Dell reinvents the XPS 13 with minimalism in mind

(Pocket-lint) - Dell has unveiled its latest iteration of the XPS 13, this clip called the XPS 13 Plus. It's a striking redesign that we're definite volition beryllium divisive.

Immediately, we were struck by the minimalist design, acknowledgment mostly to the device's seamless trackpad that allows for cleaner lines than we person ever seen connected a laptop.

The trackpad is solid and provides haptic feedback, we aren't definite precisely however overmuch of the country tin beryllium utilized arsenic a touchpad, but we're looking guardant to uncovering out.

The different instantly noticeable alteration is the capacitive interaction relation row, which tin beryllium easy switched to media keys erstwhile desired. We tin spot the benefits here, particularly erstwhile it comes to aesthetics, but we ideate the deficiency of a carnal relation enactment volition beryllium a large crook disconnected for some.

The caller laptop is designed astir Intel's comparatively power-hungry 28W 12th gen processors, to accommodate this, Dell has beefed up the fans and says the caller plan provides "55 per cent amended airflow without expanding sound oregon temperature".

Express Charge 2.0 means that the laptop tin beryllium charged up to 80% successful little than an hour.

The redesign features larger keycaps that Dell claims marque the keyboard consciousness "comfortable, creaseless and businesslike with each keystroke."

The accustomed thin-bezels and OLED options are contiguous connected the caller exemplary and are accompanied by a caller quad talker design. Two speakers occurrence upwards from beneath the keyboard and 2 occurrence downward from the base, promising large dependable from a tiny chassis.

The XPS 13 Plus comes successful either Platinum oregon Graphite finishes and volition beryllium disposable worldwide from Spring 2022. Pricing is yet to beryllium announced.

Writing by Luke Baker. Originally published connected 4 January 2022.