JUNE 2020 PCWorld 47Dell’s 2020 XPS 13 9300 achieves full no-bezel.SPECS AND FEATURES
While the display is clearly the star of the XPS
13 9300’s configuration, it offers plenty more
top-shelf parts in its slender chassis. Here are
the details.
CPU: 10th gen Core i7-1065G7
GPU: Intel integrated Iris Plus
RAM: 16GB LPDDR4X/3733
Storage: 512GB Intel 760P NVMe SSD
(go.pcworld.com/760p)
Display: 13.4-inch 1920x1200 Sharp IPS
Biometric Support: Realtek biometric
camera in top bezel, Goodix finger print
reader integrated into power button.
Ports: The XPS 13 9300 features one
Thunderbolt 3 port on each side, a
microSD reader on the left side, and an
analog combo audio jack on the right
side. Compared to the previous model,
you’re losing one USB-C port and the
wedge-lock port. As with the prior modelWHY THIN BEZELS MATTER
Lest you think we’re raving about an
inconsequential feature, you just have to
look back to 2017, when companies were
still selling laptops with so much bezel,
you could sell billboard space on them.
Apple’s 2017-era MacBook Air, for
example, looks about as fashion-correct as
disco-era bell-bottom pants and wide-
lapel paisley shirts would seem during the
grunge era.
For the new XPS 13 9300, Dell wisely
eschews the common, narrow 16:9 aspect
ratio that lowers the overall height of the
screen. The company instead goes with a
taller 16:10 aspect ratio for the 13.4-inch
screen. The top of the screen is about the
same height as that of a more conventional
16:9 laptop, such as the HP Elite Dragonfly
(go.pcworld.com/dfly), giving you more
screen real estate without increasing the
size of the laptop.
The screen itself is a
beautiful 450-nit IPS
touchscreen. When we say
IPS, we mean actual Sharp
IPS too, not the “IPS-like” or
“wide-viewing angle”
language companies use to
describe copycat versions.
This is a beautiful, top-
quality display that will
help you stay
productive.