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(thanks to the beefed-up hinges and glass

touchscreen required of a convertible laptop).

Obviously, we’re talking about a few ounces.

When it comes to connectivity, the XPS 13

models focus on the future. The XPS 13 7390

gives you the most, with its two Thunderbolt

3 ports, a USB-C port, and a microSD port.

The other XPS 13 laptops simply lack the

USB-C port. Obviously, we all wish there were

an old fashioned square USB-A port, but none

of them have that. All three laptops use Intel

Wi-Fi 6 hardware, also known as 802.11ax.

WHICH XPS 13 IS THE MOST

VERSATILE

For most people, a traditional clamshell

laptop does 90 percent of what they want,

and all three of these laptops can do the job.

Not everyone will like the XPS 13 2-in-1 7390

because of its MagLev 2 keyboard, with its

thin, low-travel design.

Still, that XPS 13 2-in-1 is the only one of

the three that offers a tablet mode with pen

model’s 8th-gen
quad-core Core i7. The
full review of the XPS
13 7390 is here (go.
pcworld.com/90xp).
The XPS 13 7390 offers
the fastest multi-core
CPU performance,
but its graphics are
nothing special.

Dell XPS 13 9300: Shiny and new
The Dell XPS 13 9300 (yes, it really went from
9380 to 7380 to 9300) is the latest iteration
of the famed XPS 13, bringing the bezel-less
look of the XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 to a traditional
clamshell laptop. Like the XPS 13 2-in-1 7390,
it uses the 10th-gen Core i7-1065G7—a step
forward in generation but for some, a step
backward to quad-core when its predecessor
offered up to a six-core part. Read our full
review (go.pcworld.com/xp00).

Three ways they’re basically the same:
weight, ports, networking
Because these models are closely related,
there are some criteria you don’t need to
worry about much, because they’re basically
the same.
If weight matters to you, the XPS 13 9300
is the technical winner at 2.65 pounds—2.8
with the optional touchscreen. The older XPS
13 7390 comes in second at 2.7 pounds, and
the XPS 13 2-in-1 7390 is third at 2.9 pounds

Ports on the XPS 13 models mean buying into an all USB-C port world.