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Dell XPS 12 Convertible Ultrabook, Haswell i7, FHD, 256GB SSD, 8GB RAM $1599 (with $400 off)

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Dell XPS 12; good option for those who want top of the range Haswell i7 convertible with decent Ram and disk space.

  • 12.5 inches FHD screen
  • Convertible
  • Hasswell i7
  • 256 GB SSD
  • 8 GB RAM

Things to be Mindful of:

  • No SD Card Slot
  • Unique convertible design that may not suit your taste.
  • A bit heavier than most new generation ultrabooks.

From Manufacturer:

  • Processor: 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4500U processor (4M Cache, up to 3.0 GHz)
  • Operating System: Windows 8, English (64bit)
  • Memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L-RS 1600Mhz (On Board)
  • Hard Drive: 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive
  • Display: 12.5 inch LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and FHD resolution (1920 x 1080)
  • Video Card: Intel® HD Graphics 4400
  • Wireless: Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
  • Security Software: McAfee Live Safe 12 month subscription
  • Primary Battery: 50WHr 6-Cell Battery
  • Warranty: 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis

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  • yojabbajabba on 18/08/2013 - 21:42
    +1

    12.5" at FHD - that's pretty sweet!

    • easternculture on 18/08/2013 - 21:46
      +3

      $1600 is pretty sweet too !!

  • sk3iron on 18/08/2013 - 21:46
    +1

    to wait for Samsung activ q is the question

  • dri on 18/08/2013 - 21:56
    +1

    If only this had a wacom digitizer I'd pounce. Any one played around with it? Look rather gimmicky.

    • Riczter on 18/08/2013 - 21:59

      Ive heard very good things about it. The whole convertible laptop idea is gimmicky but aparently this pulls it off nicely and the flip mechanism is strong and sturdy, or so I've heard.

      • eug on 18/08/2013 - 22:05
        +2

        My friend bought one. It really is strong and sturdy. The flip mechanism is solid too. Quite a nice laptop with a great screen. They really should have added in an sd card slot though, and maybe a better trackpad.

        • justtoreply on 19/08/2013 - 13:56

          I have one. Agree in general, trackpad is acceptable to me

  • Riczter on 18/08/2013 - 21:58

    Should I get this or the MBA, apple/windows argument aside.
    Could someone help break it down for me?
    I'm thinking no FHD on the MBA is the big one, anything else?

    • eug on 18/08/2013 - 22:07
      +7

      If you haven't used a touchscreen laptop, it's more useful than you think. I use it all the time, even in Windows 7. Scrolling web pages and PDFs feels more intuitive with a touchscreen than two fingers on a trackpad. Tapping onscreen buttons as well - it's quicker to tap the screen than move the mouse cursor to the right spot and clicking.

      Also, carbon fibre hides scratches better than aluminium.

        • eug on 19/08/2013 - 08:58
          +10

          Yes, two fingers. That is how you scroll a webpage with an Apple trackpad. Surely you've tried it?

          Who is Mac?

    • phwahh on 18/08/2013 - 22:20
      +12

      The MBA is very well designed, physically. Build quality second to none and extremely light and portable (slimness makes a big difference if you carry your laptop in a bag with other stuff).
      MBA real life battery endurance is very good, can't comment on the Dell.
      MBA silent 90% of usage, except for full HD streaming or playing games, when the fan is still quite quiet. It's eerie almost, the first time I used it. (Again, can't comment on the Dell, might be just as silent?)
      MBA cheaper (256GB 11"/13" - $1349/$1449)
      The Dell is more powerful - better CPU and more RAM (although MBA is no slug, very responsive).
      13" MBA has an SD slot, 11" and this Dell don't.
      Forget windows vs osx, you can always bootcamp windows on the MBA if you don't like OSX.
      Probably better resale value on Apple products.
      FHD and touch screen on Dell, convertible form factor if it floats your boat.

      Just looked at the apple website, you can configure a 256GB 13"MBA with a 4650U i7 for $1630

      TL;DR
      MBA well designed, slim and light, responsive, resale value
      Dell bang for buck, raw power, convertible and touchscreen, FHD

      • Riczter on 18/08/2013 - 22:22

        Thank you both, that helps a lot :)

      • eug on 18/08/2013 - 22:24

        In terms of build quality, the XPS12/13 feel the same as the MBAs to me. They're both solid.

