Dell at the CES 2017 launched a new
hybrid in its XPS lineup - the XPS 13 2-in-1 - apart from the Dell Ultrathin
S2718D Monitor. The new XPS 13 2-in-1 available in the US from January 5, and has been priced starting US$ 999.99. The Dell
27 Ultrathin Monitor go on sale in the US from March 23 starting US$ 699.99.
Starting with the new Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, the
Windows 10 hybrid is said to be the first 2-in-1 from Dell to sport an
InfinityEdge display. This, the company says, allowed it to fit a 13.3-inch
display in the frame of an 11-inch laptop - making it the "smallest
13-inch 2-in-1 on the planet". The convertible laptop's touchscreen
display rotates 360-degrees, allowing users to utilise it as a tablet. The
other major highlight of the hybrid is its battery life, which Dell says can
last up to 15 hours on the full-HD display variant - or 9 hours when streaming
Netflix content. It sports a 46Whr battery.
The new Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 sports an aluminium body,
a carbon fibre palm rest, and bears Corning Gorilla Glass NBT on the display.
The hybrid is also compatible with the optional Dell Active Pen stylus. It
measures 304x199x13.7mm, weighs in at 1.24kg, and sports two Waves MaxxAudio
Pro tuned speakers, apart from an infrared webcam and a fingerprint reader.
Specifications of the new Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 include
a choice of 13.3-inch full-HD (1920x1080 pixels) or UltraSharp Quad-HD+ (3200x1800
pixels) InfinityEdge touch displays, and a seventh generation Intel Core
i5-7Y54 processor (up to 3.2 GHz) or a Intel Core i7-7Y75 processor (up to
3.6 GHz) - both of which sport Intel HD Graphics 615 built-in. It comes with 4GB
of 1866MHz LPDDR3 RAM, though customers will have the option of 8GB or 16GB
configurations as well. The base model ships with a 128GB SATA SSD, though
256GB, 512GB, and 1TB PCIe SSD options are also available. As for ports, it
sports a Thunderbolt 3 port, a DisplayPort, USB Type-C 3.1, microSD card
reader, and a headset jack. Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Miracast, and Intel
Smart Connect technology complete the connectivity options.
Coming to the Dell 27 Ultrathin Monitor (S2718D) -
it sports a 27-inch QHD (2560x1440 pixels) display with a 60Hz refresh rate.
The company is touting a 178-degree viewing angle, and a 99 percent sRGB colour
gamut. It offers a brightness of 400 nits, and sports a USB Type-C port for
power delivery, apart from a HDMI 2.0 port, and an audio line-out. Users can
opt for a HDR-ready version.
