Apple yesterday announced a new 12-inch Macbook to compete with latest Windows Ultrabooks and 2-in-1 devices. Thew new Dell XPS 13 is a best Windows laptop available in the market in this class. So, below is the technical specs comparison of the new Dell XPS 13 and Apple Macbook.
Technical specs:
| Features | Dell XPS 13 | Apple Macbook |
| Operating system | Windows 8.1 Pro | Mac OS X Yosemite |
| Exterior | Dimensions: 7.88 in x 11.98 in x 0.6 in,Weight: 1.18 kg Casing: CNC machined aluminum,Color: Silver | 7.74 in x 11.04 in x 0.52 inchWeight: 0.92 kg Casing: Aluminum Color: Gold, Space Grey and Silver |
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | 256GB, 512GB |
| Display | Screen: 13.3-inch UltraSharp™ QHD+ Infinity touch display,Resolution: 3200 x 1800,Aspect Ratio: 16:9Touch: Multi-touch input | Screen: 12-inch IPS Retina display,Resolution: 2304 x 1440,Aspect Ratio: 16:10,No Touch input. |
| Pen input | Pen input and pen (included with purchase), Pen features 256 levels of pressure sensitivity | None |
| CPU | 5th-generation Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 Processor,System memory: 4GB or 8GB memoryOptions TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security | 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core M processor (Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz) with 4MB shared L3 cache.8GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory |
| Graphics | Intel (R) HD Graphics 5500 | Intel (R) HD Graphics 5300 |
| Wireless | Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11ac/802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 low energy technology | Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11ac/802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 low energy technology |
| Battery | Up to 10 hours of Web-browsing battery life | Up to 9 hours of Web-browsing battery life |
| Cameras and A/V | Widescreen HD (720p) webcamStereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro 1W x 2 = 2W totalDual array digital microphones | 480p FaceTime cameraStereo speakersDual microphones |
| Ports | USB 3.0 w/Powershare (2), mini DisplayPort (1), SD card reader, headset jack (1), Noble lock (1), 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC) | One USB-C Port. For all other ports, need to buy adpaters. |
| Power supply | 52WHr battery (built-in)45W AC adapter | Built-in 39.7-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery29W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C power port |
| Warranty | One-year limited hardware warranty | One-year limited hardware warranty |
| Pricing | Starts at $799 | Starts at $1299 |
As you can notice from the above table, Dell XPS 13 easily beats Apple Macbook in many categories. Above all, it is affordable to millions of customers around the world. You can read our spec comparison of Surface Pro 3 and the new Macbook here.
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