HP's Envy 14 Spectre weighs just four pounds and is just 0.79 inches thick while the upcoming Lenovo ThinkPad X1 carbon will weigh around three pounds with a 14-inch screen. At 13.2 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches, the XPS 14 isn't the thinnest Ultrabook, either. We couldn't stop touching the spongy, silicone-based black underside.īecause of its high-capacity battery, the Dell XPS 14 weighs a bulky 4.8 pounds, which strained our wrist when we tried to pick it up with one hand. The Apple comparisons stop the minute you open the lid and see the luxurious soft-touch black magnesium deck with its black island-style keyboard. Like the MacBook Pro, the XPS 14 has a white power light on its front lip that flashes when the system is asleep and stays solid when its awake. Click to EnlargeWhen closed, the Dell XPS 14 looks an awful lot like a MacBook pro with its brushed aluminum lid and sides.
