so this is the Dell XPS 13 2 in 1 that's right a tune one and I'm sure a
lot of you might not be interested in this type of device which I totally
respect and this is by no means a gaming laptop it's really good for people who
prefer switching between a traditional laptop orientation to a tablet now
what's really interesting about this device is its form factor it's fairly
lightweight and it packs some power efficient specs what are we talking here
well it's got the new 10 gen isolate processor the core i7 1065 g7 16
gigabytes of RAM 500 gigabytes of a storage and HDR 400 certified IPS
display powered by Intel's Gen 11 graphics these are interesting specs
since the standard Dell XPS 13 is now using comic Lake while they're
convertible notebooks like this one are getting ice Lake and the price of this
particular config is 1750 but Dell always has a sale going on all the time
so you could pick this up for less than $1,600 and the Canadian price for this
guy goes for around $2,500 which is it's a lot of money now for those of you who
are keeping track of our isolate coverage we have reviewed the razer
blade stealth featuring the isolate processor and a gtx 1650 discrete
graphics card so if you're interested in that review I'll link it right over here
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the design and expense notebooks have been known for their amazing build
quality and this one is absolutely no different there are two finishes
available a standard silver one with a black interior and the arctic white
which I have over here and it costs $50 more I'm worried about how long it'll
stay clean but if you like white MacBook looking products then this one is for
you I like the grip of the palm rest it definitely complements the typing experi
and the edges of the notebook are not too sharp which makes it easier to type
on opening the lid elevates the keyboard a bit which gives it a slightly more
ergonomic typing position overall the build quality is really good with very
little flex when opening or pressing down on the lid the only issue we found
is that when the notebook is opened past a certain point the metal edges can
scratch some surfaces since the bumpers are large enough now about the keyboard
I know some people have said that they love it but the keys are absolutely be
worse that I've encountered on a notebook it feels like typing on a cheap
version of the Microsoft Surface cover and not a notebook
there's hardly any key travel no feedback it feels dead and when I
compared this to the HP spectre x360 it's a day and night difference there's
actual proper travel the students tears feedback it actually feels like you're
typing on a keyboard and honestly this is by far one of the best keyboards I've
encountered versus the XPS this is absolutely a no-go in my books the power
button is located beside the Delete key and it acts as a fingerprint sensor
which doesn't actually work all that well and to make matters worse the LED
backlighting is just embarrassing I mean look at it the lighting doesn't even
shine through the key caps properly since each key seems to have something
blocking the light in the middle that makes it look like there's a shadow
underneath they're not even bright and some keys
are noticeably dimmer than others ironically I had to turn off the
backlighting to differentiate the keys during darker environments this is just
an absolute terrible terrible implementation from Dell in my opinion
on the positive side the trackpad is great it does feature Windows position
drivers so gesture controls work flawlessly and it is fairly wide enough
so that you can use all of your my fingers to do your thing so I guess
that's a good thing port selection is extremely limited on the XPS 13 2 in 1
which is unforgivable on such an expensive device in my opinion on the
left hand side you get a Type C Thunderbolt 3 port and a micro SD card
reader yep that's absolutely pointless switching to
the right you'll find an audio jack and another type seat out of all three port
and that's it so no full size HDMI or a type-a port
which means if you have one of them occupied by just powering or charging up
a notebook you only have one available which means
you can either only uses an external hard drive
but then you can't use a mouse if you plan on you know using that or other
accessories you might have to go for an external dongle Dell does offer a USB
type-c to type a adapter now for instance if I were to bring back the HP
Spectre x360 this actually comes with a full size type-a port and two USB type-c
port so that at least gives you the option the speakers are actually really
good for a 13-inch notebook they are not front-facing but rather they're on each
side of the notebook and they bounce back the surface of a table so this is
the webcam test on the XPS 13 2 in 1 and guys it is absolutely terrible I mean
welcome to 2019 where you spend eighteen hundred dollars on a laptop and this is
what you get it's kind of unacceptable as you can see Michaels same Society for
behind me you can't even see I mean he's completely this is potato quality it's a
worse sapote to quality in my opinion and what's even interesting is that as I
was doing my recording or as I was testing the microphone I noticed in some
files there were some audio cracklings in the vo so I'm gonna play back some
footage of that and yeah I mean if you guys think the webcam is this is a chest
this is just a test to see because we just noticed something very interesting
so yeah that's it that's the webcam quality it's horrible
the display is a thirteen point four inch w led touchscreen with a resolution
of 1920 by 1200 so it's a sixteen by ten aspect ratio and there is a 4k option
available but that will cost you an extra three hundred dollars the colors
look fantastic I mean you've got great new handles amazing contrast ratios it's
also a very sharp panel and very bright with HDR 400 and Dolby vision supports
so outdoor visibility shouldn't be an issue though it is a glossy screen so do
