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  • SaolDan - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link

    Neat!!
  • Byte - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link

    Looks like a nice upgrade from a Yoga1, but the Y processor got me scared
  • ddriver - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link

    I just wish they could come with a better 2in1 design, keyboard at the bottom in tablet mode sucks.
  • ddriver - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link

    As for the camera, the placement is really awkward. Sure, thin bezels are great too, but there is a better way IMO.

    Make the camera pop-up with a button on the top, this way it will only be out when you need it, and while in it will ensure better privacy by making it impossible to spy through it.
  • NXTwoThou - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    They need to build in a super thin cover that's attached to the base of the keyboard section that's magnetically held like the surface type cover. When you go to tablet mode flip it around to protect the keys. If the whole thing is easily detachable, it opens a market for customizable/colored flip covers. You'd think they would be insanely cheap as they are nothing but a sheet of metal/carbon fiber/whatever, magnets, and a hinge.
  • sheldonyong - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    There is, Check out the new Vaio laptop. The monitor slides down instead of flipping underneath. Sadly there isn't much attention towards Vaio's laptop.
  • willis936 - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link

    I was on board until I read "4.5W CPU".
  • tipoo - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link

    Really don't like how Intel threw Core M into the Core I line, if someone saw this and the regular XPS 13 in a store they probably wouldn't know why this is different and slower.
  • kenansadhu - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Is it actually slower on day to day usage? Will really appreciate it if Anandtech discuss about the current state of the Y vs the U series (probably vs the HQ too?)
  • willis936 - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Yes it really is slower. My dad just writes code and browses the web. He refuses to use his yoga because of how slow it is (and it's also a rough at the edges rushed pos).
  • MrSpadge - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    That's not a Sky- or Kaby Lake with Speed Shift, is it?
  • willis936 - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    His is a broadwell.
  • davecraze - Friday, January 6, 2017 - link

    http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-m7-6Y75-So...

    I know that people poo poo these rebranded m chips (especially the , but the 2016 i7 m chip in the top end dell xps13 doesn't fare badly at all (and is in striking distance of the i5 u and slower i7 u chips in benchmarks.
  • jsntech - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Sure do wish 2-in-1s would follow MS' lead on a 3:2 display. 16:9 in tablet mode is simply awkward holding it in either portrait or landscape.
  • eldakka - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Had me up until "Dell has gone all USB-C on this model... USB A ports, Dell has included an adapter in the box."

    So they are following Apple's lead and becoming a dongle company?
  • damianrobertjones - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Apple was not the first company to use dongles for everything.
  • Voldenuit - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    I wonder how comfortable that thing would be to hold in tablet mode with the ultra-thin bezels. I actually like the bezels in my Yoga 3 Pro so i can hold it as a tablet one-handed and not obscure or accidentally activate the touchscreen.
  • Lolimaster - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Really 16:9, thats horrible for a "tablet" or reading device. Just use 3:2.
  • sheltem - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    I consider most touchscreen laptop silly gimmicks for this very reason. 16:9 is awkward as hell to use in portrait mode. I learned my lesson from the first Lenovo Yoga. The only touchscreen laptop I am considering right now is the new Kaby Lake HP Spectre x360. It has great battery life in spite of the touchscreen and 180 hinge design.
  • ajp_anton - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Weird article...
    "Intel Core Y series processors, which have a maximum TDP of 4.5-Watts."
    I thought they had a _MAXIMUM_ TDP of 7W, even though 4.5W is the common one.

    "two USB-C ports on the notebook, as well as Thunderbolt 3"
    Thunderbolt 3 uses USB-C, so what does this even mean? Two TB3 ports? Three? One?

    Also, not Anandtech's fault, but that picture does a horrible job of showing the difference between 1080p and 1800p resolutions.
  • milkod2001 - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Dell is actually downgrading XPS 13 here with crappy 5DTP Core M CPUs. Intel calls it Core i5 or i7 to even more confuse customers thinking they are getting some performance of basically Atoms rebrands.
  • milkod2001 - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    5 TDP

  • WorldWithoutMadness - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    and best of all, they charge us premium price. Monopoly at its best
  • WorldWithoutMadness - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    and best of all, they charge us premium price. Monopoly at its best
  • Ro_Ja - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    It sure is expensive until you see a "4.5W CPU".
  • Ro_Ja - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    Should've at least put an i3-7100 in there or the skylake variant.
  • ikinone - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    I don't see why. The new core M processors have ample power for many tasks, and allow it to be fanless and more efficient.

    If you want more power there's plenty of other options, if you want no fan and longer battery life, this is amazing.
  • pradeepkr - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    so if I need more power, I should be off with old XPS 13, isn't it?
  • jsntech - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link

    They just updated the regular XPS 13 with Kaby Lake, so I wouldn't consider it "old". I think this 2-in-1 augments rather than replaces the existing 13. It's a bit confusing and the marketing hasn't been handled very well (nor has the coverage from various news outlets IMHO).
  • jhanvi11 - Saturday, January 21, 2017 - link

    I am confused between Dell XPS 13 and Samsung Ultrabook 9. I have read that Dell Xps is much more an everyday ultrabook rather than a professionally targeted laptop.
  • Syed_Listening - Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - link

    Great to see PC OEM's Dell , HP , Lenovo offering notebooks with Kabylake so early.. Kabylake i7-7700K - quad-core hyper-threaded CPU is rated the best processor ever from Intel. My colleague has a Dell Latitude Notebook, occasionally connects to a projector and has been using it since couple of years, never got an opportunity to avail Dell Engineer Services. My colleague's experience regarding getting order tracking and order status information with Dell has been somewhat good, did anyone else face any other issues.

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