Dell’s new-look XPS 13 Plus is now accessible, beginning at $1,299

Dell introduced that the daring XPS 13 Plus it debuted again at CES 2022 is now accessible for buy. It begins at $1,299, and whereas Dell didn’t element the precise specs for this configuration, it’ll doubtless get the bottom specs listed in a spec sheet shared by the corporate. These embrace a 13.4-inch 1920 x 1200 16:10 side ratio show with 500 nits of peak brightness, Intel’s twelfth Gen Core i5-1240P processor (28W, 12-core, 4.4GHz increase clock), 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM clocked at 5,200MHz, and a 256GB SSD.

Every mannequin features a 60W USB-C AC adapter and options two Thunderbolt 4 ports (however no headphone jack), a Home windows Hiya 720p webcam, in addition to a fingerprint reader embedded within the energy button.

As we famous again at CES, this new model of the XPS 13 has a extra futuristic-looking design than Dell’s customary mannequin. Probably the most notable variations embrace the Plus’ Contact Bar-like row of backlit perform keys, in addition to the keyboard, which sits flush with the chassis. Lastly, there’s the brand new trackpad that’s invisible to the attention however takes up an identical (if not barely bigger) quantity of actual property throughout the center of the glass-covered wrist relaxation. And as a substitute of bodily clicking in, the trackpad {hardware} emulates the clicking with haptic suggestions, like Apple’s current laptops.

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Whereas Dell didn’t share pricing data for different configurations, you’ll be capable to improve the XPS 13 Plus on the time of buy with a 1080p touchscreen (it’s non-touch by default) or a 4K touchscreen. The very best-end show possibility is a 3.5K (3456 x 2160) Gorilla Glass 7-covered OLED touchscreen with 100% DCI-P3 coloration gamut protection.

By way of processing energy, Dell can go as much as a twelfth Gen Intel Core i7-1280P with 14 cores, in addition to as much as 32GB of DDR5 RAM and as much as 2TB of PCIe 4.0 SSD storage. Oh, and very last thing: there shall be a Developer Version of the XPS 13 Plus that can ship with Ubuntu 20.04, and it’ll price $1,249.99.

We look ahead to testing out the XPS 13 Plus quickly. As my colleague Monica Chin wrote in her hands-on again in January, we’re cautiously optimistic that each one of those aesthetic adjustments gained’t get in the way in which of it being a superb machine. However keep tuned for the total assessment to seek out out.