Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 Tiger Lake Review | 2021 Laptop/Tablet Hybrid Tested

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  • čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
  • Reviewing Dell's XPS 13 2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrid in 2021, with Tiger Lake smarts. I've been testing this flexible notebook for a fortnight following my review of the XPS 13 9310, just before we hit 2021. Here's how the gaming performance, battery life and other bits hold up vs best rivals like the MacBook Air M1, if your budget stretches to that £1400 mark.
    Dell's 2-in-1 laptop boasts the latest Intel Gen 11 chipset for smooth everyday running and capable creative work. This is one of the best ultraportable notebooks around, and tough competition versus Apple's new Macbook Air M1 (and even the Pro). It's skinnier and lighter than those Mac laptops, with a flexible design that converts into a tablet. Although the keyboard isn't as good as the XPS 13 9310, the display is another stunning Full HD LED panel. With full touch controls naturally.
    The XPS 13 2-in-1 also offers respectable battery life, although vs the Macbook Air and Pro with Apple's M1 platform it can't quite compete. Check out my review of that Macbook Pro for all you need to know, and I've also fully tested Dell's 931 here on Tech Spurt.
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Komentáře • 195

  • @bonk2401
    @bonk2401 Před 3 lety +106

    Him: puts a mikasa wallpaper
    So you're a man of culture as well

    • @rosydipo
      @rosydipo Před 3 lety +1

      What's misaka

    • @joaomota9550
      @joaomota9550 Před 3 lety +1

      @@rosydipo its that game with sticks 😜

    • @rosydipo
      @rosydipo Před 3 lety +2

      @@joaomota9550 ah yes I see

    • @asandax6
      @asandax6 Před 3 lety +9

      @@rosydipo I see you're not a man of Culture. Go watch Attack On Titan you'll love it.

    • @aquiveal
      @aquiveal Před 3 lety +2

      @@rosydipo You mean who, my man.

  • @darrylgeorgemycock
    @darrylgeorgemycock Před 3 lety +4

    CZcams’s hidden gem. Really enjoy your videos, rate them up there with the most popular tech reviewers. Hoping 2021 brings you success.

  • @JimKanaris
    @JimKanaris Před 3 lety +9

    Love your well-written, extremely witty reviews!

  • @thanhavictus
    @thanhavictus Před 3 lety +7

    I am so damn happy they restored the PgDn and PgUp buttons correctly right next to the arrow buttons where they belong. Drives me nuts there's so few laptops I can use because of that.

  • @madcatter972
    @madcatter972 Před 3 lety +3

    Great review thanks! Good info and some good laughs too. Like your style. 👍

  • @deanthompson1156
    @deanthompson1156 Před 3 lety +1

    Chris, another very complete review. This would not be me, but Dell is a good choice for laptops and is a company in my state in the US. Would love to see more laptops in the review studio. Thanks. Stay safe.

  • @nightstringers
    @nightstringers Před 3 lety +1

    I have an older version and it did great when rendering video from 4 k to 1920 x1080 I love these .

  • @toweliethetowel8280
    @toweliethetowel8280 Před 3 lety +17

    If you dont need the PageUp + PageDown keys that often you could use a key mapper (like Sharp Keys) and map PgUp to Left and PgDn to Right. To use PgUp + PgDn you could use Fn+PgUp etc.

  • @MrDucatiV4
    @MrDucatiV4 Před 3 lety +2

    Awesome Dell xps review! Keep up the great contents! 🍻

  • @frankcosgrove9958
    @frankcosgrove9958 Před 3 lety +4

    Nice review, I bought the fully specced model, it’s been excellent without any bugs.

    • @keishabarwise4208
      @keishabarwise4208 Před 3 lety +1

      have there been any software improvements with the webcam?

  • @anihilistsweetpotato9535
    @anihilistsweetpotato9535 Před 3 lety +12

    As a xps 13 2-1 user, the easiest way to deal with the dog shit page up/do keys is to download sharp keys and re bind them to the left and right arrows respectively. It’a a small thing but that 5 minutes it took to install has made a huge difference in my productivity. Great review!

  • @greggsmith5391
    @greggsmith5391 Před 3 lety +10

    The main man's back

  • @ActiveDodger
    @ActiveDodger Před 3 lety +13

    5:56 Did I hear you say "a pair of stereo speakers hidden away on the lap top's arse"? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @rajgandhi1
    @rajgandhi1 Před 3 lety +3

    Nice video! Do you have the full specs of the unit you reviewed?

