Ivy Bridge Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook for $595 + FREE SHIP @ Dell Outlet (REFURB) - 2/12 BACK IN STOCK
 

Not the new 1080p version unfortunately but a decent price nonetheless for an Ivy Bridge Ultrabook.

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Save $250 on any Dell Outlet XPS 13 Ultrabook™-L322x priced at $845 with coupon* code below!

Was $845.00 Now $595.00

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Remember it has to be priced exactly $845 for the coupon to work. Free shipping :)

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Also additional 2% off w/ DPA.

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As pointed out by rkster09

I installed the newer driver back in august and it solved the touchpad issue. I got it less than $600 too including tax back then, also a refurbished.

This are not the standard size 2.5" ssd. Can it be self upgrade?

Looks really tempting...too bad I'm not in the market for this, right now. Still very tempting...thanks for sharing!!

Couple of things...

1. No SD Card slot
2. I have issues with touchpad, no matter what drivers I installed on it.

Otherwise very good and sleek laptop.

Nice price! Picked up a Latitude 6230 (Similar weight, slightly thicker than the ultrabook) on the last deal with 8GB ram and 256GB SSD for my business for 630 before tax. Gotta love the outlet deals! :)

Does this have an HDMI port at least?

I did the same but with 128 gb ssd. You sure it weighs same as xps 13? I thought xps 13 came in under 3 lbs

Can you upgrade the RAM? Doesn't appear so based on the specs, but then again, their listing isn't super informative.

We use these here at the office and have been happy with them. Ordered one for my wife to replace her 17" Dell 1720.

No HDMI according to CNET http://www.cnet.com/laptops/dell-...17826.html

I read online somewhere, it can take max 4GB RAM. Thats for Sandy Bridge though. Not sure of Ivy Bridge.

It has display port. U can buy a display port to hdmi adapter for less than 10 bucks. Its the same port on Mac.

Is that the justification for having a stupid mini display port?

nope. but mini display port is better

You can not. It is soldered on to the motherboard. That is one reason why I didn't want the xps13

Most higher end laptops come with one of these display ports, you can put more types of adapters through it. My X230t I picked up has one of these.

LOL hahahaha so funny. having anything a mac has justifies everything!!!! you didnt know!!??

why the L322x version is cheaper than the L321x??

And the new 1080p is still not available, right?

starcraft 2?

no sd card sucks

so does a 128gb [solid state] hard drive

i'm glad it's fast, but if i have to lug around an external hard drive to save stuff, it kind of defeats the purpose of a ultraportable lightweight laptop

Everything I'm looking for in an ultrabook for the right price, with exception to a touchscreen to make Win 8 more useful.

Decisions, decisions.

Build-wise is this much lower than the Samsung, Asus or Lenovo Yoga at around the $700 price range?

i think the ram is soldered on the motherboard
ultrabook is not really upgradeable
no hdmi
it has the mini display port (i tihnk)
not bad for the price (if you can find one to use the coupon on)

no touch screen, id stay away

no network port, not enough USB ports, I like it and the price but will have to pass

ditto. beautiful notebook, and SSDs are very fast, but it's hard to believe how fast 128gb now fills up given how many people have pictures and music on their devices.

The speed though undeniable.

The glare on the screen is a little much too... ugh, after my MBP, I really would like to forget a glass covered screen. Boooo.

Hey man, been dealing with the same touchpad problems for 6 months. Finally resolved. Let me know what your problem is.

Me: I updated the driver to the newest one released on 1/9/2013 (2.5.3.35), but the catch is, every time you adjust anything through the cypress driver, you must restart the computer.

No joke, it's like a brand new computer. I was about to throw this thing out the window.


BTW XPS customer service was night and day better than standard (the person was actually technically inclined).

Also, the multi finger gestures are freaking amazing with this new driver.




Still, batter life sucks, and the effing vents are on the bottom of the machine.

2.99 vs 3.14 (with the 3 cell battery). I have the six cell batter which adds another 0.3 lbs or so but they are still very comparable when in use or in a laptop bag. The advantages of the Latitude were the docking port, and the fact that it uses standard parts and accessories.

Damn, looks like nothing left at the $845 price.

u aint missing out dont worry. why bother over this when lenovo U series are all over the place priced under 500

Everyone commenting on the lack of features needs to check out the Latitude 6230, it's slightly heavier than the ultrabook but is much much more robust in terms of features and ability to upgrade. Has HDMI, SD, etc and uses standard components that can be changed easily. There was a 20% off coupon floating around a few days ago and they come up pretty often so I'd keep my eyes peeled for that.

OK, I bit. Hopefully I get a problem-free refurb. It'll be a mainly surfing the web/email/FB computer. Form factor was a plus over the Latitude.
$636 after taxes shipped.

