Dell Updates XPS 13 2-in-1 with Amber Lake

Dell is giving the XPS 13 2-in-1, the convertible version of its flagship notebook, a slight upgrade. It’s getting Intel’s new eighth-gen Y-series CPUs, codename “Amber Lake.”  It will start at $999.99 when it releases on Sept. 11.

Beyond the new processors, however, the XPS 13 2-in-1 is largely the same. It will come with either a 1920 x 1080 or 3200 x 1800 touchscreen display, up to 1TB of SSD storage (SATA for the 128GB version, PCIe NVMe for anything higher) and up to 16GB of RAM.

This is the first refresh for the XPS 13 2-in-1 since its launch at the beginning of 2017. The last one was tiny and had impressive speakers, but we’re hoping that the new one has longer battery life. While the XPS 15 2-in-1 used a “MagLev” keyboard that used magnets for better typing despite low travel, the 13-inch model is sticking with a standard keyboard.

We look forward to testing the XPS 13 2-in-1 — and the Y-series processors inside — when they hit our bench in September.