http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/]]>May 6th 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/]]>May 6th 2009 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/
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Hmm.. Idk]]>May 6th 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/
A lot of the bloggers have iPhones so you have to admit since they're locked into a 2 year contract with AT&T with the iPhone they're more inclined to find flaws in this T-Mobile/Verizon/Sprint phone. Also if they spent $2500 on an Apple notebook, then Dell notebooks that can possible make them regret their purchase tend to be criticized/nitpicked. The bias on Engadget becomes very apparent sometimes and I really don't like it. You can be honest. You can be opinionated. You can say you don't like it, but don't start criticizing, second guessing everything nonchalantly. State your bias and then we'll interpret your opinions as we want to.]]>May 6th 2009 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/
Some have theorized that there is enough space left to fully cool the laptop but this just isn't the case. Some have said that this design was intentional because there is enough space between the LCD monitor and the keyboard area and that the LCD monitor was meant to vent part of the hot air downward and the other air between this crack. Doesn't seem like it to me.

Dont get me wrong, I love the looks of the laptop and the power this little guy has but if I ever put it on my lap and it started to cook my boys then thats a big red flag no matter what. You shouldn't have to buy a notebook cooler for a brand new laptop, especially if you are just doing less resource intensive tasks. If you are playing games, photoshop, etc, then yes it will get hot and that is acceptable though.]]>May 6th 2009 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/..But I don't expect qwerty typists to understand.]]>May 6th 2009 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/
Without a keyboard stylus input is probably second followed by on screen keyboard. Usually one one removes the keyboard its for the portability factor and one hand input while standing.]]>May 6th 2009 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/I know what I want.
As I said, I don't expect qwerty users to understand, I just wish vendors would shut up about their keyboards until they actually fix them.]]>May 6th 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA]]>May 6th 2009 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/Dude, dvorak is.. just spare yourself. It's twice as much retraining as colemak and it's like 10% less efficient. Try colemak instead.]]>May 6th 2009 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/
As for Colemak, it is interesting, but I'm somewhat less than impressed by the amount of horizontal key travel it seems to require. It is a modification of QWERTY intended to move more of the common letters to the center and home rows and prevent vertical travel, but my initial impressions are that its relying on too much same hand keystrokes. It bears some further examination though.

Finally, you bring up the phrase "I don't expect qwerty typists to understand." which of course, is just a rank attempt to root your argument in some sort of appeal to "class" where no one who isn't you or just like you can have a valid opinion.

In short, you do more damage to your own viewpoint in two partial sentences than I could have in the past 3 paragraphs.]]>May 6th 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/May 6th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/06/dell-studio-xps-13-reviewed-loved-and-respected/
The keyboard is indeed a joy to use, the design exquisite and the specs impressive... it received no end of fond remarks from bystanders as I went 'forensic' on it on the stand, but I do wonder why, when providing a HDMI out they neglect the XPS 16's Blu-Ray slot drive as an option. It seems like a complete waste of what would otherwise be a worthwhile feature.

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I got with a SSD for $700 and am very, very happy with it. Gets a 5.2 on the Vista benchmark, battery life is reasonably good, and I agree, keyboard is amazing.

Built the exact same system configuration (processor, graphics card, SSD) in a MacBook directly from Apple and its over $2,000, I don't care how cool the aluminum body is there is no way its worth 3x the price.

I know this is a new style for Dell, lets hope this is a sign of things to come!]]>May 6th 2009 1:57PM