        • phwahh on 18/08/2013 - 22:27
          -1

          Good to know they've improved, the last time I experienced a Dell was in 2009 and I remember the finish quality was just downright shoddy.

        • eug on 18/08/2013 - 22:30
          +1

          I was surprised too. The XPS13 was the first Dell laptop I saw that made me go "wow, that's built really well!" It was quite a departure from all the Dells I've known from the past. The XPS12 feels just as solid.

          Other surprising ones are the Asus Zenbook and Samsung Series 9 - they both have excellent build quality too. Before the Zenbook, all Asus laptops were very uninspiring to me.

          The Series 9 is amazing - 13.3", solid build, fantastic matte screen with excellent viewing angles, and only 1.16kg.

      • chukkii on 19/08/2013 - 07:34
        +1

        You're forgetting about the RAM,

        Dell has 8gb while MBA has only 4.

        To upgrade the MBA to match the specs on the dell would make it $1750

    • dri on 18/08/2013 - 22:21

      mba have a lower screen res but people who have mbas swear by them. With macs you can run windows no problem in vmware if you had to use both operating systems for software. Mbas will of course have the better battery life. I'd honestly go with the lighter of the two form factors. Touchscreens can have their uses but the apple trackpad hasn't been bettered.

      That said I prefer Windows over Mac but find Applecare second to none.

      • eug on 18/08/2013 - 22:26
        +6

        mba have a lower screen res but people who have mbas swear by them.

        The hard part is separating those who swear by them because they're happy with it, with those who swear by them because it's an apple product.

        That said I prefer Windows over Mac but find Applecare second to none.

        Dell's warranty service seems pretty good. They come to you to fix stuff - very handy if you work a regular job and don't have time to go to an apple store - they'll just go to your office.

        My friend says he can get support via Whatsapp too. Interesting.

        (you pay extra for AppleCare too)

        • dri on 18/08/2013 - 22:41
          +1

          Well, I meant swear by them for travel and not the screen. I know everything seems geared to hd but I'm old school and remember my first computer was a Amstrad 464 with a green screen. So the mba screen res is serviceable. It just chews up battery having full hd.

          Yeh, had Lenovo onsite warranty which is like Dell. But I have to say I prefer dropping an Apple device to a genius bar because I've had them replace full a graphic card, bottom cases and retina displays with no issues with a quick turn around.

          I think bypassing the telephone troubleshooting and waiting for replacement parts and a technician to get out to you is a bit tiresome. Sorry, crap experiences in general whereas Apple have always seemed to find the right solution to my problems.

        • justtoreply on 19/08/2013 - 14:02

          I have had SHOCKING dell support on my XPS12.

          Basically it's from dell factory outlet and when they formatted and reinstalled, they didnt put any of the recovery partitions on it. They told me that when I run out of warranty in 6 months, I wont be able to re-install my OS because they haven't and won't be giving me a method to do so. Essentially I will have to torrent an uncracked win 8 disc.

        • eug on 19/08/2013 - 14:04
          +1

          Why don't you just press Start, type "recovery", click on Settings, and click "Create a recovery drive"?

          Stick in a 16GB USB stick and it'll create a recovery stick for you.

      • argamond on 19/08/2013 - 19:56

        I have enjoyed dell's next business day onsite warranty (even rocking up to Perth when I was holidaying there).

        It is encouraging that Apple does the same thing

        • AncientWisdom on 20/08/2013 - 00:33
          +1

          Holidaying in Perth?! that's crazy! :-p

  • gimli on 18/08/2013 - 22:12
    -2

    not bad

    ho ho ho

    dell smell is good this time

  • aerona on 18/08/2013 - 22:14
    -1

    So it has an integrated hd5000 in the haswell cpu but has a hd4400 dedicated graphics? I don't know about everyone else but I'd rather get an asus lower specced for same price.

    • Riczter on 18/08/2013 - 22:15
      +7

      what? There's no dedicated graphics. The hd 4400 is the intel haswell integrated. And you'd rather get something lower specced for the same price? You are making zero sense.

      • aerona on 18/08/2013 - 22:36

        I like my asus, I always thought the haswell had a hd5000 integrated graphics.

