M2 MacBook Air Trounces the NEW Dell XPS 13 Plus! Full Compare!

The 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus a great new machine hitting the markets. I compare it to Apple's latest and similarly priced M2 MacBook Air!

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Chapters ➡
0:00 Intro
1:16 Design
4:52 Ports and connectivity
6:30 Displays
7:55 Cameras
8:44 Battery Life
9:35 Heat
10:41 Performance
11:45 Summary

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[MikeThomasDrumss]

I use the Dell XPS 13 PLUS with 2 external monitors and love the compact powerhouse it provides for my WFH setup! Not sure why most people are having issues with this particular laptop. I work in cybersecurity and have been using the laptop daily for over 2 months now with no issues!

[elzodvsa]

Heard lametop at 0:23. Which in the case of the Dell XPS 13 Plus would hold true

[albertkim]

Sorry but in the temperature, are you using f or c?

[shawngee]

What panel do you have on the XPS plus?

[kramasnu]

You could have tested the performance gains in higher-end SKUs - The Dell has 4K and i7 options, the Mac has significant improvements to RAM and SSD speeds in the pricier models.

[bryans]

My wife and I used Windows computers exclusively since the mid-nineties, and she still does. I switched over to the Mac world few years ago, just to try something new more than anything else, and these days I'm team Apple. So the choice here is an easy one for me, that M2 MBA.

[lindenmorgan]

Dell be like: We took all of Apple's failures, rolled them into one, and somehow managed to make it worse.

[stanleygarrett]

When you review a Mac book Pro, it would be great to see how Mac performs with Windows.

[cameronbosch]

For the Windows side of the equation, try the Lenovo Yoga 9i. That's a premium Windows ultraportable laptop that is amazing!

[rafaeldomenikos]

For one simple reason I think that the MacBook is the better choice. And that is longevity. I currently own a very powerful dell laptop (G5 with the i9-8950HK), and despite being very happy with it, after 3.5 years it shows signs that it is close to the end of its lifecycle as my main computer to count on. Unexpected shutdowns happen here and there, the fans are very loud even on minor loads and the OS eats up the RAM like crazy. And that's for a big beefy gaming laptop not a super thin one. I think that a super thin laptop would be even more limited. I think my next purchase is going to be the MacBook air M2 to replace the dell, which is then to remain at home and serve as a remote server for as long as it lasts. I wouldn't trust a windows machine for a thin and light laptop given the loads the software puts even on gaming laptops with beefy cooling. (Plus, I kind of can't wait to get a new laptop and put linux on the G5 and see the i9 properly stretch its legs there :P )

[bibasik]

If you get the Core i7 and the high resolution display on the Dell, you're up to the same price as the 14" MacBook Pro, which is way faster.

[thor.mukbang]

Dell should've kept this design in the prototype department. At this price point you'd be much better served by a Surface Laptop.

[johnhoward]

Good vid, but the lip issue is so irrelevant. Am I not going to buy a laptop due to a lip difference?

[lohit]

i love macbook air m2 but pls can anybody tell me how to install busy app in parallel desktop or any verual machine, i dont want to use window laptop for only one software but busy software is also important for me.Actually busy app is accounting software. pls tell me if any body know. Thank you

[Visualization]

They are missing the real world performance tests! Check the max tech review. They also have the i7. But the Mac still wins on many tests

[gamersanditparadise]

Why don't you use Cinebench? Because Geekbench favours the M2?

[cheahkaimun]

These two beast is meant for two different user group. Anyway…. nice to compare each other….

[tech_realm]

Dell's poor QC is unmatched to any other. I have this XPS 13 Plus laptop with defects straight out of the box!

[whiteandnerdytuba]

Dell’s disdain for their customers is even worse than apples

[mecuniverse]

We don't need fan in laptop, its old machine already, so apple is clear choice.