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DELL XPS 13 From $1,999 | dell.com.au

Dell’s largely stuck with the same XPS 13 chassis design for the last few years now, but there’s a reason for that: it’s an appealingly compact unit made from a tough mix of aluminium and carbon fibre that looks great and weathers well. It’s top-notch in use too, with a first-rate keyboard and trackpad combo and the option of a 4K screen — not that you really need it on a 13.3-inch display. Lastly, the XPS 13 has one of the longest-lasting batteries for a Windows laptop we’ve seen, so this is genuinely an ‘all day’ notebook.