Dell XPS 13
2020 Review
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Techno Beyond. Today we are going to take the review of Dell XPS 13 2020. Now
if you fancy grabbing yourself an incredibly portable new laptop that doesn't
skimp on performance dell's XPS range has always been one of the best around. The
fresh new dell XPS 13 2020 is a near perfect update of an already fantastic machine.
This is a super top-end skew. So let’s get started.
Now first up the construction of this 2020
notebook certainly matches up with that premium price tag. The aluminium
chassis is incredibly slender measuring just shy of 15 mils at its thickest
point. Weighing a just 1.27 kilos. The dell XPS 13 2020 is one of the most
compact laptops that I’ve seen outside. It’ll fit into even a tiny backpack or
a bag.
That metal frame is as tough as a bit of
beefeater black pudding that lid barely flexes at all even under extreme
pressure. That smart silver lid also
seems pleasantly resistant to scratches. The rest of the chassis seems just as
tough.
The display
has got a nice cord and a gorilla glass 6 covering it as well. So you can
consider your investment pretty well protected. You’ve also got some nice soft
touch carbon fibre palm rests inside which feel really nice against your skin. It’s
even more good news when you turn your attention to the 13.4 inch IPS panel.
This is framed by some of the skinniest bezels. For the screen itself well that
is definitely another highlight of this miniature beauty. The dell XPS 13 2020
is one of few 13-inch laptops to boast ultra HD visuals.
Good news
for photographers and other creative users as well because the colour accuracy
is on point you've got 100 sRGB gamut coverage and just over 80 of the adobe RGB.
As far as the brightness goes it almost hits 400 nits on that maximum level so
perfectly fine for working outdoors.
One disadvantage with ultra-portable laptops
like the dell XPS 13 2020 is the limited connectivity. On here you've got two
thunderbolt ports housed on opposite edges both offering display port support. The
microSD memory card slot and a headphone jack. There are no USB ports but you
do at least get a USB air to type c adapter bundled in the box with the XPS. You’ve
got full Wi-Fi 6 support here on the dell XPS 13
Dell’s fantastic design continues to the XPS
13 2020's keyboard. This is absolutely fantastic for smashing out for long
typing time. Those keys are spread across the entire width of the laptop so
they're a good size and well-spaced despite the limited area. The travel as you
strike each key is rather shallow. You still get enough feedback for touch type
and at speed. You’ve got two stage backline as well which can be quickly cycled
using this handy function key.
Up in the top right corner you'll find the
power button. This also doubles as a very responsive and accurate fingerprint
sensor. That just works in milliseconds.
You’ve got a
good bit of face unlock instead and that proves just as reliable as the
fingerprint sensor even in very low light.
You actually
still get a webcam conveniently positioned above the display. This 720p camera
is absolutely fine for a bit of zoom, Microsoft teams. If you're in a room with
quite ambient lighting they do appear kind of fuzzy and grainy. There is a tiny
little light just next to that camera that flashes on whenever it's in use just
to warn you.
On the zoom
call we had absolutely no problems with the audio. The mic clearly picked up
voice.
On the audio
front you've got a pair of downwards fire and stereo speakers here on the arse
end of the dell XPS 13 2020. We found that audio seemed to permeate up through
the keyboard. On top volume the dell XPS 13 2020 audio isn't super powerful.
On to performance and dell has stuffed one of Intel’s
10th gen core i7 chipsets in here namely the 1065 g7. Backed in this model by
16 gigs of ddr4 ram. However this XPS isn't an all-powerful beam because on the
graphics front it is integrated iris graphics all the way there's no dedicated GPU
It’s not too
surprising that the XPS 13 2020 can basically burn through any tasks you throw
its way. when we are working full-time in chrome with well over a multiple tabs
open and apps in the background and even downloading files it was handling all
of it simultaneously. There is not a dedicated graphics card which means
naturally that for the likes of video editing and really serious intensive
creative tasks all right out.
This laptop did not overheat under duress
either we did find the bottom got a little bit warm when it had been on for a
while.
Silly bench 20 spaffed out a score of 1390
while pc mark 10 coughed up a result of 3962 perfectly respectable.
If you want
something for gaming on the go. Then you'll really have to temper your
expectations. You’ll definitely have to stick to older titles if you want a
smooth enjoyable experience.
Back to the
good stuff though and somehow dell has managed to cram a full one terabyte of
storage into this top end model. It’s pleasingly fast storage as well you
comfortably get over three gigabits per second read and write speeds in all of
the testing.
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The battery life another
crucial component of course of the general portability. Despite its compact
size the Dell XPS 13 2020 performed pretty admirably on this front too. We
finally got anywhere between five and six hours of use from a full charge.
So you've got is a 10th gen core i7 chipset a
gorgeous 4k touchscreen and one terabyte of storage and it's sure in cheap at 1800
quid. If you don't mind scaling back the performance,
streaming the resolution down to full HD and trimming back the storage a bit as
well then you can get that price whittled down to about 1400 pounds.
As you can see if portability is your priority
but you also want dependable performance and one of the best laptop displays
out there then it'll do the job. The only real limitation is that lack of
dedicated graphics was definitely right out for the likes of video editing but
anyone else who actually finds themselves on the move on a regular basis these
days will definitely be more than happy.
So that’s it
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