  • @AverageAngel
    @AverageAngel Před 3 lety +1

    Did you get a anti-glare screen for it? It seems to not have that. I wonder if it affects the quality

  • @solomonlam3157
    @solomonlam3157 Před 3 lety +4

    What are your thoughts on the HP Envy 13 x360?

  • @anandsuralkar2947
    @anandsuralkar2947 Před 2 lety +3

    does it support pen tho?
    thats most important question otherwise 2 in 1 form factor would be useless for many.

  • @ThisisBigAl
    @ThisisBigAl Před 3 lety

    Uncle Spurt hope your well and refreshed after the festive season I'll looking for a 2 in 1 Chromebook would you and your extensive large knowledge of gadgetry suggest a good one. I thought the Asus flip C436 do you approve. Or is there better cheers Love you 😁👍

  • @dalesmth1
    @dalesmth1 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m using a Latitude 5289, and paid 1/3 of what they want for a new model.

  • @danieljoseph8007
    @danieljoseph8007 Před 3 lety +2

    Had the same display issue, a couple seconds the screen would go black followed by a 1 second no signal display, and then come back on.

  • @gurugamer8632
    @gurugamer8632 Před 3 lety +3

    Dell XPS 13 or HP Spectre X360 14 or Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 14 gen 9 ?

  • @AverageAngel
    @AverageAngel Před 3 lety

    Are those standard USB ports to plug in mouse or iPhone charger?

  • @tangobase7
    @tangobase7 Před 3 lety +1

    How does it compare to the HP Spectre and the HP Elite book please?

  • @miniblitz3971
    @miniblitz3971 Před 3 lety +2

    Can we get a comparison of this with the HP Spectre x360 14?

  • @4wilmo
    @4wilmo Před 3 lety +4

    4:51 I laughed out loud and scared the hell out of my cat just now 😂

  • @hector11_uwu
    @hector11_uwu Před 3 lety

    For architecture, which one do you recommend?

  • @reviewchan9806
    @reviewchan9806 Před 2 lety

    How bad is that soft touch material? Does it feel like the x1 extreme? And can you open it with one hand?

  • @juniorgarcia5344
    @juniorgarcia5344 Před 3 lety +1

    nice but need the usb ports, what you guys suggest

  • @jamblman
    @jamblman Před 3 lety

    thanks. wish you had made a comment or 2 on the quality of screenwriting with active stylus pen..

  • @krazzyrahul8092
    @krazzyrahul8092 Před 3 lety +7

    Wish I could meet you and discuss tech and anime with you brother ❤️❤️❤️❤️. I love your work.. love from India ❤️

    • @aquiveal
      @aquiveal Před 3 lety +1

      From India man, wanna discuss tech and anime ?

  • @kevinwilliam5496
    @kevinwilliam5496 Před 3 lety +2

    Can you upgrade the space?

  • @Aemilindore
    @Aemilindore Před 3 lety +2

    But the most important, what is the Linux compatibility?

  • @TechDEEM
    @TechDEEM Před 3 lety +2

    Can you please 🙏 please 🙏 please 🙏 please review MSI Modern B4M 14 ryzen 5 4500u amd budget laptop?

  • @pietrosupremo7169
    @pietrosupremo7169 Před 3 lety +1

    Can you put screen protector in this lappy?

  • @BossChronicles
    @BossChronicles Před 3 lety +2

    Good for traveling and editing youtube videos ?

  • @Jasondranoff
    @Jasondranoff Před 2 lety

    Would you recommend this over to the Samsung Galaxy book 360?

  • @yyychfake1590
    @yyychfake1590 Před 3 lety +3

    Wouldve been nice if it had an lte option

  • @robinlee7531
    @robinlee7531 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for review

  • @demos720443
    @demos720443 Před 3 lety +1

    did he said 5-6 hours only? how is that possible?my 10 year old hp lasts for 3-4 hours.did he meant 15 hours?

  • @scienceuser4014
    @scienceuser4014 Před 3 lety

    Where do you get your wallpapers

  • @daviebrowne5542
    @daviebrowne5542 Před 3 lety +3

    Between the Dell XPS 15, Asus Zenbook Duo and HP Spectre which one do you recommend overall?

    • @mitchellcoquillon3469
      @mitchellcoquillon3469 Před 3 lety +1

      15 is definitely the best.. I was going to get the XPS 15 but then I heard of all the people who sent it back because of it’s really faulty track pad so I decided to avoid it. I didn’t want the M1 Mac Pro as it wasn’t optimised for photoshop which is what I need. So I’m thinking the XPS 13 is a good substitute it’s decently fast, touch display, good for photoshop

  • @thetechrealist
    @thetechrealist Před 3 lety +4

    Chris, I definitely wouldn't use face ID on a laptop!
    That's the least secure thing you could do!

