Surface Laptop 3 vs Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Full Comparison
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- The 13.5" Surface Laptop 3 is a great premium Windows laptop, just like Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1, but which one is the better buy?
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Both of these premium Windows laptops feature excellent build quality, with all-metal designs, apart from a carbon fiber composite palm rest on the XPS.
Both of these feature biometric authentication, but the Surface actually has infrared facial scanning, so you're logged into Windows instantly!
The XPS features a hinge that can fold all the way back for tablet mode use, which is nice for viewing shows and movies.
The Surface has a large trackpad which works very well, while the XPS has an excellent keyboard that goes from one edge to the other.
The Surface also has speakers that are hidden beneath the keyboard, and they actually sound amazing!
Both of these feature Intel's latest 10th-gen 10nm Ice Lake processors, and they perform incredibly well.
However, both of them have their own flaws, so let's talk about them!
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Both of these are great laptops, but which one would you choose and why?
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I love the surface laptop 3 because of the minimalism, but the XPS definitely overheats if you get the 1660 model cause it's in a small chassis
u gotta enable maxxaudio on Dell and tune the speakers. then they sound way better
Hey max
MicroSD :). MiniSD hasn't been used in at least a decade.
Dell XPS 13 2 in 1. I love 3:2 but I like 2 in 1s more and a MicroSD slot will remain useful whilst USB A is gradually being replaced. The bezels on the Dell are much nicer too. Why the big bezels Microsoft?
That battery life really illustrates why for most 1080p is the better choice than the 4K display. 6 hrs compared to 10 hrs is a huge difference.
Al-can-tar-a. Alcantara. Not ala-can-tra.
MustangsbyMatt haha just right when i read that he says that shit😂😂😂
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA LOL FUNNY
Dun give a fuck-ar
yes, hermione, we know you are very bright.
Lmaooooo
I was just looking for a video like this for the past week
It is not fair to compare one-handed opening on the two laptops because 2 in 1s require stiffness so that you don't get lots of flex when in theater mode. Otherwise good comparison. :-)
3:40, JUST 128GB of RAM? God damn... :/
He meant storage...
the xps screen makes the surface look like its 5 years old
3:39: Nice, 128gigs of RAM!
Chrome demands it!
RH MB or the Verge's apparently video creator desktop
He meant storage
Been waiting for this comparison. Awesome. I only wish you would’ve compared with the Surface Pro 7 too. But, this is great.
Gl reading!
I have also been looking for this and i think i will get the base surface and maybe a surface dock and pen for 250 extra so that makes 1150 for me. Now i would have a LOT of ports and charging at the same time, this could also be done with thunderbolt in a lower price but the just better touchpen, wifi 6, better touchpad, hello face recognitian, replaceble ssd, modular somponents and the alcantara on the surface makes up for this, but this is all for me and maybe you will get something out of my choice but this is how i would do it for ME. Or if anyone wants to convince me please do i just want the best experience.
Great insight especially about the price points. Subscribed.
thanks for the very clear comparison!
Great review. I like the part that you compared reflections.
Nice Comparison. I use the Dell XPS 13 2in1 and i love it. When using
the speakers make sure the MaxxAudioSoftware is enabled and that bass
and details are turned all the way up. The sound quality improves
drastically.
Do you have the white or the black? I'm considering the white but I wonder if it gets dirty
@@okallup8012 that's my biggest conundrum I just ordered the Dell 2020 XPS 13 2 in 1 black but I'm thinking of changing order I got it all speckled out with i7 32GB ram 4k screen and 1TB as well as 3 accidental damage and the round ethernet puck with usb A and HDMI and I believe another another type c or thunderbolt in it I think lol and 3 years a Dell support at home shit that Dell through sold me for 120 lol all for $3400 Canadian with tax but I just can't make my mind up if I want the white, seems like you'd be distracted when watching the screen because of the white.....wish they had white keyboard but black bezel would be easy then
I enjoyed your detailed review! Thank you
I'm taking online college courses and doing very light editing of GoPro vids, and occasional photo editing in Lightroom or PS. Which one do I need? Should i get a 15"?
Such a small thing, but an absence of normal USB port making XPS so much more unpractical for me.
