5 Things You Need to Know About the New Dell XPS 13 2-in-1

Ahead of CES 2017, Dell has announced a new 2-in-1 version of its hit laptop, the XPS 13. It doesn’t seem to be a replacement of the traditional laptop, but instead more of a variant. The XPS 13 has been one of our favorite laptop lines for the past few years, most noticeably because of its incredible nearly bezel-less display, affordable price point, and impressive performance.
On the surface, the new 2-in-1 looks almost identical to the normal model. However, there are some important changes to know about the XPS 13 2-in-1.
1. 360 Hinge
The convertible hinge is the big show here with this product and the most noticeable change from the traditional laptop model. You can put it in tent mode for easy watching videos, or flip it all around for a chunky tablet mode. That means, of course, that the product comes with a touchscreen in both the HD and non-HD configurations.
2. Lower Power
The XPS 13 2-in-1 doesn’t have quite the specs of the 2016 XPS 13. It gets a bit into the weeds, but the new version comes with what is essentially the Intel Core M series. However, Dell is claiming that the listed “7th Generation Intel Core i5” is just as fast as what as in the 2016 XPS 13.
We’ll have to see if that proves to be true, but there’s certainly a chance that this variant doesn’t have quite the performance power that the XPS 13 had.