Dell has put the Dell XPS 13 alongside the successful XPS 13 notebook. “Frills” are no longer necessary, even the headphone jack. Not only that is reminiscent of Apple’s old MacBook Pro.
Dell XPS 13 Plus: There is a sensor bar above the keyboard (deactivated in the picture). The glass touchpad merges seamlessly into the case. (Source: Dell)
- Dell presents the minimalist noble notebook XPS 13 Plus at CES 2021. The self-imposed motto is: “Less is more”.
- Instead of the usual Dell trackpad, a touch-sensitive glass touchpad with haptic feedback is used. The transition to the housing is fluid.
- There is no headphone jack, instead there is a sensor bar above the keyboard.
Like Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1, the Dell XPS 13 is a real laptop classic that gets a little better every year. The US manufacturer is presenting the Dell XPS 13 Plus at CES 2021, with a focus on an extraordinary design.
Flat screen edges, which flow into the so-called Infinity Display, have characterized the series for a long time. What is new is a visually and haptically seamless keyboard without gaps. This trick made the keys a little bigger. Unsurprisingly, the processor choice fell on the 12th generation of Intel CPUs with 28 watts.
Compared to the well-known XPS 13 9310, which will continue to be available in stores, the Plus model not only loses the headphone jack, but also the SD card slot. Somehow reminiscent of Apple’s old MacBook Pro range? There are definitive parallels, if you will, above the keyboard.
Two USB-C ports, that’s it. Dell even eliminates the headphone jack on the XPS 13 Plus. (Source: Dell)
Here the manufacturer relies on a series of sensor buttons, which, however, only remind you at first glance of the set Touch Bar of the MacBook Pro series. They cannot be freely configured. When it comes to the display, you can choose between OLED or cheaper LCD technology.
Price and availability
In Germany, the Dell XPS 13 Plus will be available in the Developer Edition from spring 2022 with Windows 11 or Ubuntu 20.04. The manufacturer is still keeping prices under lock and key. According to US media, it will be at least $ 1,200. We have summarized further news from CES in the linked overview.
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