I ultimately went with the XPS for its display advantages, but agreed, this is such an annoying flaw. USB-A is still years away from becoming anything close to obsolete
For me it's the opposite, how can a modern top of the line laptop like microsoft surface 3 not include a thunderbolt port?
it does have usb ports...it has 2 usb - c thunderbolt ports....i think that you meant the usb type A port.....
Agree. Why I wouldn't buy the XPS in 2021
excellent and informative video. would be amazing if you compared these two laptops (especially the xps) with the new Lenovo yoga c940 14 inch
Why does everyone say the carbon fiber isn't premium? I have an XPS 13 going on 5 years old. It's still looks and feels brand new. I've always though the carbon fiber seemed more premium than having an aluminum deck.
Very true, I like the carbon fibre a lot, works really well........
MLosUno yeah my XPS 15 9560 looks great. No scuffs at all. Soft tough is so much more comfortable
setting aside whether it's premium or looks good, the important thing for me is that it feels good. The tough, soft-touch coating they put on it makes it way more comfortable to type on, and it's also a lot less likely to get scratched
Could you possibly compare the Surface Book 2 and surface laptop 3?
What would be the budget alternative to this 2?
I really need someone to get hands on and review the Lenovo Yoga C740 2 in 1 15".
The 2 in 1 battle for 13” laptops for 2019 is between Dell xps 13” AND HP spectre 360x T13...The question is...can you make it happen?
Exactly
Same! Still waiting for a comparison video :(
Literally only thing im waiting for...
Why does the xps have an activate windows watermark?
Costco has the Surface Laptop 3 $1,300 version for $950! I snagged it last night. Love it so far! Yeah, I do wish it went just a bit brighter, but it's still great.
Damn so cheap!!
Best Buy had it for $999 last week when I picked it up. Currently typing this comment on it. I'm very satisfied. Bootup and Windows Hello are lightning quick, the screen looks great once you get used to 3:2, and the battery life is way better than I've read in reviews. And man the design is so sleek. I think it's better looking and feeling than the similar spec MacBook Pro.
Although there is one bug that's SUPER annoying. If you turn the brightness all the way down and activate the keyboard backlight, the screen backlight shuts off almost every time. I hope it's just a software issue.
jpriedy how many hours of battery life you get ?
@@schummy3000 I'd say easily 6+ hours, maybe more.
Perfectly timed video as I am considering both-thank you-seems like LT3 is preferred at i5 8 gb level
The XPS 13 also has Windows Hello, just like the Surface Laptop. Not only limited to the finger print scanner.
Hey could you please review a "Surface Laptop 3 vs. MacBook Air" comparison? I don't know why's everyone only doing the comparison with the MacBook Pro and not the Air!
I just tried out the Surface 3 Laptop at Best Buy and while the Alcantara fiber was on fleek, the keyboard overall was atrocious. Thin chiclet-style keys a la Apple and the entire keyboard flexed whenever I hit a key in the middle.
I got $200 off the surface for a Black Friday deal. 15" with the Ryzen chip for 1199. EXTREMELY impressed with the quality of this thing!
3:38 Just 128 Gigs of Ram?
You've got all the comparisons I am looking for. Great job man
Which one is the better one for music production?
Hi Max Tech, would you be able to check out the new Lenovo C940 (it's a 14" 2 in 1) as a comparison to the Surface Laptop 3? Thanks!
I just saw that at best buy, man is it a looker, they had the 4K model maxed out for $1700, the screen was second only to OLED, and it included the pen and the speakers were top notch.
I hope reviewers review it soon, as it is great competition for the dell 2 in one in the higher specs.
I’m confused between A7iii and Alienware m15 r2. I know it doesn’t make any sense.
I want to game at the same time I want to take pictures. Please help!
agree. the speakers on the surface is so great. not a fan of the keyboard feedback much nor the reflection off the screen. Got a pretty great deal with better specs on sale earlier with 256gb storage. Not such a fan of the battery life. Feels like it drains fairly quickly
All videos are so great and nice. We are from Pergear and we want to cooperate with you.
great review, thanks.
Which is better for travel and editing youtube videos
XPS 13 looks great, but the solderd ssd is a dealbreaker for me
Dell latitude 13 2 in 1 best choice for you. But the XPS is thinner than you would expect only thanks to a sealed memory and disk
Take this guy's reviews with caution. I took his advice on some of the products he promoted, and the results were disastrous.
