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Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV) vs Apple MacBook Air

Product Comparison: Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV) vs Apple MacBook Air

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Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV) InfinityEdge Display, 7th Generation Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Silver

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Apple MacBook Air 11" (Early 2015) - Core i5 1.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD

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General Specifications

Brand

Dell

Apple

Model

XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

MacBook Air (MJVM2LL/A)

Origin

China

About the Product

The virtually borderless InfinityEdge display maximizes screen space by squeezing a 13-inch display in an 11-inch frame. With a bezel only 5.2 mm thin, starting at only 2.7 pounds and measuring a super slim 9-15 mm, the XPS 13 is exceptionally thin and light.

The Apple MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.6 11-Inch (Early 2015/Broadwell) features a 14-nm "Broadwell ULT" 1.6 GHz Intel "Core i5" processor (5250U) with two independent processor "cores" on a single chip, a 3 MB shared level 3 cache, 4 GB of onboard 1600 MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM (which could be upgraded to 8 GB at the time of purchase, but cannot be upgraded later), 128 GB or 256 GB of PCIe-based flash storage, and an "integrated" Intel HD Graphics 6000 graphics processor that shares system memory.

Key Specs

Screen Size

13.3 in.

11.6 in.

Operating System

Windows 10

Mac OS X

Processor Speed

2.5 GHz

1.6 GHz

System Memory (RAM)

8 GB

4 GB

Storage Capacity

256 GB

128 GB

Battery Life

6 hours

9 hours

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Size & Weight

Height

0.67 in.

0.68 in.

Width

12 in.

11.8 in.

Depth

7.9 in.

7.6 in.

Weight

2.7 lbs.

2.38 lbs.

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Apple MacBook Air

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

Processor

Processor Model

Intel Core i5-7200u

Intel Core i5-5250U

Number of Cores

Graphics

Intel® HD Graphics 620

Intel HD Graphics 6000

Number of Cores

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

What customers say about "Processor"

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV) InfinityEdge Display, 7th Generation Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Silver

This computer is fast and capable especially with the i7u processor with hyperthreading. It can do pretty much anything you want and fast!
Best laptop I have owned. Better suited for productivity than a surface pro 4 or a Macbook pro 13.
The I7 Gen 7 processor is advertised anywhere from 2.9-3.5GHz. Windows System information tells me it is actually 2.7GHZ. This is screaming fast!
These laptops are very well built and are loaded with a powerful processor and enough RAM to handle almost anything. I've been using one of these systems and absolutely love it.
It's lightweight, extremely fast and handles anything I throw at it.
Occasionally gets a bit hot

Memory

Type of Memory (RAM)

DDR3

LPDDR3

Type of Storage

SSD

Card Reader

Yes

Card Reader

What customers say about "Memory"

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV) InfinityEdge Display, 7th Generation Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Silver

The laptop takes 14 seconds from the time you hit the “On” button until you can start working. This is due to Windows 10 and a Toshiba Solid State Drive. The drive has 512 GB of storage – plenty for a laptop!
The 16 GB of memory was advertised as 1866 GHz, but is reported as 2133GHz. This is fairly meaningless, however – the amount of RAM is far more important – and 16 GB is plenty to do anything you could want to do with a computer.
I was worried from the comments on the computer with its issues but assumed if I got i7 and best ram that there wouldn't be any issues. By the second week the computer couldn't even open without crashing and I was undable to do anything. Sent it back with no issues and Amazon did a great job

Features

Display Type

UltraSharp QHD+ IGZO IPS touch Display

TFT LED backlit

Screen Resolution

3200x1800

1366x768

Extras

WebCam, Stunning, state-of-the-art display, Artfully constructed from premium materials, InfinityEdge display

720p FaceTime HD Camera, Dual mics and stereo speakers

What customers say about "Features"

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV) InfinityEdge Display, 7th Generation Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Silver

Windows 10 is a great operating system. Those who complain about it just simply don't like change and will complain about MacOS Sierra as well. There are significant performance improvements in Windows 10 which bring startup speeds to less than 10 seconds from a complete shut down.
The small bezels make the laptop's screen look much bigger than 12.5" and is aesthetically pleasing
The battery can last up to 14 hours which is amazing if you don't want to bring the charger around
The battery takes less than an hour and a half to fully charge
The quality of pictures is fantastic, great for movies/videos
Camera is on the bottom left of the display
No fingerprint sensor

Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes

Network

Wi-Fi 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Up to 20 Gbps (thunderbolt)

Number of USB Ports

USB Type C

Yes

Other Ports

Thunderbolt 3, VGA, HDMI, Headphone/Microphone 3.5mm jack

MagSafe 2, Headphone/Microphone 3.5mm jack, Thunderbolt 2

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV)

Apple MacBook Air

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Dell XPS 13 (9360-3591SLV) InfinityEdge Display, 7th Generation Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Silver

Has all ports for normal productivity and beats in price all the new refreshed Macbook pro's.
I am glad I purchased last year's model, as the extra USB port and the standard-sized SD card slot are pretty nice bonuses.
NOTE THAT THE SSD PORT ONLY SUPPORTS SATA (so if you want to buy 128gb and upgrade the ssd, make sure you have a sata ssd)
They went with a lightening port for HDMI instead of a regular HDMI port so you have to use an adapter for HDMI output, which is intermittent at best, or buy a lightening to HDMI cable

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications