PC World - USA (2020-06)

46 PCWorld JUNE 2020

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IMAGE: GORDON MAH UNG

Dell XPS 13 9300: The bezel is

finally dead

Dell’s latest XPS 13 achieves the pinnacle of what an ultraportable laptop can be.

BY GORDON MAH UNG

With Dell’s XPS 13 9300, you

can mark a momentous date in

laptop history: the death of the

laptop bezel. Previous models

killed the top and sides, but that last useless

part has stuck around until now.

Dell’s XPS 13 9300, however, kills that

bottom bezel dead. More importantly, the

smaller bezel makes the XPS 13 possibly one

of most compact laptops around.

The story of the XPS 13 is a long and storied

one at this point. When the first “InfinityBezel”

version hit the scene in 2015, it set the trend for

what could be done in a tiny laptop, forcing

competitors to reevaluate their designs. The

latest XPS 13 9300 ($1,749 at Dell.com [go.

pcworld.com/d174]) may not move the ball

forward much in performance, but its 16:10

aspect-ratio InfinityBezel touch screen and dual

biometric inputs still make a difference.