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Studio XPS 13Studio XPS 13
Average Customer Rating: 
(298 Reviews) 295
Rating Distribution (298 reviews) 5 stars 125 4 stars 101 3 stars 33 2 stars 22 1 star 17
227 out of 298(76%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Customer Reviews for Studio XPS 13
Review 1 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:ramsespride
(North Jersey)
Duration of product use:1-2 months
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
solid workhorse
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Date:February 17, 2011
Review:I bought this refurb Studio XPS 13 to replace the Inpsiron 13 I previously owned. I needed something with a little more RAM, a faster processor, bigger hard drive and a better graphics card. The XPS 13 definitely delivered and had a few nice extras (backlit keyboard, dedicated media control buttons, edge to edge screen). The computer boots up under two minutes, runs the latest video games (Call of Duty: Black OPs) and software. Plus, it's light, which makes it easy to take anywhere without sacrificing performance. The batter life is little shorter than my Inspiron 13, but that had a 9 cell (much heavier) and the XPS only has a 6 cell. By finessing the power usage controls, I can squeeze over 5.5 hours of continuous running time. The LED screen is much brighter than my old LCD CCFL screen and has a wider viewing angle. My favorite thing about this computer is it's awesome array of ports. This baby can connect to anything. It has a Display Port, HDMI, Firewire, 2xUSB, ESATA, VGA and an Ethernet port. No matter where you are or what you need to connect to, this laptop has you covered. Finally, many of the newer 13 inch laptops on the market have taken out the optical drive to cut down on weight. I still need to use CD's and DVD's on my laptop (and burn them) and don't want to have to deal with an external drive. I got a great deal on this laptop and will hold onto for at least 4 more years.
Product Uses:Travel, work, entertainment
+9points
9out of 9found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:BBOP
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Title:
xps m1330
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Date:October 3, 2011
Review:pros - its small compact.
cons - it gets too hot, too slow even with 4gb ram, keyboard went out every 3 months, i had the li ion 9 cell battery it lasted less than a year, the laptop was replaced more than 3 times in less than a year, the laptop crashed resulting in loss of data numerous times, i needed techs to come out and fix it and to send it in to dell for them to fix it numerous times. i spent more time without the laptop working than with the laptop working.
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT WORTH THE AMMOUNT OF MONEY OR TIME THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO SPEND JUST TO KEEP IT WORKING.
+2points
3out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:TechTraveler
(Detroit)
Duration of product use:1-2 months
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
Great Company, Great Services, So-So Product...
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Date:May 18, 2011
Review:I've had the Studio XPS 13 up and running for less than a month now. However, prior to using it I had to install a newer BIOS version and had to have Tech Support replace mother board and a few other items. I'm hoping it doesn't start heating up again....
Product Uses:Travel, desktop replacement
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:kzew
(middletown, md)
Duration of product use:1-2 months
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
Great deal
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Date:March 10, 2011
Product Uses:everyday personal & business use
-2points
0out of 2found this review helpful.
Review 5 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:vicyam
(Ca)
Duration of product use:1-2 months
Level of expertise:Average
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Date:February 19, 2011
Review:Great deals found at Dell. I wish the discription of some of the products were a little better. The laptop said leather accents but if I would have seen a picture of it, I probably wouldn't have ordered it that way. Other than that no problems.
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 6 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:Coastie52
(Florida)
Duration of product use:1-2 months
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
Very Happy
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Date:February 17, 2011
Review:I bought this laptop for my husband. This laptop is just the right size. Just everything about it is great (keyboard, face recognition, my husband needed some help he called tech support and he is very, very happy with the laptop. We have an XPS 17" for almost 6 years now and we were very happy with that laptop but it was time for a new one.
Product Uses:web seaching, studying
+1point
1out of 1found this review helpful.
Review 7 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:kputer
(Lansing Michigan)
Duration of product use:Over 6 months
Level of expertise:Expert
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Title:
going strong after 2 years
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Date:November 16, 2010
Review:Pros: Style, size, weight, performance, slot load DVD burner, HD display
Cons: Price, no backlit keyboard option
I bought this used almost 2 years ago and haven’t had a single problem with it. I upgraded to Windows 7 home prem and enjoy watching HD TV from my HDHomerun TV tuner on the network. I like the looks and get compliments about its style and size. It originally had the 9 cell battery which needed replacing so I got the 6 cell which doesn’t stick out the back and gives me almost 2 hours of movie watching time. The LED models probably do even better on battery power. The cpu is sufficient as I do some DVD ripping with DVD FAB and it goes fast. I love the slot load DVD and I don’t know why they aren’t more common on laptops. The only thing I wish it had was a backlit keyboard which I don’t believe you can get on these. We also have the Inspiron 1318 which is identical to the XPS except for color and it has worked well for almost a year now. I also love the quick expert support you get with the XPS line as compared to the standard Dell consumer support, i.e. India.