Lenovo U series has nothing on the XPS as far as looks and finish. XPS is one of the most aesthetically pleasing Ultrabooks out there not to mention it weight under 3 lbs

I don't care about these, but I do know a lot of people who care

Tempted but I am holding off until the next gen Intel procs are released in Q2/3. Really because of the upgraded graphics capabilities :)

Is there a cheaper i3 version of this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400396414...1439.l2649

buy.com through ebay has recertified ones cheaper at the moment at $532

I grabbed one...

That's the Sandy Bridge version.

720p FTL

Good catch, that's last year's model

Agreed. I have the XPS 12 and the touchpad is just plain HORRIBLE and it also does not have a SD card slot. Otherwise than that they are wonderful machines.

there is always newer and better if you wait. by the time you make your decision, you will be 90 years old

Can OSX be loaded on this?

actually both are last year (2012) model
this year (2013) model will have 1080 screen resolution
i think they will call it xps 13 hd (lame)

Can anyone answer this? I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible and affordable to upgrade this to a 256gb SSD.

It's a mSATA drive; so yes, it can be upgraded(however, they are a little more expensive)

What on earth are you regularly downloading on the go, so large that you would need to carry around an external?

I have this exact model (and FYI you only have I think 90 G free) and I download stuff all the time and as long as I delete movies and such after I watch them, I have yet to fill it up in 6 months. Time for a reformat anyways, so I doubt I will ever fill it.

I purchased a tiny, near flush 32G zip drive thinking I would use it for extra storage and have yet to need it.

But yeah, not coming with a freaking SD card slot is terrible. But what's worse is that the effing vents are on the bottom, meaning you can't really use it in bed, etc...

If it's not too much trouble, could you give a quick review of it? Just a quick list of the pros and cons you've experienced so far in owning the laptop. Thanks :lol:

Why is mini display port stupid? It's a standard port, not something Apple invented. It can support higher resolution than HDMI and you can get mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters and cables for $10. It's not an issue.

Can you link to a comparable Lenova for that price? I really want to try Lenova out, and these bottom vents are killing this XPS 13 for me. What kind of A hole decided to put them on the bottom. Just terrible design. That would be understandable if this was the first laptop ever created, but it's not.

Can't sit in a chair with a blanket and use the laptop without the fan constantly running and possibly overheating, can't use in bed, can't use on the carpet, etc...

DisplayPort handles higher resolution monitors, as well as a greater number of monitors than HDMI due to higher bandwidth.

DisplayPort is better, do some reading, then buy the cheap adapters.

idk, i mean, my current computer now is from 09 and it came with a 250gb hd. after 3 years of use, (grad school and pictures mostly, no music) i have about 80 free gb. i dont keep a lot of stuff on there but it would just be really frustrating to run out of space and either have to replace the laptop or upgrade the hard drive, or have to choose between deleting things and storing them on an external. a 128gb seems more like a tablet size hard drive. i dont need a terrabyte but i do need a 256 gig to keep this thing relevant for a few years.

No problem.

Fit and finish may be the best on the market. It just feels like money in your hands. You just want to touch it all the time (even after 6 months).

I think, the screen is extremely impressive. It is way more high def than any 1080P TV we have.

The trackpad was an issue, but is now resolved with the latest driver.

The main negatives for me are that the battery life sucks for its class ( around 4-5 hours in powesaver mode. I think the official ruling from pro reviewers, was 5 hours though), and the vents are on the bottom, meaning you shouldn't lay it on fabric or the like (bed, blanket, carpet, etc...) .

I wish it had an SD slot, but that's not a deal killer for me. It also has no ethernet port, but a USB to ethernet can be purchased for cheap.


Another thing, that might be specific to only mine, is that in a quiet room, there is a very present high pitched electrical sound. I rarely even notice it anymore, but worth noting.



In short, move the vents and I would sing XPS 13 praises.

The amount of screen you get for how tiny the foot print is, and for what the thing weighs, is almost a miracle IMO. Worth the no SD slot, or ethernet port, or micro HDMI vs reg HDMI, worth the shitty battery life, etc...

Just not worth the vents on the bottom.

how many actual hours are people getting on these. i would like feedback from actual owners out there

Stopped reading here.

Like I said earlier, this only comes with about 90 or so free if I am remembering correctly, so it's even worse than you think. And yeah, you do have to be aware of your storage, but that small awareness can make everything work. I doubt that, unless you are using a DSLR and saving images in raw mode, that you will fill this thing up with music and pictures. Movies, tv shows? Yeah, you will fill it up very quickly. Just erase after you watch. Or just stream.

You should be doing a factory image restore about every 6 months or so anyway, and by doing that, you really do free up gobs of space that you didn't even realize were being consumed.

