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PRICE Core i7/16GB/512GB, £1,333 (£1,599 inc VAT) from dell.co.uk
For many years, the Dell XPS 13 has set the gold standard for ultraportable laptops – and it remains so in 2020. It still has that classic wedge-shaped profile, with aluminium plates on the lid and base, and there’s still carbon fibre softtouch plastic on the interior. But don’t be fooled: this year’s laptop brings subtle yet important upgrades.
First, the internals have also been given a boost, to the best tenthgeneration Intel CPUs. Physically, there’s a new Windows Hello webcam and a thinner bezel at the bottom of the screen. Perhaps most notably, that display shifts from a 16:9 aspect ratio to a taller 16:10, and it’s available in FHD+ and UHD+ resolutions.
Small change
Otherwise, though, it’s…
