This cheapest Dell XPS 13 laptop just got a game changing upgrade

Dell XPS 13 - $729.99 direct
$729.99 at Dell

Dell XPS 13 - $729.99 direct
The fan favorite XPS 13 has dropped its old Intel Core i3 CPU for the far superior Core i5-10210U. Add in 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD and you have yourself a capable machine. Check it out!

Dell has quietly upped the price of its award-winning XPS 13 laptop by $30, in exchange for a well-deserved upgrade just in time for Amazon Prime Day.

The notebook, which is universally loved by consumers and businesses alike, swaps the dual-core Intel Core i3 CPU that has long held it back for the far more capable Intel Core i5-10210U - a quad-core processor with 6MB cache, eight threads and a clock speed of up to 4.2GHz.

At $729.99, it comes with 4GB of RAM, a 128GB PCIe SSD, the gorgeous InfinityEdge display (13.3-inch, full HD and touch capable), as well as Wi-Fi 6/Bluetooth 5.1 courtesy of Intel Killer.

The tiny 13-inch form factor and durable aluminum chassis make this a convenient ultrabook that can take a fair few knocks too.

Other notable features include a 12-month subscription to McAfee LiveSafe, three Thunderbolt 3/Type-C connectors, a backlit keyboard, fingerprint reader, 52Whr battery and four (yes, four) digital microphones.

That said, despite being effusive about this particular XPS deal, we’d urge you to spend a bit more on the next model up, with twice the memory and twice the onboard storage. At $881.99 (an extra $152 or 20%), the investment is well worth it.

TechRadar is rounding up all the top deals over the Prime Day sales period, and we’ve put all the best Prime Day deals in an easy-to-navigate article to help you find the bargains you’re looking for.

TOPICS
Desire Athow
Managing Editor, TechRadar Pro

Désiré has been musing and writing about technology during a career spanning four decades. He dabbled in website builders and web hosting when DHTML and frames were in vogue and started narrating about the impact of technology on society just before the start of the Y2K hysteria at the turn of the last millennium.

Latest in Pro
A person holding out their hand with a digital AI symbol.
How AI can help the UK’s scale-ups realize the growth agenda
An American flag flying outside the US Capitol building against a blue sky
Sean Plankey selected as CISA director by President Trump
A young man working on laptop in office writing notes
Ending the fix/break cycle of End User Computing support
OpenAI
OpenAI wants to help your business build its next generation of AI agents
Ai tech, businessman show virtual graphic Global Internet connect Chatgpt Chat with AI, Artificial Intelligence.
Nation-state threats are targeting UK AI research
A hand reaching out to touch a futuristic rendering of an AI processor.
Business investors are positive about AI’s impact on the economy
Latest in News
Vision Pro Metallica
Apple Vision Pro goes off to never never land with Metallica concert footage
Mufasa is joined by another lion, a monkey and a bird in this promotional image
Mufasa: The Lion King prowls onto Disney+ as it finally gets a streaming release date
An American flag flying outside the US Capitol building against a blue sky
Sean Plankey selected as CISA director by President Trump
An Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 on a table with its retail packaging
Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU spotted in Acer gaming PC, suggesting rumors of imminent launch are correct – and that it’ll run with only 8GB of video RAM
Indiana Jones talking to a friend in a university setting with a jaunty smile on his face
New leak claims Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PS5 release will come in April
A close up of the limited edition vinyl turntable wrist watch from AndoAndoAndo
This limited-edition timepiece turns the iconic Technics SL-1200 turntable into a watch, and I want one