Dell XPS Duo 12 Convertible Ultrabook

 

The Dell XPS Duo 12 Convertible Ultrabook is designed on the basis of the rotating duo concept with a flip screen. This has been one of the factors that have drawn a bevy of buyers its way because of the stunning and pretty much unparalleled design.

 

Over and above its undisputed appealing look, the Dell XPS Duo 12 is one of the best laptop models to go for if you are looking to have a taste of the best experience out of using the Windows 8 OS.

 

This might be just the perfect ultrabook you have been searching for as it has been tailored to serve all the needs of a user from easy browsing in tablet form to impeccable typing and handling normal business chores in the classical laptop mode, not to mention, this laptop has been loaded with many interesting apps and programs cinching a super fast performance for daily use.

 

Design

The Dell XPS Duo 12 has an anodized aluminium color and an impressive flip hinge design making it to take both the form of a tablet and a common laptop. Consequently you can always alter its form in order to use it in whatever mode you want to depending on your needs.

 

Apparently several tests have shown that the flip can carry out approximately up to 20,000 cycles, which translates to making about 10 flips a day for a period of close to 6 years. So despite its pretty appearance, the screen swivelling design has quite a solid built.

 

This tablet has a 12.5 inch 1080p full HD screen display with 400 nit brightness. The screen swivels at the middle of the sides of the lid rotating a cool 180 degress on the horizontal axis and the shell can be folded and shut to enjoy the tablet mode. Once in the tablet form, the user can fully savor its touch screen interface.

 

Dell XPS Duo 12 is quite bulky and heavy too weighing 3.35 pounds with dimensions of 0.79 × 12.48 × 8.46 inches (HWD). Some of the ports that you will find on the laptop include 2 USB 3.0 ports, mini-DisplayPort and a headset jack.

 

Features

1. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8

2. Processor: 2.6GHz Intel 3rd Gen Core i5-3317U

3. RAM: 4GB

4. Hard Drive: 128/256 GB SSD

5. Screen Display Size: 12.5”

6. Touch screen

7. Touchpad

8. Ports: 2 USB 3.0, mini-DisplayPort, headset jack

9. Maximum Resolution: 1920 × 1080

10. Graphics Processor: Intel HD 4000

11. Graphics Memory Accessibility: Shared

12. Cache: 3MB

13. Bluetooth 3.0

14. Weight: 3.35 lbs

15. Height: 0.79 inches

16. Width: 12.48 inches

17. Depth: 8.46 inches

18. Battery Life: 8 hours

19. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/g/n

 

Pros

First of all, this laptop has an attractive design. The touch sceen interface is incredibly responsive hence you can enjoy your apps and programs better in tablet mode. The laptop has good backlit keyboard which comes handy when doing a lot of typing. Other upsides of the Dell XPS Duo 12 include an improved battery life, great quality speakers and a full HD screen display.

 

Cons

For a tablet, this laptop is quite heavy and bulky. Additionally, there is no HDMI or SD card slot.

 

Conclusion

The spinning screen gives Dell XPS Duo 12 an appealing design and it can be a suitable alternative if you do not want a tablet with a dockable keyboard. However it works way better when in laptop mode than in tablet form.