        • Riczter on 18/08/2013 - 22:39
          +1

          I like asus too, but I wouldnt pay $1600 for a UX31A core i5 with 4gb RAM.
          And the HD5000 are the Iris graphics I think, I think they are in the MBA, haven't personally seen it in anything else yet, but I'm sure its out there.

  • 5k on 18/08/2013 - 22:22

    whats with all these dells coming up for special?
    stop tempting me!!! Im certain I'll regret getting a dell not long after

    • Jorkus on 18/08/2013 - 23:38

      I've had a Dell notebook (Awesome) and i'm using a Dell monitor now (Wicked awesome). I have no regrets :)

  • BlazinPast on 18/08/2013 - 22:26
    +28

    The fact that this isn't your 1599th post and 1599th comment makes it a deal breaker..

  • naira on 18/08/2013 - 22:37

    If only they had a bigger size screen and at this price, I would have bought it.

  • jesho on 18/08/2013 - 22:44

    Was interested in this but Amazon reviews are mixed at best. Might just wait and see

    http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Convertible-Ultrabook-10-finger-m…

    • eug on 18/08/2013 - 22:47
      +1

      Most of the reviews are 4 and 5 stars. The few low reviews obviously had faulty units - mainly probelsm with the touchscreen, which definitely works properly in a non-faulty unit.

      (10 4-5 star reviews vs 5 1-3 star reviews)

      • jesho on 18/08/2013 - 22:50

        All items have faulty units, shouldn't the fact that there are enough of them to drag the score down to 3 and a half suggest something? Perhaps it's just me, but I've only ever heard bad things about Dell reliability in the past so i'm naturally cautious.

        • eug on 18/08/2013 - 22:56
          +2

          For something common like a laptop, people are more inclined to take the trouble to post something only if they're unhappy. If the device works fine, they're happy and are less likely to take the time and effort to write a review.

          It's just human nature … people like complaining more than praising.

          And oh, Dell's reputation is marred by their cheapo consumer range. I wouldn't bother getting any of those.

    • Stanvx on 19/08/2013 - 12:49

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    • Riker88 on 19/08/2013 - 20:36

      Do note that your Amazon link is to the older model, not the new Haswell version.

  • AncientWisdom on 18/08/2013 - 22:52

    Decent price for a very good ultra portable.

    For people sitting on the fence because it's a Dell - as long as you are aware of the shortcomings you'll be fine! I have the xps13, and besides the trackpad and missing sd card slot it's a fantastic machine in every conceivable way.

    • eug on 18/08/2013 - 23:41
      +1

      As I mentioned before, for things like a Dell laptop, people only take the effort to post when they have a problem.

      I've never had any of those problems in the negative reviews with all my Dell orders, and I've never bothered writing a review on that site to tell everyone that everything was perfectly fine with all my orders over the years.

      I bet there are plenty of other people out there who haven't had a problem so don't bother looking for a site to vent on.

      • Riczter on 18/08/2013 - 23:52

        Yeah every positive review is worth 5-10 negative reviews

  • hamwhisperer on 19/08/2013 - 08:21

    I know someone with one of these.
    WARNING: Glossy screen may be attached to the thing.

    • leonheart1 on 19/08/2013 - 08:43

      Do matte touchscreens even exist?

      You could always apply a matte screen protector to it. Although, this would make the screen harder to swipe on due to the increased friction.

      • eug on 19/08/2013 - 09:07

        The Thinkpad X Series tablets have matte touchscreens (as well as Wacom digitizers).

        People are happy touching their glossy-screened phones, ipads, and tablets though, so it's something you get used to unless you're particularly bothered by it.

      • hamwhisperer on 19/08/2013 - 10:34

        I missed that it was a touch, the person I know with one has last years model without touch. I'd suspect a matt touch screen would soon be worn smooth in points :/

        • AncientWisdom on 19/08/2013 - 11:53

          The XPS 12 convertible was never shipped without touch… (happy to be proven wrong)

        • eug on 19/08/2013 - 12:00

          Maybe he's thinking of the XPS 13.

      • firstpost bekind on 19/08/2013 - 12:42

        Should be ok ild think. Won't be much different than putting a screen protector on a phone.

  • bboughton on 19/08/2013 - 08:28
    +1

    I ordered this a couple days ago. I thought about posting it as a deal here but didnt get to it. I did a lot of research. One tip I can give to anyone researching is remember there is a 2012 version and 2013 (Haswell). A lot of the online reviews are for the 2012 version. The 2013 version has bigger battery (50 vs 47 I think) and new gen 4 Haswell processor.

