Dell 13.3" XPS 13 9360 Multi-Touch Notebook

Dell offers the popular XPS 13 with faster Intel Iris graphics, but can the cooling solution handle the additional performance, and is it a good upgrade? Or should you get the one of the new Kaby Lake-R chips instead?

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  compact & sturdy chassis, bright & matte screen, very good application performance, good input devices, very long battery runtime, quiet fan...

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  ...but annoying coil whine, CPU/GPU cannot utilize full potential, low gamut and PWM, small and spongy arrow keys

The XPS 13 with Kaby Lake Refresh Core i5 trails the Core i7 in raw multi-core performance, but as far as overall system performance is concerned, the model with i7 is only marginally faster.

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  good contrast; >90 % sRGB, good run times; large battery, sturdy aluminum chassis; great design, quiet system fan, good CPU performance, good bass, bright display, Killer 1535 is standard, easy to maintain

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  chassis reverberates at high volume levels / bass, PWM at all brightness levels (including maximum), Toshiba NVMe SSD features low transfer rates, arrow keys are small and feel spongy

The best Linux Ultrabook in the world just got a tiny bit better. A new processor, an updated operating system, better battery life and that same sumptuous screen make this one hard to resist.

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  Modern OS, Useful improvements across the board, Probably the best Ultrabook (still)

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  OS update still required for optimal performance, QHD+ model is expensive, Not really worth it if you already have the 9350

To start with the good aspects of the XPS 13 though – the build quality is excellent thanks to the aluminium chassis. Dell have also done a great job at reducing the laptop’s footprint, while still retaining the 13.3″ display. As such, the XPS 13 is noticeably smaller than other 13.3″ laptops.

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  Aluminium chassis., Small chassis despite the 13.3″ display size., Thin and light., Great battery life.

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  I am not a fan of the carbon fibre palm rest., Occasional coil whine., SSD write speeds are lacking.

How did Dell come up with idea to move its camera to the lower left corner under the screen? As a result of this placement the laptop camera is practically unusable during a regular computer use, unless you don't care about what is seen through the camera