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the XPS 13 has been one of Dells best laptops for the past few years and now tells introducing a new version of it it is the XPS 13 2 & 1 which is just what it sounds like a convertible laptop that can be used like a tablet as well this really is an alternate version of the XPS 13 and not a replacement or successor that's because it is going to be a distinctly slower computer if you remember Intel's Core M processors from last year which were a little bit slower than the Core i processors it's basically running one of those except until once to confuse you so it's named core I even though it's actually basically a core M just with a different name so the point being this is going to be a slightly slower computer than the XPS 13 that's sitting right alongside it now Dell says that you probably won't notice a difference and it even will ramp the power up a little bit to try to make it closer they´ll says that the new generation processors of the Core M style are actually be as fast as last generations 4i but we'll have to wait and see if that really pans out because on numbers alone that probably isn't going to be the case boots that slower processor though does let Dell do a couple of other cool things this is actually a slightly lighter and slightly smaller laptop in the XPS 13 you won't really notice it but it is there if you line them up the change also makes this a family's computer so it's going to be a little bit quieter and should run a little bit cooler because the impede is a little bit smaller the port situation is a little bit different there aren't full-sized USB ports instead you have two USB C ports one of those is Thunderbolt there's also a headphone jack still here mercifully but you lose the full size SD card slot and instead you get micro SD which I guess is useful Dell will also sell you this dongle if you want it which is not the most beautiful thing in the world but doesn't a lot of ports on it so if you feel like carrying surround you know another thing that some smaller about this laptop is the battery Dell says it's about 70 percent the size of the standard XPS 13 battery which means it's probably not going to last as long now they're quoting 15 hours but I guess we'll have to see about that because they also it's going to be shorter than the standard XPS 13 battery and that does not necessarily last 15 hours the laptop is going to start shipping this month it's going to sell for $9.99 which is $100 moving with standard XPS 13 so when you're looking at Dells computers you're gonna have to choose between whether you want something that is very much a laptop and a little bit more powerful a little long lasting or if you want something that's a little bit more mobile but a little bit weaker but let's do this