Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Arrives at CES Discussion

[Bronsky]

Shame this arrived DOA.

[Thundermare]

They will sell enough to get by. Its certainly not DOA. What ultrabook is flat out better for the price right now?

[Mr.Mischief]

They will sell enough to get by. Its certainly not DOA. What ultrabook is flat out better for the price right now?

The Dell XPS 14 starts at $899, so I assume the XPS 13 will cost around the same.

HP Folio 13 starts at $899: HP Folio 13

Toshibe Protege Z835 $799: Toshiba Portege Z835 Notebook

I'm not saying they're better, but at least they both have SD card slots.

If anyone from Dell is reading this, I'd buy this laptop over all the others if it has an option for a 1600x900 screen.

[Mitlov]

I'm not saying they're better, but at least they both have SD card slots.

If anyone from Dell is reading this, I'd buy this laptop over all the others if it has an option for a 1600x900 screen.

I've never used an SD card slot on a computer. Ever.

On the other hand, I'd love to see a 900p screen, at least as an option. Asus, HP (Spectre 14, not Folio 13), and Apple all offer 'em in this class.

[MSGaldenzi]

The Dell XPS 14 starts at $899, so I assume the XPS 13 will cost around the same.

HP Folio 13 starts at $899: HP Folio 13

Toshibe Protege Z835 $799: Toshiba Portege Z835 Notebook

I'm not saying they're better, but at least they both have SD card slots.

If anyone from Dell is reading this, I'd buy this laptop over all the others if it has an option for a 1600x900 screen.

I completely agree that "Ultrabooks" are getting away with murder on the screens... 1366x768 can be found on netbooks... The standard should be 1600x900 for the "ultra premium" models... aka... ultrabooks.

[Genryu]

Just played around with the dell today at CES, and I am definitely not impressed with the display as others have noted. Will be taking a 2nd look tomorrow to give it a thorough comparison to the hp and others at the Microsoft booth, but so far the display is really not up to par with the competition. Though for the price you could definitely do worse, and the carbon fiber does give it a nice feel on the bottom when you pick it up.

[REMF]

Oh, come on. No one uses digital cameras or cell phones with micro sd cards anymore.

/end sarcasm

true.

it would have bothered me last year, but not this.

[Mitlov]

I use a digital camera with an SD card all the time. But I don't remove the card from the camera and insert it into my computer each time I want to upload photos. I've never done that in all the years I've been taking pictures. I use the USB cord the camera came with. Don't all digital cameras come with USB cords for uploading photos?

[waja2000]

I use a digital camera with an SD card all the time. But I don't remove the card from the camera and insert it into my computer each time I want to upload photos. I've never done that in all the years I've been taking pictures. I use the USB cord the camera came with. Don't all digital cameras come with USB cords for uploading photos?

it depend how you used, i and few my friend group of photographer went out from home seldom bring cable, and copy or exchange photo direct put sd card to laptop card reader.

and i never used cable at home too, i every time take card out from camera put to card reader in pc or laptop.

[SemiExpert]

They will sell enough to get by. Its certainly not DOA. What ultrabook is flat out better for the price right now?

Ummm.....the Macbook Air? The only good "ultrabook" is the one that technically isn't an "ultrabook."

Realistically, the Windows "Ultrabook" is simply a revamp of the ultra-low voltage CPU subnotebook category. Remember the Dell Adamo? The confusingly named XPS 13 "ultrabook" is simply an update on the same subnotebook category, expect with a plastic "carbon fiber" base - cost cutting at work. In hindsight, the Adamo came closer to the Macbook Air in material quality and market positioning, but at the time, the early Macbook Air wasn't much of hit either.

Kudos to Intel for backing the OEMs with huge marketing support, but the reality is that Apple is the 800 pound gorilla in the mobile ULV market segment. Intel is just hoping and praying that "ultrabooks" catch on before Apple dumps Intel and goes all ARM. So far, the signs are not encouraging.