I just re-read your post. I bet if you backed up all your stuff and reformatted, you would have way more tan 80 free. And I agree, 128 is not much, you are correct, 100%.

I agree, that statement was beyond horrible.

I knew that would piss screen snobs off. Awesome. Regardless, I love this screen. I don't do high end design work where I need an IPS or something, so for me, this screen is above and beyond what I need, and like I said, against any of our 1080P TVs, the screen is amazing.

In fact, I have had people actually go out of their way to comment on how good the screen looks.

They, of course, were not a screen snob like yourself, and were probably idiots worthy of death, as such.

Also. We're slickdealers here and consider everything when making statements, like price point, etc...

So please, show me a better screen, in an ultrabook, with the most current i5, with comparable specs & features, for the same slick deal price point.

Keep in mind, I purchased 6 months ago.

I eagerly await.

You could have stated it's a nice screen when compared to other 1366x768 resolution screens but what you said is a joke.

I'd fight another battle. The "no 1080p screen resolution in a 12" laptop" is the new "no hdmi".

For the record, I'm a resolution snob and am fine with 1366x768 resolution on laptops under 13" and under...

nobody mentions 450$ off on the XPS 15 -I521x?

Again, nobody ever said the screen is bad but the statement below is total grabage unless he watches 480i standard def broadcasts only on his TV's.

"I think, the screen is extremely impressive. It is way more high def than any 1080P TV we have."

Damn, this almost makes me regret my Latitude E6430 purchase from last week.. 3 years of warranty is definitely a nice plus for the latitude series, though. I think this is a decent deal!

I agree to a point but the Intel 4000 Graphics aren't meeting my needs whereas the Haswell GPU likely will... So to each his own :P

What happens when you put a laptop on a bed or blanket with the vents in the bottom?

serious question?

if so, it would heatup your laptop krazy and make ur fans run at full speeds making sounds of a jet engine while not accomplishing anything and "potentially" damage your laptop depdning on how much ur stressing it. if you were encoding decoding compressing and all that crap like harrrd, its a possibility that it could heat to a point where it would shut down to prevent frying of components.

The vents on the bottom can get blocked. I assume that if your fan needs to run to cool things down, and the vents are blocked, things might overheat, fan motor might get strained, etc... Not to mention it sucking up all the dirt/dust on what ever surface it is on.


No it's not. I explicitly said, "for me". I have always had run of the mill dell laptops, and this is hands down the best screen I have ever had on a laptop, and outshines every tv in the home. So no, it's not a joke, it's actually a fact. What you are saying is not.


I hear yeah. Tell me if this is correct: All things equal. Take a set resolution (like the XPS 1366x768) and two screens. One screen small, and one much larger. The much larger screen is going to have less pixels per square inch, thus have less resolution, and visa versa.

You are correct Guy, the TN panel used in the XPS 13 ultabook with amazing looking washed out colors and horrible viewing angles is far better than a 1080P TV. I wish they used this high quality panel on all laptops. Everybody would be happy and nobody would ever complain.

Okay, I think we can all agree that wasn't the best statement to make.

That said, I think the point was that he enjoys the screen more than he does on his 1080p TV.

Anyway, I'm out of this thread. :cheers:

I think the point he made was that his entire review is worthless.

i never understand that either
reviewers always put that on dell xps 13 no sd card reader bad
but you don't see them saying that on the macbook air
i guess they don't have an usb sd card reader
then they will complain have to carry the usb reader
yea like they don't have to carry an sd card adapter
unless they are old school and still using standard sd card and not micro sd card that most device is using now

I use this exact laptop for work. Typically during the day I can make it ~3-4hrs before needing a plug. Standby/Sleep battery life is downright horrible b/c of the Cypress touchpad it uses. There's a known issue with the Cypress driver not allowing the laptop to sleep. Sleep time for me is around 2 days then the battery is dead. Dell/Cypress have been trying for about a year to get the drivers right. I haven't tried the latest driver yet so maybe that fixes it, but the issues are numerous and can be crippling. I don't carry a mouse to meetings and the touchpad will just die. It only comes back after a reboot.

Also, the fan runs constantly and the laptop overall runs pretty hot. Upgrading it seems unlikely as you would have to crack the case to even attempt it. The silver tab on the bottom is only for looks, it's not a functional door into the memory/SSD area. The screen is very glossy, even in an office setting so it's a bit annoying. It's pretty fast overall so running everyday tasks or even heavier programs like Visual Studio are near instant. Quality is top notch, shocking for a Dell lappy. All that said, if the latest Cypress driver works I would recommend the laptop if you're in the market for an ultrabook and are okay with the sacrifices that entails (ie, lack of ports/upgradeability mentioned in this thread). Hope this helps.

Just bought 4. Nice little Valentine's Day gift.

