Dell XPS 13 9370 (2018) Review

Design

If you put the last few generations of the XPS 13 in a lineup, you would not be able to tell them apart, unless you looked at the CPU sticker on the deck. However, the XPS 13 9370 stands out with its new, optional gold-and-white color scheme, along with a slightly slimmer and lighter profile. Dell also sells the 9370 in the XPS 13's traditional silver-and-black aesthetic.

Though it costs a little bit more ($50 extra on the base model), you'll definitely want to get the white color, because it's just plain stunning. The lid and bottom are made from gold-colored aluminum, while the white sides and deck are fashioned from woven crystalline silica fiber.

The deck's weave-like texture adds an air of sophistication and felt good against our wrists, though not quite as comfy as the soft-touch carbon-fiber deck on older XPS 13s and on the silver model

Best Laptop Overall1. Dell XPS 13The Dell XPS 13 packs excellent 8th-gen Core performance into one of the sleekest laptop designs you can buy.With the latest Intel 8th Gen Core CPUs and speedy PCIe-NVMe SSDs inside, the XPS 13 offers powerful performance in a very thin design with a new cooling system. Thunderbolt 3 ports on the outside let you connect to eGPUs and other high-speed peripherals to boost your performance. We also still recommend the slightly-older XPS 13 9360, which has the same Intel 8th Gen Core CPU options, but it's a little bit thicker and doesn't have the new cooling system. However, it does offer a full suite of ports, including a USB Type-A connector and over two hours of additional endurance.