Product Uses:home and student
+2points
3out of 4found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:dtm4trix
(Sacramento)
Duration of product use:1-2 months
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
Laptop is a Lemon
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Date:November 15, 2010
Review:well first let me start of by saying I have owned 3 dell computers prior to this one. I was happy with all 3. I don't know how or who came up with this design but it's horrible. First this is supposed to be a high end machine and as others have pointed out there is only 1 usb port. Why a computer of this supposed caliber only has one usb is beyond me. My dell mini 9 has more usb ports. Second, I have had intermittent episodes of the screen just going black and having to do a hard re-boot to start it back up. Got on tech support website and they checked it remotely and had to send a new motherboard. Tech installed it but discovered other issues. Dell had to replace it with another model. I have had nothing but good dealings with dell tech support, they have been pretty awesome, thats why I am giving it 2 stars. But I have to say avoid this model at all costs. I think its just one of those times when someone at dell designed a lemon. I will give dell another chance because of my past experience with their hardware and the support I received with the current issues. But I advise all peeps wanting to look at this laptop to steer clear.
Product Uses:video, light gaming, work excel and word, surf the internet
+4points
5out of 6found this review helpful.
Review 9 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:DrJM
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Title:
Abysmally disappointed
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Date:October 15, 2010
Review:I have had this computer for nearly a year and have been unable to overcome the myriad challenges in using it. The mousepad is abysmally malfunctional and user-unfriendly and had caused me endless agonies. But even when it is docked and I use an external mouse and keyboard, it carries on independently in contrary actions of its own.
I absolutely detest this computer and intensely resent the "techie" would coerced me to leave HP and go with a Dell this time around.
Lest you think it is just this machine, I must tell you that, against my best advice, my daughter recently bought a new Dell laptop (nearly a year newer than mine) and is now suffering with the same issues. Neither of us will be a repeat buyer!
I absolutely detest this computer and intensely resent the "techie" would coerced me to leave HP and go with a Dell this time around.
Lest you think it is just this machine, I must tell you that, against my best advice, my daughter recently bought a new Dell laptop (nearly a year newer than mine) and is now suffering with the same issues. Neither of us will be a repeat buyer!
Product Uses:personal and business, travel and desktop
0points
5out of 10found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:papapee
(Ghana)
Duration of product use:Less than a month
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
My rating
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Date:August 28, 2010
Product Uses:software, music, games
0points
6out of 12found this review helpful.
Review 11 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:Awesomeluv
(Ghana)
Duration of product use:Less than a month
Level of expertise:Average
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Title:
Nice Laptop
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Date:August 27, 2010
Review:i like the laptop but my ration is low
Product Uses:video, programming, games
-12points
0out of 12found this review helpful.
Review 12 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:corbingiles
(seneca, MO)
Duration of product use:Over 6 months
Level of expertise:Average
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Title:
Don't Buy
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Date:July 24, 2010
Review:Pros---None
Cons--Everything.I've had this computer for a year and have had nothing but problmes with it. I even sent it back to Dell to be repaired and it still runs horrible. I couldn't use it for any of my classes last semester and now I'm going to have the same problem this semester.I will never buy another dell again and i will never recommend it to anyone.
+7points
15out of 23found this review helpful.
Review 13 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:mahesh
(chandigarh)
Duration of product use:Over 6 months
Level of expertise:Average
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Title:
best colour combination on studio
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Date:May 6, 2010
Review:i am using inspiron series.i have seen your studio color combination amazing color combination i like it i had told my friend about studio features he like it and then buy. Can u provide outer design of xps16 in studio15 now i like it and i want to buy it.
Product Uses:software development
-10points
2out of 14found this review helpful.
Review 14 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:libertyx24
(mumbai)
Duration of product use:Over 6 months
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
a bad product
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Date:May 5, 2010
Review:not worth the amount of money this thing costs
it gets over heated very quickly
it gets over heated very quickly
Product Uses:office, Travel, home
+8points
12out of 16found this review helpful.
Review 15 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:XPS john
(Malaysia)
Duration of product use:Over 6 months
Level of expertise:Good
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Title:
Nice piece of machine
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Date:April 25, 2010
Review:Currenty, i am a Posgraduate student studying in an university.I have been using studio xps 13 for nearly 8 months in my research work..So far, no critical problem found. after updated new version Bios and Nvidia driver, it's now running smoother. It is very portable for me to bring to everywhere to do my work. in terms of performannce, it is perfect.
