Dell XPS 12 (2013)

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

performance, usability, portability, screen, size

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65% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

82% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Well built ; Fast Wi-Fi ; Good quality Full HD touchscreen ; Battery life

Poor touchpad ; Limited ports and slots ; Can feel heavy at times ; Had trouble waking from deep sleep

Dell's XPS 12 is a dual-purpose Ultrabook that performs very well as a tablet (albeit a heavy one). It build on last year's model by adding a fourth-generation Intel Core i7 CPU, and this has improved its battery life dramatically. However, it has a...

Superb display ; Typing is lovely ; It's fanless

Attachment of keyboard ; No USB-A ports ; Core M processor has limits

Keyboard not exposed in tablet mode ; Outstanding battery life ; Includes 802.11ac Wi-Fi adapter

Heavy, especially when held in one hand ; Occasional delay in screen-orientation switch ; Only two USB ports

Dell's XPS 12 is better as a notebook than as a tablet, but it remains one of the best convertibles on the market.

Resurrects the flip-and-fold display. Intel Core i7-3517U processor. 256GB Solid-state drive. Long battery life. Comfortable keyboard and touchpad

A better laptop than a tablet. Limited port selection

The Dell XPS 12 hybrid ultrabook/tablet features a flip-and-fold display, providing ultrabook specs and performance with tablet functionality.

Excellent 1080p touchscreen display ; Solid keyboard and audio quality ; Good battery life

Touchpad is still finnicky ; Few ports ; Cumbersome as a tablet

Finally, a real choice for Windows ultraportable buyers

Comfortable keyboard, trackpad, and touch screen. Improved battery life. Carbon fiber construction. Works like a clamshell laptop or as a touch screen tablet

Function keys require two presses. Heavy and bulky as a tablet. Limited port selection. No HDMI without an adapter

The Dell XPS 12 (29 DNCWI16B) ($1,199) convertible ultrabook is an update to a previously reviewed iteration with the same name. Now the system comes with Intel's fourth-generation Core i5 processor, which gives the user hours more computing time....

Brilliantly built, great materials and design, fantastic screen, enormously powerful, flexible screen is terrific for flights or watching video,

Slightly expensive, too heavy to use as a tablet for long

What at first might seem like a gimmick seems to be something of a double-edged sword. In fact, it's not a gimmick, the rotating screen has some very real uses, and even as a tablet it's perfectly usable, if a little heavy.

While the XPS 12 isn’t flawless, it’s a very interesting laptop nonetheless. To my knowledge, no one else is really trying this flipscreen approach; that’s either good news or bad news, depending on why most companies take an alternative route. If...

Microsoft Surface.