
Customers consistently note the XPS 18.4" All-in-One's portability and large touchscreen as significant advantages, frequently comparing it to a large tablet. Many appreciate its ease of use and performance capabilities for everyday tasks. However, some users express concerns regarding the battery life, reporting shorter-than-expected usage times. The touchscreen functionality and overall design are generally well-received.
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I bought this for my wife. My version was the XPS 18 with an I5 4th gen Processor, 8GB RAM, 1 TB HDD. About $1,000. Did not include the metal stand ($110 extra). My wife loves it and therefore so do I. I build desktop gaming computers for a hobby, and I think I have enough knowledge about computer hardware to render an educated opinion. This is a great machine. We took it with us on a trip and used it in the hotel instead of a laptop. It was awesome! PROS: 1. Light, powerful, portable. 2. Two USB 3.0 ports. 3. Great screen resolution and I love the internal "feet" for propping up the screen. 4. Plenty of Youtube "How to videos" to replace HDD with SSD, add RAM (8GBs is Max), replace the battery, etc. CONS: 1. No internal DVD, but has to be expected to keep the weight and size down. Not really a negative, but you just have to be aware. 2. Hard Disk Drive is not only cheap, but potentially a big problem if you plan on moving this thing around. Dell must get 5400 rpm HDDs for pennies. As soon as I got this home I cloned the HDD to a 256 GB Solid State Drive and swapped it out. It took 15 minutes to swap the drives. Performance is dramatically improved and a SSD is not prone to the problems a HDD is when you move them around while the HDD is spinning. 3. Could use more USB ports, 3 as a minimum. Overall, this is worth the money.
Posted by Glibb
This tablet has been a constant companion for the last month and I have really enjoyed it. It is a great fully functional all-in-one computer that you can carry with you. The size is a little awkward any bigger and toting it would be difficult. The edges are rubberized and the back is aluminum. I have barely used the keyboard or mouse however I did notice that they were very well made with aluminum edges. The screen is big enough for a couple of web pages to be open and the keyboard to be up. Flip the built in legs out and it's a portable tv. I have used it to work on my website eyeglassrepairdallas.com and played a couple of games from the app store. Seems pretty bullet proof so far. 3 hours of battery life.
Posted by eyeglassrepairdallas
So much information available that it is hard to quickly learn how to operate. Once you figure it out, it's terrific until you try to remember the next time you use it.
Posted by tony