take note of that alright so let's talk about one of the main selling points for
this device the fact that it can act as a tablet a standard notebook or just a
screen when in tablet mode I don't really find it comfortable to hold it
doesn't close as flat compared to the HP the HP was certainly a lot more smoother
and more comfortable to hold in tablet mode touch input works really well and
the display does exhibit some wobbling but overall it's pretty sturdy
now in tent mode the device is pretty stable but before you place the men do
keep in mind that the metal frame does not have any bumpers so
you could end up scratching the surface of this device the power adapter is very
small so you can easily toss us in your backpack you shouldn't worry about
taking too much space the power connector for the XPS has an illuminated
tip so it's super easy to find in the dark in terms of upgradability well
unfortunately you can't upgrade anything on the XPS 13 2 in 1 because the ramp and
the SSD are soldered in so basically if you want to spec this thing out you
better do it while you're buying it now before I talk about battery life I do
have to talk about the charging experience because it takes forever so
the last 25% takes over 2 hours to complete which is certainly frustrating
battery life on the other hand is really impressive so on our light load tests
refreshing a Chrome web page for 15 seconds the system lasted for around 10
hours it's not as great as the x360 but that's because it has a bigger battery
and of course a whiskey leak i7 processor under heavy load the XPS
lasted for around 2 hours and now on to gaming performance is the I select
processor any good does the gentleman graphics make any difference compared to
the UHD graphics on previous generation well I'll be comparing three notebooks
so you have the XPS 13 2 in 1 with the isolate processor the 1065 g7 and iris
pro graphics that CPU operates in a 25 watt mode the HP spectre x360 which has
a previous gen whiskey'll a core i7 85 65 u operates in 25 watt mode last
contender is the razer blade stealth 13 with the gtx 1650 max q it really isn't
the same category but it also uses the 1065 g7 as dell but in a 15 watt
configuration so it'll be interesting to see the cpu benchmarks starting things
off with synthetics the dell performs really good with serious benefits over
the h and whiskey like cpu it's also interesting to see what happens with the
15 watt spec razer included it's even slower than the HP in multi-core
benchmarks moving on to some rendering benchmarks with Corona renderer and
blender they are pretty interesting blender sees a pretty significant
advantage for the 25 watt isolate processor in the XPS but with Corona
add-in for 3ds max things were a bit odd since the technically slower CPU in the
razor blade stuff one here and why is that well the razer has better cooling
solutions so it's claw speeds remain higher than the XPS during
the test moving on to premier and of course the
stealth is a big winner here since it uses the gtx 1650 to accelerate
rendering times the isolate processor in the XPS did offer a lot more performance
than the x360 though switching over to some light gaming I was pleasantly
surprised by what isolate offered here it's nothing closer to the blade stealth
but huge improvements over previous generation you can actually get some
light gaming done on this provided the Intel drivers behave properly one other
interesting thing is that the XPS 13 throttles clock speeds while it's being
charged so the only way to get full performance is when it's plugged in and
the battery is full it went all the way down to 1.7 gigahertz while the other
two notebooks were perfectly fine now based on some of the benchmarks you
might have realized by now that temperatures are a bit of a concern
under heavy multi-core workload like in Corona
or blender the clock speeds shoot up to 3.5 gigahertz on all four cores but a
few minutes later package temperature hits 96 C and the CPU down clocks to 2.7
gigahertz or even less the XPS 13 is really quiet until that happens and then
the fans pick up speed Dell did a good job and even under full load the sound
never really got annoying for exterior heat I wouldn't want this on my lap when
rendering a video but otherwise temperatures didn't get to worrying
levels alright so I mean it's time to conclude this video Dell and Intel have
worked closely together to showcase what the XPS 13 and the new I say processor
can offer but is this the laptop that's more than a laptop no because in my
opinion the keyboard is shockingly bad the two non functionality is not really
the greatest especially when compared to the HP Spectre x360 and then the
minimal or the limited amount of ports I think that's the biggest drawback of
this notebook two USB type-c ports that's nothing because that would
actually make you want to invest in Bluetooth accessories which is an
additional investment on top of what you're already paying for this machine
not to mention there is thermal throttling under light gaming loads or
even heavy multi-core workloads so that's something to consider but if I
take a step back and re-evaluate what Isaac has to offer there are a few
positive things about it the first things most obvious CP before
it's actually really good compared to the previous generation whiskey lake
processors you can actually game on it as well do a little bit of low gaming
because the gen 11 graphics is actually pretty impressive
and this number also offers great battery life you've also got Wi-Fi 6 so
there's future-proofing down the line and it's got great build quality but
when I pay $1,500 for it no because while the performance is
great I just feel like the rest of notebook still leaves a lot to be
desired We certainly have a few notebooks with Comet Lake processors
coming in so that'll be interesting to test out but until then I'm ebar with
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