XPS 13 (2018) Review - The World's Smallest 13' Laptop!

The new Dell XPS 13 (2018) review : Is an excellent 13-inch laptop gets even better
When I recently reviewed the now "classic" Dell XPS 13 (9360), refreshed with an Intel 8th Generation quad-core processor, I noted the laptop felt a bit stale even if it was still one of the best on the market. Luckily, Dell changed that with the r).

While more evolution than revolution, the XPS 13 (9370) improves almost every aspect of the popular Ultrabook. Here is where it excels and where it falls short.
Dell did not significantly alter the look or even shape of the laptop, but it did make many notable – and welcome – smaller changes. Here's what's new.
InfinityEdge display — The 4mm border is 23 percent thinner than the previous generation, resulting in an 80.7 percent screen-to-body ratio.
InfinityEdge display — This is the next-generation that can now go to 400 nits of brightness (up from 350), higher resolution 4K (vs. QHD), 100 percent sRGB color calibrated, and a new anti-reflective coating.
New ports — USB Type-C including two Thunderbolt 3 ports, and one USB 3.1.
microSD — Ditching the full SD reader, the 9370 now uses a microSD reader instead.
Now in white and gold — Dell is debuting an new alpine white woven glass fiber interior, but the original carbon fiber version is also still available with silver.
New thermals — Dual heat pipe and dual fan solution and the first to use GORE Thermal Insulation (silica aerogels).
Far-field Cortana capable — The XPS 13 responds to your voice from up to 14 feet away with four built-in microphones.

Windows Hello — The HD web camera is now in the middle (though still below the display) and supports IR facial recognition, and a second, optional, fingerprint reader can be added to the power button.

The alpine white woven glass fiber is fantastic. The soft-touch black carbon fiber is heavily prone to hand and finger oil, which requires frequent wipe downs. The new white woven glass is leaps and bounds better in this regard. The white woven glass fiber also feels more like a combination of linoleum and ceramic.

Besides aesthetics, the new material is also good at heat dispersion, never getting too hot under heavy processor load.

The white alpine option, however, is not free; users need to pay an extra $50.

Dell told me it is monitoring color choices and requests and may make adjustmenet in the future. That means a silver and white option could be possible. There are also some other minor changes including a new teeny 45W USB Type-C charger.

The new XPS 13 looks a lot like the old one, but in person, the changes are not trivial. The full specifications reveal a typical, but still powerful Ultrabook that fits nicely with the rest of the 2018 offerings.

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