  • @bry6314
    @bry6314 Před 3 lety

    It's a nice laptop indeed but waaaaaaaayyyyy out of my budget x any chance of a review of budget laptops?

  • @oracleofdelphi555
    @oracleofdelphi555 Před 2 lety +1

    I( have one from 2019 and one from 2021, superb system

  • @c.c.5370
    @c.c.5370 Před 3 lety +1

    Does anyone here know if a Raphael 520 stylus is compatible with this laptop?

  • @thulfikarali8624
    @thulfikarali8624 Před 3 lety +1

    Do you know if it can work overseas in term of ~220 to 240 voltage? Or it specified for 120 V and 60 Hz?

    • @ZigSputnik
      @ZigSputnik Před 3 lety

      I'm using it in England at 240v.

  • @robbryan3044
    @robbryan3044 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm wondering if the "black screen" issue is related to drivers. As the Intel Iris Xe graphics is new, there could still be bugs in the drivers.

    • @gobofraggel7383
      @gobofraggel7383 Před 3 lety +1

      I've read complaints of this black screen issue in the dell reviews on their site. I saw one of the dell reps reply with a link to updated graphics drivers.

    • @robbryan3044
      @robbryan3044 Před 3 lety

      @@gobofraggel7383 I'll probably find out soon enough, as I should be receiving my review unit very shortly...hopefully before the end of this coming week. Obviously, upon receiving it, the FIRST thing I'll be doing is running Windows Update, until there's aren't any, as well as checking Dell's & Intel's websites for ant updates drivers.

  • @ErnestsAkulovs
    @ErnestsAkulovs Před 3 lety +13

    I like it, but it is too expensive for me right now.

  • @PiaJustynn
    @PiaJustynn Před 3 lety

    Nice Review and a bit of anime 😍

  • @leticiawilson069
    @leticiawilson069 Před rokem

    Is this good for photoshop? And other heavy software

  • @jomarisevilleja5482
    @jomarisevilleja5482 Před 2 lety

    Can anyone help me confirm if these laptops with 2 TB4 can support 2 Egpus at the same time?

  • @der4rdi
    @der4rdi Před 3 lety +6

    Damn. Between this and the Surface Pro 7, Microsoft is once again making it kind of tough to buy their products...

    • @christopherng5847
      @christopherng5847 Před 2 lety

      Well in my experience with Microsoft their customer service and hardware quality are still much superior than dell. Microsoft normally will replace a new unit if its hardware related. I had very bad experience with dell xps, they tried to fix it for months, tried not to refund me until i filed complaint to our local consumer court spent 2k usd wit all the trouble.

  • @vaishnavraj4657
    @vaishnavraj4657 Před 3 lety +1

    Sir, please put up a video about your favourite wallpapers :D

  • @bmhater1283
    @bmhater1283 Před 3 lety

    Give us the source of that Mikasa wallpaper brother

  • @utubekullanicisi
    @utubekullanicisi Před 3 lety

    Does anybody know if we can undervolt this thing?

  • @nadanaim453
    @nadanaim453 Před rokem

    I have the same laptop but I got a problem when I want to use the tablet mode and I turn the screen 360° it turns off can someone tell me why please is there something I can modify to use it

  • @techtvs
    @techtvs Před 3 lety

    nice review again and nice laptop also but i think is not for me this time :((

  • @gopichandrao1647
    @gopichandrao1647 Před 3 lety

    What movies were those?

  • @saiprasadhakki
    @saiprasadhakki Před rokem

    What is the wallpaper at 7:35 ?

  • @FreakLord
    @FreakLord Před 3 lety

    Woohoo mate nice review 🌝
    But how gud is the battery life!?

  • @lolcatpl
    @lolcatpl Před 3 lety +22

    This is how i imagine how laptops SHOULD be today for 499$...

    • @dzulhasnikhomaini6148
      @dzulhasnikhomaini6148 Před 3 lety +4

      Same. All the technological improvement, Moore's law and what not. Nope take this stupid celeron/atom/amd (non-ryzen) slow molases with crappy 128gb ssd.
      Heck basic gaming Asus ROG gaming laptop used to come with 16gb ram (2013). Nowadays 8gb it is. Asus TUF series in the Malaysian market only comes with 4gb. The first MSI GS Stealth (thin ang light gaming laptop) comes with 3 x 256gb ssd (raid-0).
      Sad trend for the pc market for mere mortals. I can't fathom the fact that i'll be buying a 1000$ laptop for my under age brother (13) because 500$ is very very bad (shitty 786p tn screen, shitty cpu regardless amd or intel, shitty slow SSD or even EMMC baked in, lack of ram)

    • @jrghti
      @jrghti Před 3 lety +1

      Tottaly agree.. I upgraded my very old laptop and wanted to spent 500 (which i think is a decent amount) and I got disappointed that I didn't found anything that FELT really like an upgrade after so many years.

