specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. The 13-inch laptop owes much if its success to Apple's embrace of the form factor for its popular MacBook systems. But besides that, the 13-incher hits the right middle ground; it's the smallest size we'd consider using for everyday work, and at the same time, the biggest size we'd consider carrying around on a regular basis.
Dell recently made waves with its new high-end 13-inch Adamo system, less than an inch thick, but starting at a wallet-crushing $1,999. More reasonable is the $949 Dell SX13-163B, part of the Studio XPS brand. Like the Dell Studio XPS 16 we looked at recently, this model has some features that distinguish it from a run-of-the-mill Inspiron, including a backlit keyboard and a somewhat superfluous leather trim on the back of the lid--but at 5 pounds and 1.4 inches thick, it's bigger and heavier than 13-inch systems such as the Adamo and MacBook.
| Price as reviewed | $949 |
| Processor | 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 |
| Memory | 4GB, 800MHz DDR3 |
| Hard drive | 320GB, 7,200rpm |
| Chipset | Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce 9400M G |
| Operating system | Windows Vista Premium (64-bit) |
| Dimensions (WD) | 12.5 x 9.3 inches |
| Height | 1.4 inches |
| Screen size (diagonal) | 13.3 inches |
| System weight / Weight with AC adapter | 5.1/5.9 pounds |
| Category | Thin and light |
The rounded hinge and tapered design remind us of Dell's XPS and Studio laptop lines (which makes sense, since this is a hybrid of those two). The SX13 is cast in a shiny piano black, with a matching black leather trim that covers a strip on the back of the lid near the hinge. Whether you like the leather look is a personal aesthetic consideration, but the glossy parts of the lid were definite fingerprint magnets.
With a backlit keyboard and flat, widely spaced keys, the Dell SX13 shares a general aesthetic with Apple and Sony laptops. We always encourage backlit keyboards, which are fantastically useful when, for example, looking something up online while watching TV in a darkened room. A row of touch-sensitive media controls sits above the keyboard, along with buttons for turning the Wi-Fi antenna off and on, and ejecting a disc from the slot-loading DVD burner.
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