
The touchpad doesn’t quite scale the heights of the keyboard.

It’s easily the best keyboard of any current Ultrabook. It’s backlit, too: a keyboard shortcut flicking between two brightness levels, or turning it off completely. The keyboard is wonderful, the slight dip in the centre of each key combining with a crisp action that makes for quick, confident typing. Whether it’s the way the weight is distributed across the chassis, or perhaps the soft-to-the-touch yet rigid feel of the carbon fibre base tricking the senses, this is a solid-feeling laptop.ĭespite the relatively dainty dimensions, the XPS 13 sacrifices nothing in the way of comfort. Indeed, more than one of the PC Pro team remarked at its heft.

At 1.38kg, the XPS 13 can hardly be accused of being overweight yet, somehow, it feels heavier than its counterparts.