    • @castle_novelist
      @castle_novelist Před 3 lety +2

      @@dzulhasnikhomaini6148 I agree! I think it's so stupid for companies to charge expensive items for Intel Celeron.
      I'm buying a second hand HP Spectre 2016 next week because I can now afford it. Guess what? A brand new Acer with Intel Celeron, manufactured in 2020 is equal price to HP Spectre from 2016.
      Spectre: i5, 256 GB. Date: 2016
      Brand New Acer: Intel Celeron, 32 GB Date: 2020
      Same price.
      Absolutely ridiculous.

    • @Esponer
      @Esponer Před 3 lety +1

      @@castle_novelist I've had a horrible time looking first at £500-600 new laptops... then £500-600 second hand laptops from 2018... and then realising my 2012 Zenbook is more powerful than both. £1200+ for a new laptop I'll like, or £60 for a replacement battery. Hm.

    • @PiaJustynn
      @PiaJustynn Před 3 lety

      would've been nice 😂

  • @mmuz6879
    @mmuz6879 Před 3 lety +1

    Just wondering which football team do u support??? 👀

  • @MetalDeviltv
    @MetalDeviltv Před 3 lety

    I'd make a drinking game where you take a shot every time he says the name of the product he is reviewing but at this point I might as well skull an entire bottle of vodka at the end of every video.
    Much love.

  • @cheeky_farquar
    @cheeky_farquar Před 3 lety +8

    Very good, and funny, as always - just missing a review of the Dell active stylus. I might buy one just so my voice sounds sexy too when I next call your mum ;)

  • @mjp8807
    @mjp8807 Před 3 lety

    Hi, I'm currently using an old ipad pro which I love but , I'm need to change to a laptop something I can use for my studies but that is lightweight that I can still use my data sim in. I would preferable 2 in 1 that is fast but very capable for lots of different task.
    Can you suggest anything?

    • @dalesmth1
      @dalesmth1 Před 3 lety

      Look for a Dell 5289 with cellular.
      The only difference between this one and the older model is the CPU.
      I'm using one as I write this, so I can confirm little else has changed.
      And it's $250-$400 used.

  • @emmanuel5353
    @emmanuel5353 Před 3 lety

    He was rewiewing the Dell XPS 13 2019

  • @kings_chronicle592
    @kings_chronicle592 Před 3 lety +1

    Oooo yeah,get them DELL the original boss

  • @numanmuhammadali9350
    @numanmuhammadali9350 Před 3 lety +3

    WHY CANT THEY PUT AN AMD PROCESSOR

  • @conanrintaro6509
    @conanrintaro6509 Před 3 lety

    Give us the collection of your wallpapers

  • @adlinshamimi1447
    @adlinshamimi1447 Před 2 lety +1

    Is it good for medical student?

  • @gobofraggel7383
    @gobofraggel7383 Před 3 lety

    I managed to rack up $800 in Dell credits and another $200 in credit card rewards points. So many things I can buy but this laptop is calling out to me.

  • @openmindedbloke
    @openmindedbloke Před 3 lety

    Funny. Great review. Thanks.

  • @Griffindor21
    @Griffindor21 Před 2 lety

    I dont suppose you tested it on online gaming like Apex Legends?

  • @zaidsandook2333
    @zaidsandook2333 Před 2 lety

    Is it Windows 11 compatible?

  • @MoroccanGloryy
    @MoroccanGloryy Před 2 lety

    About the black screen you are absolutely reason its appear to me few time and i dont really know the cause i have i v updated my windows to the last one win11 still have the same problem

  • @leannebailey2004
    @leannebailey2004 Před rokem

    What is the model number of this laptop?

  • @maroofzaidi
    @maroofzaidi Před 2 lety

    Hey Tech, you showed you logged in using camera…. Windows claim this laptop doesn’t support hello camera?!?!

  • @ejonys007
    @ejonys007 Před 3 lety +1

    This or Samsung flex 2

  • @SanjayBarua
    @SanjayBarua Před 3 lety +1

    That Roar tho! xD

  • @tomioka.6703
    @tomioka.6703 Před 3 lety

    Rooter?

