Dell XPS 13 Plus hands-on: is that... a touch bar?
Can you spot the difference?
Well, it’s that time of year again: Dell has revamped the XPS 13. It’s somehow — and last year, I would have told you this wasn’t possible — made the device sleeker and more seamless than it’s ever been.
The new XPS was officially announced at CES 2022, but we got some hands-on time with the product at a pre-brief in December. It looks a lot like the prior XPS 13 on the outside, with the slim frame, Dell logo, two USB Thunderbolt ports, and aluminum build. But open the notebook up, and you’ll notice that things have gotten a lot... flatter.
Here’s a bird’s eye view.
First, Dell got rid of the function row. It’s been replaced with what the company is calling a “capacitive touch function row,” which refers to little...
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