Dell's first ultrabook is off to a strong start, offering some hope for the new class of skinny laptops. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: ...

In the first major refresh of its XPS 13 models since the release of Windows 8, Dell equips its ultra-lights with Intel's fourth-gen Haswell processors, 1,920-x-1,080 full HD displays, a bigger ...

Dell is now selling the new XPS 11 convertible and Dell XPS 13 ultrabook with prices starting at $1000 for each. At that price you get a choice of an 11.6 inch ultrabook that weighs 2.5 pounds which ...

With its compact size, light weight and effective battery-saving features, Dell’s XPS 13 epitomizes the lean efficiency of the Ultrabook category. The XPS 13 provides the processing power and memory ...

In an effort originally known as Project Sputnik, Dell dedicated resources into doing Linux on an Ultrabook “right”—writing code where necessary (and contributing that code back upstream like a good ...

The Dell XPS 13 is a thin ad light notebook with a high-resolution, 13.3 inch display. But Dell says it’s packed that display into a laptop that’s the size of a typical 11.6 inch model. I’ve heard ...

Looking to knock Apple’s MacBook Air from its pedestal, PC manufacturers have been launching an array of high-end, superslim laptops over the past several months. Called ultrabooks (a term coined by ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Dell gets it mostly right with this tiny, tough-as-nails notebook. We dig the high-res touchscreen, but battery life could be better and it costs a bundle. This third iteration of the Dell XPS 13 is ...

Utlrabook designs just keep getting thinner, more powerful and more capable with each iteration of the various platforms on the market. Dell's XPS line of ultrabooks has always done relatively well in ...

The Dell XPS 13 (2015) Ultrabook created a stir when it was unveiled at CES in January. The things that grabbed people's attention included the Apple-beating 3200 x 1800-pixel screen and the claimed ...

The Dell XPS 13 Touch a very good choice if you're looking for the most detailed screen you can get in a system that's barely larger than the chassis of many 11-inch laptops. It's one of the first ...