  • @neilmartinoconnor
    @neilmartinoconnor Před 3 lety +1

    Playlist:
    Only Love Can Spurt Like This
    I Love You So Much It Spurts
    Love Spurts
    Spurts Like Heaven
    Spurt (Johnny Cash/NIN)

  • @J276
    @J276 Před 3 lety +1

    Season 4 of attack on titan came out weeks ago.

  • @daveadriffield7296
    @daveadriffield7296 Před 3 lety

    No good if screen goes off and it crashes.

  • @hekios888s6
    @hekios888s6 Před 3 lety

    Pen?

  • @greggsmith5391
    @greggsmith5391 Před 3 lety +1

    What's laptop would you say to go for with a budget of £600 ?

    • @elijahmonreal1411
      @elijahmonreal1411 Před 3 lety +1

      Dell Inspiron 2 in 1

    • @greggsmith5391
      @greggsmith5391 Před 3 lety

      @@elijahmonreal1411 thank u for the reply bro I will check that out

    • @dalesmth1
      @dalesmth1 Před 3 lety +2

      The Latitude 5289 is a great one to have. Mine is a 2018 model, and costs between £400-500.
      It has all the same features, including video chipset. The only difference is the generation of the processor.

    • @HUYI1
      @HUYI1 Před 3 lety

      My budget is the same too, any recommendations?

    • @elliot1029
      @elliot1029 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HUYI1 idk where you live and if that affects things but the lenovo flex 5 14" with AMD processors as well as lenovo ideapad 5 (i think also with AMD processors) are very popular budget options. there might be warranty issues for those living outside the US, but it might be a good place to start

  • @brianpipenur2148
    @brianpipenur2148 Před 3 lety

    I have it and like it with one major disappointment. The edges are VERY sharp and dig into the skin when typing, making it quite uncomfortable.

  • @sh4unity204
    @sh4unity204 Před 3 lety +1

    Is there a 15" 2 in 1 version of this ?

    • @bryeetsonny9458
      @bryeetsonny9458 Před 3 lety

      No

    • @HUYI1
      @HUYI1 Před 3 lety +1

      No brands do 15.6 laptops anymore which is a shame 😑

  • @MysteriousMatt89
    @MysteriousMatt89 Před 3 lety +1

    Can you open the Laptop with only one hand?

  • @manojrai9610
    @manojrai9610 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm here because of a Mikasa wallpaper

  • @EmuEmuchu
    @EmuEmuchu Před 3 lety +1

    Make an AMD version

  • @melo3427
    @melo3427 Před 3 lety +1

    Lighted keyboard or nah?

  • @rebeccaw9656
    @rebeccaw9656 Před 3 lety +7

    I was excited to see you review a 2 in 1 yay... only to have my smile turned into a frown... You completely missed the target audience for a 2 in 1, and that is those that want pen support... for those who don't want two separate devices (laptop and tablet with pen) to read pdf's, highlighting and write notes directly on device - eg students, and be entirely paperless.
    If you don't need pen support and touch on one device, by all means, go for your standard vanilla laptop buy.

  • @zibananinkomo8220
    @zibananinkomo8220 Před 3 lety +2

    I need to afford this, real bad

  • @akbert6984
    @akbert6984 Před 3 lety

    Amazing video!! I have a question is the SSD soldered on the Board?

    • @cpufrost
      @cpufrost Před 3 lety +1

      It IS soldered AND it's NOT PCI-E 4.0 which the system is capable of! Too bad as the standard 9310 has a user replaceable nvme and slapping a 980 Pro in there gets crazy speeds in excess of 6GB/S!

    • @akbert6984
      @akbert6984 Před 3 lety +2

      @@cpufrost thanks for the reply!! That's just too bad.. i won't buy it then. 😐

  • @melodyqueen6432
    @melodyqueen6432 Před 3 lety +1

    7:45 that's gigaBYTES, my friend. 2gigaBIT write speed would be unimpressive indeed

  • @wintermaryland3619
    @wintermaryland3619 Před 3 lety

    Is the keyboard backlit?

  • @user-gf5rw4im6e
    @user-gf5rw4im6e Před 3 lety

    Wouldnt say no to one, if it was given to me....

  • @coco-up9nc
    @coco-up9nc Před 3 lety

    noob
    GET NOOB - quote albert

  • @zeez17
    @zeez17 Před 3 lety +2

    the hp envy 360 is kinda better with an amd chipset and better port selection

  • @AdityaSingh-9927
    @AdityaSingh-9927 Před 3 lety +4

    Do you watch anime?
    Attack on Titan