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  • Good prices on Dell XPS laptops in Microsoft Store

    Posted on February 8, 2016 at 12:11 CST by • Comment in the Forums

    The Dell XPS-13, Signature Edition (read: no crapware) just got a $200 price shave on the Microsoft Store:

    • $800 for the non-touch 3200 x 1800, i5-6200U (Skylake – the latest Intel processor series), 8GB memory, 128 GB SSD.
    • $1,200 for the touch screen i5, 256 GB.
    • $1,400 for the touch i7, 256 GB.
    • $1,800 for the touch, i7, 512 GB.

    I reviewed the XPS-13 in September, and came away very impressed. “The Dell XPS 13 is arguably the best 13-inch clamshell on the market and inarguably the smallest.” It has a fan, and the web camera’s at a weird angle (not enough room on the top of the bezel), but other than that it’s a stupendous machine.

    Even more amazing, the XPS-15 got a $200 price cut, too. I’m currently using one of the new XPS-15’s and it’s even more amazing:

    • $1,500 for the i5-6300HQ machine, 8 GB, 256 GB SSD
    • $1,900 for the i7, 16 GB, 512 GB SSD

    That last machine is the one I’ve been beating on as hard as I can, and it’s astounding. The 15.6 inch screen runs 3840 x 2160 (yeah, 4K), by far the best computer screen I’ve ever used. And it’s seat-of-the-pants more powerful than my production desktop.

    If you’re looking for a laptop, forget the Surface Book. This is the gold standard.

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