So , this sound testicle , but Dell ’s new 18 - inch desktop - seed - tablet actually feels … light . Like something that is n’t insane to hold and persuade around and , more significantly , like something that might have a chance at being more than a gimmick .
The specs on the XPS 18 are pretty received for desktops . Its processor starts at the downhearted last , with a Pentium 2117U , but scale up to an Ivy Bridge Core i7 . It has either 4 or 8 GB of RAM , and the thin 18 - inch 1080p control panel usable , whether in a monitor lizard or as a background .
That thinness is the principal takeout food here . We ’ve date all - in - ones that turn into tablets , or at least flat surfaces , before . Notably , theLenovo Horizonand theSony Vaio Tab 20looked pretty bright . Asus ’s 18.5 - inch Transformer , that flip-flop to a Tegra 3 processor and Android , was interesting . But all of those were clunky enough to feel like something you ’d mainly use as a screen background , and only yank off to show off to your visiting niece of nephew .
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The XPS , though , is as thin as an ultrabook . It ’s 17.7 mm thick , and press 4.85 pound . Dell claims about five hours of runtime on 50 percent brightness and median workload , though real life utilisation will likely bring that down some . It adds up to something that makes sense to actually pick up and move around . It has legs that fold up out to rent it stand up , or you could get an optional stand that will turn on on its own ( bring forth it to sit just right on its charismatic charger is a bit tricky , though ) , but it stimulate sense just lying flat on a mesa or the floor , too . The Windows 8 touch keyboard is actually surprisingly usable like that .
Holding the XPS 18 on your lap on a sofa feels dumb . But then of course of action it does . The allure here is being able-bodied to yank up your desktop computer , with full desktop intestine , and set it down at the kitchen table or in front of the video or anywhere else you ask it . And for once , that really seems like it would n’t be a humongous chore . That has to be a step in the veracious direction .
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