So Dell has silently revealed a new XPS laptop recently,
The new 2022 XPS 13,
and, hm, let’s talk about it
So, the 2022 XPS 13
What’s the deal?
Well, let’s go over the raw stats first and then I’ll give my opinion on it after
So, let’s go over the raw stats
First, the price
The laptop starts at $1000, which is right in line with the MacBook Air,
which is probably what Dell was focusing on with this new design
It comes in two colors, sky and umber
or in a non-artsy way, white and brown
But all jokes aside, the laptop sports an impressively thin form factor
with a gorgeous looking screen
I mean, look at those bezels
It’s got a 16:10 aspect ratio, a great resolution, and, like I said, those nice thin bezels
On top of that, just like the MacBook Air,
The 2022 XPS 13 is really light
2.59 pounds starting, which is like nothing
Good job, Dell
But, let me take that compliment back for a second here
because that connectivity is just shameful
This is a shameful display
2 USB ports that are Thunderbolt, yes,
but that’s it
Yeah, the laptop doesn’t even have an HDMI port, a headphone jack, nothing
It does come with a dongle for USB-A and the option to get one for the headphone jack,
but those aren’t really convenient to take around
Now, I do get it. Dell had to put a ton of effort to making this thin design
Nice job, Dell
But, honestly, I’d take a little extra thickness for more ports
Just saying for next time
For the internal specs, the device is very impressive
We get the new 12th Gen Intel processors, which can run most of your programs
besides those extremely graphically-intensive games
Now for the storage, this laptop is not great
256 gigabytes when, at this price point, it could and really should be 512,
which would really help the longevity of this laptop
And with regards to its longevity, at least on the daily,
the 2022 XPS 13 doesn’t have too much information on its battery life
But, we can kind of guess
To get an idea the previous XPS 13 had a 52 to 60 watt-hour battery,
while this one has a 51
which is, yes, lower
But given that the new processors that come with this device are more power-efficient,
it is likely that we will see some reasonable battery performance
Now I’m not going to get you too excited about this,
especially since the old XPS 13’s battery life was just adequate
So with that said, I’d say that this new device’s battery life
is at least as good as its predecessor
And, lastly, the laptop runs Windows 11
So, what do I think of this new XPS 13?
Well, honestly,
it kind of feels like a downgrade from the previous generations of this laptop
Not in the sense that I dislike the redesign
In fact, I think the screen is gorgeous and we get new and much better-performing hardware
But, it’s less versatile
with a worse port selection, non-upgradeable storage and battery,
and, on that battery, it’s smaller than before
It’s not terrible by any stretch
Heck, I’d even consider it if I had the money
But for typical XPS users, keep that in mind
There may be compromises for you to consider
Now, should you get this laptop?
Well, it’s definitely pretty decent,
especially given the price
But, there are many alternatives,
including the MacBook Air from Apple which does have a headphone jack
So, keep that in mind. It does have competition
So, I would recommend this device for those who want a thin and light Windows ultrabook
And for someone who doesn’t care too much about the connectivity and the upgradability of this laptop
And also for those who really like the XPS line
But either way, it’s a nice laptop with just a few compromises
My name is Cyrus. It’s spelled like “Cyrus,” pronounced like “See Rooster,” just take out the “ter”
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Peace.