  • Rumbaar on 19/08/2013 - 08:34

    But I just brought a laptop last year I don't really use … but this would be a great unit for the car, a lot more portable.

  • Eyespy on 19/08/2013 - 10:23

    I picked up one of these from JB HiFi. I was looking for something to bridge the laptop/tablet gap and this was a pretty great fit.

    The keyboard is small, so if you plan on doing a lot of typing, you might want something bigger, but for weight and portability it is pretty great. I used it on a flight yesterday to watch an episode of Mad Men and then played Limbo (via installed Steam).

    The hinge frame is machined aluminium, so nothing flimsy about it.

  • Aneurism on 19/08/2013 - 10:39

    Unfortunately no digitizer :(

  • rickyme on 19/08/2013 - 11:06
    +1

    hi guys,

    be aware that there's alot posts on the web about the Dell XPS12 having screen burn issues. you can find it on the web. it's unresolved and its a manufacturer issue too.

    aside from that it's a great laptop.

  • fars on 19/08/2013 - 11:44

    jb hifi has it for $1356 online so this is cheaper..although they do neg the listed price..

    • eug on 19/08/2013 - 11:52
      +3

      Do note that's for the previous-generation XPS 12 with the 3rd gen proc, smaller battery, older gfx chipset, and half the HDD space.

  • Stanvx on 19/08/2013 - 13:33
    +1

    I'm very tempted by this laptop to upgrade my Asus U31F although I think I'll wait for the xps11 to be released.
    http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/03/dell-xps-11-hands-on/
    Lighter, QuadHD (2560 x 1440) IPS screen, digitizer and SD Slot. Only problem is the keyboard is touch. (Like the Surface Touch cover).
    Does anyone have any thoughts or personal experience with a touch keyboard?

    • Riczter on 19/08/2013 - 13:57
      +1

      Cool. i just had a play with the new XPS12 at JBHiFi, very impressed… One Issue is that it is reasonably heavy, for a tablet, and when in tablet mode, it would become uncomfortable holding it in one hand very quickly… The XPS11 would probably address that, how well they do the keyboard will be the big thing to watch out for.

      • AncientWisdom on 19/08/2013 - 14:55

        I guess which one is better will depend on which mode is your main mode - laptop or tablet.

    • Astro551 on 19/08/2013 - 22:01
      +1

      Yeh I'm looking forward to this device personally - the digitizer and screen res is sexy. I guess if you're primarily using to type (e.g. programmer, pumping out essays?) I don't think this will be ideal. I don't own a Surface Touch cover but I've tried it out and while you can get used to it - in the end if you wanna be typing a crapload I'd steer away (although XPS 11 has haptic feedback.. dunno if that'll change much, must have a try when it gets out).

      Wonder if Yoga 11S will get a Haswell update… banking on something like that (although no digitizer, and not as good res) - but personally a physical keyboard would outweigh those things for me.

  • pizzahut on 19/08/2013 - 22:27
    +1

    Rocking my Lenovo twist. This thing is waaaay above my budget :)

    • AncientWisdom on 20/08/2013 - 00:36

      And still there you are, with that thing in your hands…

    • Astro551 on 20/08/2013 - 01:23

      haha how's the hinge on the thing? love the form factor, shame on the batt life though. lenovo pumped out a lot of convertibles (yoga, helix, lynx, etc.) but yeh good experimenting they did.

  • Trevorb on 22/08/2013 - 11:48
    -1

    Good luck to all those who ever need service on their pc.

    http://www.productreview.com.au/p/dell-australia.html

    • eug on 22/08/2013 - 11:55

      As mentioned before when that same link was posted 4 days ago, people usually only post comments when they have a complaint. Everyone else who haven't had any issues don't bother posting to tell everyone it was fine.

      My friend had a problem with his XPS13 a few months ago. Dell went over to his place to replace some parts. He was very satisfied with their service.

      I've bought many Dell products over the years and never had any problems, including when I had to call for service. But because I was satisfied and everything just works, I don't actively seek out review websites to write a post saying everything is working fine.

  • dri on 27/08/2013 - 12:42

    So a couple days left on this. Lucky I read that there is no sd card slot. It's a nice build and the screen is pretty sexy.

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