The keyboard and touchpad have a soft-touch finish. The touchpad has integrated buttons that are easy to push. The ell xps 13 keyboard has fairly large, concave keys, which allow the user's fingers to rest comfortably. Since it's backlit, you'll be able to work in low lighting conditions.

Whether you want to get work done or simply wish to entertain yourself with the Dell XPS 13, you'll get all the performance you'll need with the 3rd Generation Intel Core processor. The default model is i5 with up to 2.6 GHz. It can be upgraded to an i7 model if you need even more power. As for the memory, it's up to you whether you want 4 GB or 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM.

This notebook comes with a solid state drive. The default choice is 128 GB. If you think you will be saving a lot of multimedia files, however, you might want to go with the 256 GB model.

The ultrabook comes with USB 3.0 ports and a mini Display Port for connectivity. You can sync important files, documents, and photos back and forth between it and other computers and devices.