I'm not saying don't believe a word he says or don't watch his reviews, but I swear I don't want anyone to make the same mistakes I did. Just compare what he says to other reliable reviewers and then make up your mind.
Which mistakes did you make?
@@MaxTechOfficial You promoted and showed the keyboard of the galaxy s6 tab to be stable and reliable, which turned out to be the worst keyboard implemented on a tab when it comes to stability.
You also flamed a surface book for how horrible it was compared to a Mac, but that was not true. It blew my mind when I tried it, and I didn't notice any of the many flaws you mentioned in your review.
People are paying a lot of money for these products, so misinforming them and hiding the flaws of a specific product to promote it on your channel isn't funny at all.
@@brainactivity737 damn son
Good comparison. My only gripe was how you mentioned all the features of thunderbolt 3 like high end storage and multiple 4k monitors, as if the usb-c port on the surface laptop can't do them. The only thing thunderbolt does that usb 3.1 can't do is an external GPU, and you REALLY shouldn't be using those anyways because they're a gigantic waste of money for the performance you'll get.
Those wallpapers?
Excellent comparison ! But the real question now is the Dell XPS 2 in 1 7390 or the new Hp Spectre x360 4K OLED late 2019! I hope you make that comparison!
Hey max, I think the stuff hinge is to keep the display from bending backwards while using it as touch screen. It would be hella annoying if it would bend packwards every time you wanted to use touch
Definitely is but we wish it started further out. With that said we tested both and surprisingly the Surface hinge is just as sturdy without any more wobble when use the touchscreen.
i really hate a reflective screen but i do hate as well to not be able to detach the ram and ssd.
This guy knows what he is talking about. You won yourself a subscriber!
Hmm. Kinda. He’s a biased sometimes as well
What about repairability?
I’ve had the dell XPS 2 in 1 4 k version for 3 months now and all I can say is that if you want all day battery life, battery saver needs to be turned on and brightness should be on its lowest. I recommend buying the I 7 non 4 k laptop as it has the same powerful processor and has much longer battery life !
@Emad Ahmed I myself had to buy the 4k version, since thats the only model thats available now in my country.
I was gonna get 4k on the dell... My dad last minute said get 32 gigs of ram with the i7 instead of 4k...i ll be getting my laptop by the end of this month.
@Emad Ahmed XPS 13 4k owner here.. need no, but hot damn is it amazing to have
And within a few years all will be 4k
@Emad Ahmed I live in Malaysia. I could have imported but i was in a rush to get a new laptop and importing one takes a minimum of 2 weeks. The battery life is average to weak i guess. I still need to plug it at least 2-3 times per day on heavy work. In normal media consumption, the battery shows 6 hours as estimation when its on full battery. The screen's fine. 4k is an overkill for a 13 inch though.
what if you just switch the resolution to 1080p in the graphics setting? Will that save battery life?
What is the name of the song that he tested the speakers with?
Bro why you left Apple Insider? I really liked your videos with your pal
How can microsoft miss to include a thunderbolt port?
Is it possible to install Linux on the Surface Laptop 3?
U can install Linux I think....not sure
Great video enjoyed watching, have both of these laptops they both work really well, the surface laptop has a slight edge for working on, but the xps makes you feel like you have a more modern compact unit, which I favor just a little more, saying that either laptop is an excellent choice........
Weird coming from the automotive world when carbon fiber isn’t as premium as aluminum .-.’ But great video though!
Don't get me wrong but the carbon fiber is still premium it just doesn't look as good in a laptop as it does in a car or bike imo
0:41 Alcantara, not Alacantra...
How about HP spectre x360 13" OLED?
Its bad
I have it & its great
Is this laptop able to run programs like AutoCad, Adobe Creative Cloud, Rhino, and Revit efficiently and smoothly?
Given enough Ram, sure. But with their specs, I’d use the high end model of either of the middle model of the Microsoft Surface.
So, what happens if the battery fails on both of them?
You can actually replace the surface one according to ifixit, but it will take awhile getting the glue off.
Not sure about the dell, Macbook pros need a whole new top assembly, unless you are really good at scraping glue.
They are designing these high price laptops like disposable airpods, to sell you a new one over servicing the old one.
Of course you can still use them plugged in, or with a usbc charging brick.
