PC World - USA (2020-02)

FEBRUARY 2020 PCWorld 51

laptops during intensive modes. When
running off of the battery, both laptops
significantly throttle performance, by about
50 percent.. It actually ends up being a tie
when running on battery between the two.
In the end, we have to give it to the Dell for
this category because in a drag race, the first one
across the finish line wins. By a huge margin? No,
but there can be only one winner here.
Winner: Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 7390

VALUE
To compare prices, we configured the XPS 13
2-in-1 7390 and a Spectre x360 13t with a
10th-gen Core i7-1065G7, 16GB of
LPDDR4X/3733, 512GB SSD, Windows 10
Home, and standard-res screens (1920x1080

for the HP, and 1920x1200 for the Dell.) The

Dell had a list price of $1,699 and was on sale

for $1,599 in early December when we priced

it out. The HP had a list price of $1,379 and

was on sale for $1,129. When you remember

that HP bundles an active pen and a leather

carrying case, the easy winner is the HP

Spectre x360 13t.

Winner: HP Spectre x360 13t

BOTTOM LINE

We tallied up the wins, losses and ties, and we

can only conclude the overall winner to be the

HP Spectre x360 13t. The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 gets

some very critical wins in display quality and

performance, so if those are your priorities, go

ahead and pick the Dell. But big-picture, the

wins in storage, ports, keyboard, battery life,

and value easily push the HP to the front for us.

Winner: HP Spectre x360 13t

Bottom of Dell’s XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 (left) and HP’s

Spectre x360 13T (right.)

The Spectre x360 13T’s value is impressive.