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It’s that time of year again. Intel announces new processors and notebook manufacturers are quickly following suit with a host of updates for their respective lines. Dell today announced an update to its XPS 13 line that includes Intel’s 11th generation Tiger Lake processors.
The 11th generation chips offer better performance per watt than their predecessors, which translates to faster computing or longer battery life for the same performance.
The i5 and i7 configurations use the new Intel Xe graphics, which is already proving to be a dramatic improvement over previous Intel integrated graphics. It’s a jump enough to beat some low-end dedicated cards and catch up with AMD’s recent dominance in that regard. I’ll refer you to the AnandTech benchmarks to learn more about it.
Other spec enhancements include support for the new Thunderbolt 4 standard (still limited to 40 Gbps, but it has a few other performance improvements) and a RAM speed increase from 3,733 to 4,267 MHz. The XPS 13 2-in-1 it also has an infrared camera for Windows Hello capability.
The same changes apply to the XPS 13 and XPS 13 Developer Edition (also known as the Ubuntu version), except that the former already included a Windows Hello camera.
There’s not much to look forward to on the design front, considering that laptops have undergone major redesigns recently. The most notable change on that front is packaging, which Dell says now uses sustainably sourced materials throughout the line.
The devices will be available in the US and Canada beginning September 30, with other regions to follow in the coming weeks.
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Posted on Sep 29, 2020 – 02:00 UTC
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