Where is Kenji. I miss you.
well check out the new Hp spectr 360x .. i thnk its much better .. do a review of it
No TB3 on SB3 is dealbreaker in 2019. Look at how many TB3-compatible hubs, monitors, etc. are coming out. This will only accelerate in the next 4-5+ years people typically hold onto laptops. Microsoft kept the proprietary surface connector because they want you to upsell you THEIR dock, but it's pure greed
Carbon fibre isn't as premium as aluminum? Excuse me?
It’s “more premium” because it “doesn’t feel as nice to type on” because logic
Faaackk. Why doesn't the surface have thunderbolt :'( honestly the only thing holding it back
Well the usb can carry power with fast charge and 1.4 dp and i think that is 2x 4k30? And the magsafe port also suports the surface dock to get ethernet dual dp (can't remember which ones) and i think it's 4 usb 3.1 while fast charging adwell. Maybe this helps but i would recommend that u do your research cause i have been wrong a lot lately.
I had to listen to that twice @0:41 (Alah·cant·tra)... Just for future reference it's pronounced Al·can·tar·ah.
Can’t afford either tbh
the xps 13 has iris graphics not uhd
Why do all the people that narrate Max tech videos talk alike 😂
Any coil whine on XPS 13?
I've replaced 3 xps 2 in 2019 for various issues (wifi, battery, bend chassis, dead pixels...) and all three had coilwhine (the second one was terrible but even the others two had coilwhine)
What about hp envy 13'
Yeah I have it and it's a great laptop at an affordable price. I dont know why noone compared it to a surface laptop or xps
I have finally giveup on windows last month & opted for macbook pro.
How’s your experience so far?
@Frischeparadies my surface pro 3 is 4 years old and works perfectly fine..
Carbon fibre is much more premium then aluminum what you mean
i thought linus was talking at first!geeez
i got my sl for 240.00 on 2023 i5 16gb ram 256gb storage in black wiht box
Did u just say the Dell XPS doesn't have facial recognition?! 😂
It doesn't. Dell XPS 9300 (2020) version has it but not the Dell XPS 7390 2-in-1 version.
I have the xps 15. Just a warning, the xps series don't last long. After two years you might as well get a new pc. Battery is shot, fans are shot, it becomes so loud someday that it's embarrassing to use it in a class room. (I clean it regularly so thats not why).
Paying so much money for it is not WORTH IT. Get a different laptop.
Is the fan still loud?
3:39 you mean 128 gigs of ssd😎
its a" mitstake "
Asus zenbook 434 bro
Alacaaantra? it's Alcantaaaara.
This is a design defect product, I bought last year, all the rubber strips are peeled due to the heat of CPU. And it’s not under warranty. You will need to pay a whole shell cost to fix and no guarantee for whether it will happen again or not
In my opinion the Surface is way better. The only downfall is the display compared to the XPS
Activate your windows version
MS just getting lazy. The design for Surface Laptop and Pro have barely changed and they look dated af compared to competition
Frischeparadies what do you mean?
@Frischeparadies Which is? Can you please elaborate, after you teased us so much? It's very important for people who want to buy it, please share your information with us.
What?! The Surface keyboard should win because it have more travel distance.
You'll have links with the best price to buy, eh? What a liar!
3:37 bro really said 8gb of ram then 128 gb of ram💀
I like the Surface laptop 3. Build quality is on the same level as macbook and it's a head turner at coffee shops.
@@imho4990 Slightly better I meant.
Why are the intel graphics called uhd? I wouldn’t think of doing anything 4K with an integrated gpu.
Intel UHD can handle 4K playback fine
The graphics on the new 10th gen Ice Lake family are not called UHD (not on Comet Lake anyway, only on Ice Lake). They are way superior to any other integrated graphics that Intel has ever made and are called "Intel Iris Plus." It's denoted by the "G" at the end of the processor's name (i.e. i7-1065G7). The G1 version has 32 execution units, the G4 has 48, and the G7 has 64 EUs. Very decent - not equal to a discrete card, but really exceptional for IGP. Any of them can easily handle 4K for almost all tasks except gaming. And with the G7 you can game some. With settings turned down, yes., But you can game.
Ala Cantra! Avada Kedavra!
Mike from college humor?