Thanks for the info. I think i will hold off. I hate how all these laptop mfr. quote 5-7 hours battery and it's always 30-50% less in real life. I will admit my 2009 Dell xps13 had excellent standby battery life though. I could leave it for 1-2 months and open it up and there was still plenty of juice left in it. Don't know what it was but can't seem to fine anything like it these days.

yeah true. i'm sure it's good, it's just more of an internet machine at 128gb to me. which is really all i want it for, lets be honest. i've never done a factory image restore.. ill have to look into it. thanks for the advice!

It's extremely easy. On most machines you just restart, and hit F8 repeatedly until you get to the screen which gives you the safe mode, repair, etc... option. You select "repair computer" and go from there until you see a factory image option. JUST MAKE SURE YOU BACK EVERYTHING UP FIRST!

If you have Dell data safe thing, you can just click on the restore option on that, and it will walk you through it.

If you try and get lost, just PM me. It really is super easy and fairly quick.

It gets rid of all registry errors, trojans/viruses, malware, etc... I say a min of once a year, but try and do it every 6 months or so. Curious, what are you doing your grad work in?

awesome notebook, it is quite thin and light to carry with, it will be convenient to travel with, the price is cheap, maybe i can buy one, anyway, i like dell's computers, it is with high quality and high performance.

Pulled the trigger, hope it's worth it.

I did not find any one at $845 to apply the coupon. I only see $849 one.

Looks to be dead. Now there aren't even any 849 ones.

oh okay. i've done that before, but only when my computer crashed haha. i don't dl any exe's from the internet so my computer is actually really fast. anyway, i was doing it in applied statistics, but i finished the program and got a job thankfully. thanks again for your help!

Is this officially dead? I'm really in need of a decent ultrabook and this looks to perfectly fit the bill besides being a refurb.

If you really want an ultrabook, the Toshiba u845w-s400 ultrabook has the same cpu, a wider screen, more ram, bigger hard drive, better speakers, hdmi out, and costs only a couple of dollars more than this deal did. It is a bit wider than a 13", but I bought one a couple weeks ago and actually quite like the widescreen. Also if you can find an Open Box at your local Best Buy, they currently have a 10% off coupon.

http://slickdeals.net/f/5810228-T...eal-or-not

So I've used the i7/256gb version of this laptop (Sandy Bridge fwiw) and it IS a good laptop but NOT for the price Dell wants, waaaaay too much.

The i5/128gb for $500ish is much more like it.

I'm disappointed with ALL the current Dell models because of the mediocre screens, Dell has really cheaped out.

The XPS 13 UB is amazingly small and thin, and at least the one I used (i7/256gb) is super fast. The 4gb soldered on ram is no problem because if/when Windows "pages" to disk, it's super fast with that ssd.

If you want something to sit on your lap (literally) or go in your purse/briefcase, for basic tasks (email, web, Office), it's pretty darn good. Just don't pay $1000+.

I think Dell is realizing the current XPS lineup is WAY overpriced, so expect prices to fall (as well as Dell's stock price).

Afaik, the Ivy Bridge model offers no major improvements, but perhaps saves some battery (uses less power in theory).

Hm, the widescreen is odd. Unfortunately it has no SSD so throw an extra $150 on that with a Windows 8 upgrade and it begins to get a little pricey. I like that the memory is expandable though.

I'm really conflicted on what do get right now. I''m not looking to spend much more than $600, which I'll mostly be getting by selling my Asus G53SW.

Actually it does have a 32GB SSD along with the 500GB drive, so you don't have to throw in anything. If you wanted to upgrade to Windows 8, I chose not to, it is only $14. It also has the SD slot that the Dell apparently doesn't have, and it is brand new, not refurbished.

I actually just got Windows 8 seconds ago and I've started downloading it on my desktop. I'm looking for something with at least a 128gb ssd plus has some style. Should have pulled the trigger on the dell when I could. Thanks for the recommendation though! Hopefully something else comes down the hot deal pipeline within the next week.

Is it possible to downgrade Windows 8 on this Dell laptop to Windows 7?

i received the laptop but the AC Adapter was the wrong one. It has a much bigger pin than the laptop. Anyone had this same error?

Yes I also received wrong AC adapter. Called dell tech support and they'll be sending the right AC adapter.

back in stock

Ordered one, thanks

I don't see why not. Just use a USB DVD drive and reinstall. Done.

Because Lenovo U-series have faulty Wi-Fi and crappy keyboard (not the layout but the material)

I bought one of these right before Christmas. It was amazing until the hd locked up on me and I couldn't get past the logo screen. Had to send it in for repair. Bummer. Bought from the outlet. This little thing was super duper portable. I carried it in a sleeve and tucked inside my purse. I took it everywhere with me. I'm not sure why it locked up on me.

oos again