Dell - XPS - 13.4" 3K OLED Touchscreen Laptop - Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80 2024 - 16GB Memory - 512 GB Storage - Copilot+ PC - Graphite

Before I get into the details of the XPS, I wanted to mention my particular purchase experience. My previous laptop was a 2022 HP Spectre x360 (13.5" screen) which was also purchased from Best Buy. That machine used a 12th-gen Intel i7-1255U and turned out to be woefully underpowered. The 3K2K screen was fine but didn't knock my socks off and the keyboard was probably the worst I've used (and I've been a loyal HP laptop buyer for years). I was done with HP and Intel and wanted an actual powerhouse machine. Best Buy offered this XPS during the Christmas season at a great sales price. Out of curiosity, I checked out the trade-in offer for the Spectre and Best Buy was much higher than other trade-in outlets like Back Market. I purchased online (received the computer in just two days), cleaned out and reset the Spectre and, after getting the XPS completely set up, FedExed it to Best Buy (they provide the paid ground shipping label). Received notification only a few days later than the Spectre was received and a few days after that that they agreed with my online assessment of "excellent" and fully-functional condition and I saw the refund on my credit card (including a refund of the tax) a few days after that. Will definitely be using Best Buy's trade in service again. I primarily use Google services (Gmail, GDrive), Microsoft Office, Notion, Local (for WordPress site work), graphics tools like Affinity and Paint.net, PDFGear, and an assortment of other, small apps. Everything works flawlessly on ARM; no compatibility issues at all. Dell effectively took over the laptop design leader spot from Apple years ago and the XPS is the primary example of this leadership. The zero lattice keyboard is not only aesthetically beautiful, it works beautifully. Each key has subtle dishing so your fingers know where they are and provide decent feedback when you strike them. Travel depth could be a smidge deeper but, for a machine as thin as this, it's perfectly fine. The controversial function key touch row is also aesthetically beautiful and innovative in the way it presents context-sensitive keys (e.g., when you press the fn key, the displayed keys in the function row change to the F1 - F12 function keys). The only gripe I have with this item is that Dell should have added haptic feedback when you hit a "key." The 2880 x 1800 px OLED screen is stunning. Bright, deep blacks, super sharp, gorgeous colors. The default resolution and vanishingly small bezels on the XPS actually allows it to display more material on the screen than the similarly-sized Spectre (e.g., more Excel spreadsheet rows) even though the Spectre's screen had a taller 3:2 aspect ratio. Battery life is very decent. You're not going to get the 20+ hours that you might with the lower-resolution FHD+ screen option. I have my power setting defaulted to "balanced" when on battery with screen brightness at 100% (when plugged in, power is set to beast mode) and I don't use a dark theme so I'm typically getting around 8-9 hours on battery which handily beats the old Spectre at barely 6 hours. If drop my screen brightness a bit and/or switch to dark mode, I can get substantially more battery life but a full work day of battery life with no serious power compromises is pretty decent (thank you, Snapdragon). And quickly on other things: Sound - awesome. It's amazingly loud and clear at the default 50% setting. Bass is surprisingly good for a machine this small and thin. Ports - haha, yep, just two high-speed USB-C combo data/power ports (one of which you use for power). The only peripherals I use are a Bluetooth mouse and Bluetooth earphones so no ports are required for those (I'm not wailing about the absence of a headphone jack as most computer reviewers peculiarly seem to do). I may get an external monitor in the coming weeks (which would consume the other USB port). Beyond that, I really don't need more ports so the dearth of them on the XPS doesn't matter much to me (just pick up a dock if you need more ports). Wi-fi - Excellent. The Spectre would periodically drop out even though it was only 20 ft. from the router; the XPS's Wi-fi 7 is speedy and rock solid. Presence Sensing - The XPS will turn off the screen whenever you leave the room and turn it back on when you return and are sitting in front of the laptop. Pretty cool and it actually works. Performance: It's a beast. Unless you're doing movie-grade video editing work, you'll wait for nothing. If you're looking for a super stylish awesomely powerful laptop that is remarkably thin and light, this XPS should be right at the top of your list. Best Buy offers the best on-sale price for this machine so track it on the Best Buy website if you're interested.

I've had the computer for about three weeks. The processor speed is incredible, at least comparable to a latest-generation Ultra 7. It literally flies. My apprehension when buying it was that I use at least two VPNs (FortiClient and Cisco Annyconnect) and that I work all day with SAP Logon 7.7. But I can confirm after several weeks of use that those VPNs and SAP Logon work perfectly. The fact that it's ARM is completely transparent. For my files, I used Box Drive. In that case, the tool is outdated because it doesn't install on Windows 11 ARM. But that was easy to resolve; I switched to Google Drive and that's it, and it works just like on Windows 11 x86. At this point, the computer is 100% transparent to its ARM platform, and I enjoy the benefits of the processor and battery efficiency. I rarely use it on battery power, so I haven't done extensive testing in this regard. At least it lasts as long as my Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 360. As for the OLED screen, it's a pleasure to work with. Its 1800p resolution allows me to see more SAP content and more Excel rows. I also love the keyboard, worthy of copying. And the touchpad is as good as the one on my MacBook Pro. I thought it would be confusing because it's invisible, but it wasn't at all. In short, it's highly recommended; you can tell it's the latest generation. It's a legitimate workhorse.

It's light, fast and most of all, beautiful. The design really speaks to me and the lack of physical function key or boarder for the touchpad never bothers me. In fact I much prefer this design. So far I did not encounter any compatibility issue and suffice all my needs. The OLED screen is so gorgeous to look at and the 60hz refresh rate is good enough for daily task.

Battery life is very good, the screen is nice and laptop quality make since for every dollar invested

[Employee of bestbuy] Absolutely beautiful laptop, the battery lasts ages and the display is incredible. Super portable and capable of doing everything I need a laptop to do. The keyboard has been one of my favorite keyboards I've ever used on a laptop, both for usability and aesthetics. If I had to complain about anything it would be that the RAM usage runs a bit high.