areas, such as the laptop's design, and we feel it's backfired. Nevertheless, very strong performance, relatively solid ...

XPS performance at Studio prices?

As long as the Studio and XPS ranges exist alongside the Studio XPS brand, it's difficult to understand the latter's existence. The Studio XPS 13 may be a reasonable laptop in its own right, but there are few things that differentiate it from its ...

We never thought we'd see the day when we were saying that a Dell laptop was as stylish as a MacBook. That day, our friends, has come. Because to look at the Dell Studio XPS 13, with its touchable leather lining, is to want one.

Leather styling, a clutch of features, and great graphics

Wobbly keyboard and doesn't feel secure

Let down by a couple of flaws, the Dell Studio XPS 13 still looks lovely in leather, and is great for gamers.

The Dell Studio XPS 13 is a slick 13.3inch laptop that's completely customisable. Take your pick from Core 2 Duo processors between 2.2 and 2.53GHz, up to 8GB of RAM and 320/500GB hard drive, plus the option for a separate NVIDIA 9400M or 9500M ...

Dell's managed to weld together a leather lined laptop that's as good looking as an Apple MacBook, but with more power, and for less. Even the entry level rig will handle recent games and all your multimedia, and if you fork over the extra moolah for ...

For a laptop strutting to be as stylish as a MacBook, there are a few build problems that bug. The only thing wobblier than the keys on the Dell Studio XPS 13 is the laptop itself: the plastic feet are uneven, meaning it moves up and down like old ...

We like where Dell is headed with the Studio XPS 13. It's got more nice touches than Ronaldo's right foot - great graphics, backlit keyboard, a clutch of connections - but they're let down by a few flaws in the casing. Still, with prices starting at ...

An impressive mix of gaming and multimedia features.

Dell's popular studio and XPS series of notebooks have integrated their combined strengths to come up with the premium studio XPS range of notebooks. The Dell studio XPS 13 has a good combination of looks and design, a compact form factor, and offers ...