I watched all videos of surface and dell XPS laptop , most of the reviewers give silly reason 🤓 for not to purchase dell or surface
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I like both dell more power Microsoft much better looks and premium finish but both at the upper specs are filthy expensive I don’t know who the hell can afford it and I core 7,16 GB and 512 ssd is decent because less than this is just for surfing the net.
Surface much better look and premium finish?! What the...lol
Yian Pap surface laptop 13” mate black?? Dell doesn’t hold a candle in every visual aspect .of it dell it’s been using the same boring style for years now and yes under the hood thing are getting better every years not the hardware at all... have you seen it side by side XPS and Surface all aluminum black mate? If you don’t go and do it and then talk to me back ,now it also depends on your personal preferences if you love the Dell is fine nothing to tsk about but reality is different from your perspective I can guarantee 90% of the ppl would like the form factor and clean finish of the surface 3 by a long shot.
@@manrex5238 I don't need to see them in person, I can fully appreciate them on my XPS 15's 4K OLED screen thank you very much:) You're just regurgitating the usual ""they haven't changed the design in 4 years, boring, boooo"". First of all they did change the design on the 13 model, but even if they hadn't, it's like you saying ""That supermodel from 4 years ago in now ugly and boring because she hasn't changed"" Great logic! Boring my ass, this thing is beautiful and if you honestly think that 90% of people would prefer the Surface with those bezels then you haven't met many people me thinks...If one of them has a "clean finish" that's the Dell, the Surface's contrast of the square monitor with thick rounded bezels alone makes it not-clean.
Microsoft is having a great Black Friday sale I just got my surface laptop 3 🙂
Chantel Savage sounds great! I have a 13’’ MacBook Pro but I’ve been wanting to try out a Surface device sometime soon. They look really nice
How much did you get it for?
Maan those fat bezelsare the only thing putting me off.
carbon fiber less premium than aluminium? dafq u sayin
Fake carbon fiber
If it was real the chasis itself would be like 300
if u need form factor, xps 2 in 1 blows surface away easily
Edit: i just ordered an xps 2 in 1 last night after comparing my needs between spectre x360 oled. Oled was good but after thinking of its shitty 16:9 ratio and battery life. Xps still comes on top even with similar price.
the battery life on the 4K-non-OLED Spectre X360 13 is much better than even the HD Dell. It has a much more sophisticated 1 watt display.
@@LeyoFernando Yeah it's super cool. Really, I love both the Specter X360 and XPS lines. They both have their advantages. The XPS' screens are generally brighter and have more color accuracy, but I haven't read up on that new 1 watt panel.
elenchus basically more battery life even tho it’s not that noticeable due to the fact the screen only uses 1w.
XPS still have 500 nits therefore brighter and more color accurate.
Its so dumb that the Surface Laptop still doesn't have any Thunderbolt 3 ports despite its premium price.
Alacantra?...
Of course I'd choose the Dell. 😬
surface laptop 3
1. Much more quality packaging.
2. more report of Dell's battery malfunction
.
3. Minimalist and beautiful design
(aluminum).
4. More pixel density at price 1600 USD (surface 201 ppi - dell 164 ppi)
5. More quality speakers and louder sound
.
Dell cannot resolve the coil whine issue for many years (because it's too severe!) and also touchpad tracking isn't very good. Scrolling intermittently stops and not as smooth.
Camera Hardware does not support Windows facial recognition
.
Disappointed that audio quality is weak, muffled, and vibrates. This is a deal killer for an expensive premium laptop.
The audio is much worse than my 2016 Dell XPS 13. The speakers are on the bottom of the laptop, so it's not clear what the designers of this were thinking!!!
Mohammadreza ss
1. better battery life
2. better screen as well as brightness
3. higher quality material
4. 2 in 1 functionality
5. Better guarantee conditions, Microsoft is really turning Apple these days when it comes to their warranties
6. better results in benchmarks
7. thunderbolt
8. smaller size due to little bezels.
@@buuuba7022
I agree with all the things you mentioned except for 3 and 6. The Dell Company's material is not bad but absolutely Microsoft is better; Also in the same model ( 10th core i7, 16 GB RAM and Irish plus), there are no differences in the benchmarks.
The rest of the points that you and I mentioned are all right
And here's the different needs of each of us and tastes are important for making the final decision.