However there are a few things tati'm not very happy with it:
i) easily get hot , especially the palm-rest area due to bad exhaust system
i) easily get hot , especially the palm-rest area due to bad exhaust system
ii) the speaker quality is quite poor, cant even hear the sound if the environment is noisy.[ should have same quality speaker like xps 16]
iii) only 1 USB and 1 shared E-sata port.[even inspirion has more port than tis model which is catagorized as high end product line]
iv) the surface of the machine looks dirty with the finger prints.
v) the slot load driver is very noisy when reading the CD or DVD. ( any solution for it?). [even inspirion could have quite rom, wat for we pay so much to get tis machine with this kind of trouble?]
vi) poor webcam and oftenly make the face recognition failed
i wish dell developer could consider these issues in next XPS product. hope to see new XPS 13 series model release with perfect specs. XPS seies should maintain the quality of this high end product series.
Suggestions:
i)1 piece aluminium body + light weight nano carbon fiber material + leather cushion palm-rest for the elegant look.
ii) SRS premium+ HD dobly suround speaker+ sub woffer
iii)add more USB port + propoer ventilation+ at least 2mp webcam.
i)1 piece aluminium body + light weight nano carbon fiber material + leather cushion palm-rest for the elegant look.
ii) SRS premium+ HD dobly suround speaker+ sub woffer
iii)add more USB port + propoer ventilation+ at least 2mp webcam.
Product Uses:research studies, entertainment( movie songs), Gaming, internet
+46points
49out of 52found this review helpful.
Review 16 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:1330
(iran but must choise ( turku ))
Duration of product use:Over 6 months
Level of expertise:Expert
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Title:
down load the latest driver version
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Date:March 14, 2010
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Review:dear sir ,
i can't conect to internet , beacause the modem of my dell loptop is out of service .
its model is: del xps m1330
please help me to download the latest driver version with output code 03 .
thanks.
i can't conect to internet , beacause the modem of my dell loptop is out of service .
its model is: del xps m1330
please help me to download the latest driver version with output code 03 .
thanks.
Product Uses:work office, Travel, home
-14points
9out of 32found this review helpful.
Review 17 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:varma
(manipal)
Duration of product use:Over 6 months
Level of expertise:Average
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Title:
dell studio xps 13'' laptop
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Date:March 8, 2010
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Review:i buy studio xps 13 laptop in last june,but it is having less battery backup and it is creating more more noice while reading dvd/cd and it is not having proper exhaust option,so thatswhy it is so hotty.it is very heated in very less time.
small dust particles are entering into scree through tha gap between screen and screen cover.
small dust particles are entering into scree through tha gap between screen and screen cover.
Product Uses:academics, running primavera and microsoft projetcs, Gaming
+3points
8out of 13found this review helpful.
Review 18 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:SteveDavis
(Crawley)
Duration of product use:1-2 months
Level of expertise:Expert
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Title:
Very tidy, fast piece of kit
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Date:March 6, 2010
Review:The website doesn't do this laptop justice; The machine is very compact, but despite this has a great, useable keyboard and decent mousepad. Build quality looks very good indeed, looking like a very smart piece of kit all round.
I bought the faster processor and graphics card options, and the machine runs pretty much anything I can throw at it (all games run at max resolution with max graphics settings). This machine easily keeps up with most decent desktops.
The only slight downside is that as a result of this the battery life is only about 2 hours. I did expect this, and most of the time use it on AC so this isn't a problem for me, though others should at least bear this in mind.
This laptop gives me exactly what I wanted - very good processing power and good portability.
Overall I would thoroughly recommend the product.
Product Uses:software development, Gaming, internet browsing
+12points
14out of 16found this review helpful.
Review 19 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:robbusmaximus
(uk)
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Title:
Small but perfectly formed!
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Date:March 4, 2010
Review:Many pros: Wonderful sexy machine! Love the aesthetics, the technical side is obviously great!
Two cons: only one USB port, and when there's a CD/DVD in drive it reads the disc every 20 secs and is noisy... Gets right on my ... Someone tell me how to stop this please!?
Two cons: only one USB port, and when there's a CD/DVD in drive it reads the disc every 20 secs and is noisy... Gets right on my ... Someone tell me how to stop this please!?
+5points
9out of 13found this review helpful.
Review 20 for Studio XPS 13
Reviewed by:Deep
(India)
Duration of product use:Less than a month
Level of expertise:Expert
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Date:February 24, 2010
Review:Overall a good machine but some problem with the overheating.The vent is in odd place and also the headphone jacks are at odd position could be better with a improved design.
Product Uses:heavy gaming, graphics, programming
-2points
1out of 4found this review helpful.