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Monica Chin
The kids these days are spoiled for (processor) choice.

Dell has announced updates to its Inspiron line, a tried-and-true favorite of high school and college students everywhere. There’s a 16-incher, a 16-inch 2-in-1, and a 14-inch 2-in-1 — and they’ll all be available with both 13th-Gen Intel processors and AMD Ryzen 7000 processors.

Boy, do I wish these had been available in my college era when I was living life on a clunky, pink Inspiron that could barely open my word processor. Actually, maybe it’s a good thing that all these options weren’t available — I probably would’ve spent days Googling them all instead of writing my Comparative Literature papers.

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The Verge
Monica Chin
Where have all the ports gone?

In case you missed it, our Dell XPS 13 review went live over the weekend. One thing to note: there are literally only two ports on it. There’s not even a headphone jack!

Dell is an extreme example, but many thin and light laptop lines have been shedding ports over the past few years, and it’s making me nervous. I refuse to carry a dock around with me. I refuse!

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The latest XPS 13 is good enough — but no longer good enough to top the market.

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This isn’t a bad laptop, but it is a bad deal.

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Dell XPS 13 Plus review: XPS plus, battery minus

The XPS 13 has a new design and a whole bunch of new problems

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Dell is pushing the limits of the XPS 15’s slim chassis

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This size reduction comes with a mix of good and slightly disappointing results

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