XPS 14 Ultrabook

New XPS 14 Ultrabook

Thoughtful design.

It’s a design that goes beyond beauty. Your XPS 14 Ultrabook is less than 1 inch (20.7mm) thin, built for maximum portability. Machined aluminum, bonded Corning® Gorilla® Glass and a silicone base are designed to bring you an experience that’s premium in every way.


•Machined-aluminum: The XPS 14 Ultrabook is precision-cut from a single block of aluminum, for a design that’s as tough as it is striking. 
•Corning® Gorilla® Glass display: The premium display, engineered for high brightness, features edge-to-edge bonded Corning® Gorilla® Glass, making it extremely durable. 
•Silicone base: A silicone base doesn’t just look great, it makes your Ultrabook feel cool to the touch as well.
•Magnesium palmrest: Enjoy the smooth feel of the XPS 14 Ultrabook’s magnesium palmrest, coated with velvety soft-touch paint.

Keeps up with you, day or night.

With up to 11 hours of battery life¹ and a backlit keyboard, the ultra-thin XPS 14 Ultrabook is built to keep pace with your busy life.

•Ultra-thin with long battery life: Stay out later — your Ultrabook can keep up. The XPS 14 Ultrabook was designed with a thin profile and a large battery to maximize battery life. Whether you’re at the coffee shop, the office or hanging out with friends, the XPS 14 Ultrabook is your ideal travel companion. 

•Backlit keyboard: A full-size backlit keyboard makes it easy to get things done in any lighting situation. Whether you’re on the train or working on an overnight flight, you’ll never have to squint to see the keyboard.



¹ _{Based on testing using the Mobile Mark 2007 battery life benchmark test. For more information about this benchmark test, visit www.bapco.com (In English). Test results should be used only to compare one product with another and are not a guarantee you will experience the same battery life. Battery life may be significantly less than the test results and varies depending on your product’s configuration, software, usage, operating conditions, power management settings and other factors. Maximum battery life will decrease with time and use.}

_{Turns on instantly.}

<sub>Why wait? XPS 14 boots up to 33% faster than a regular hard drive and resumes in less than 2 seconds¹. A solid-state drive (SSD) and Intel ® Rapid Start Technology make it possible.Choose from the following hard drive options when you configure your XPS 14: 

• 512GB² SSD: Boot and resume in seconds with a 512GB²SSD hard drive with Intel® Rapid Start Technology. And your SSD drives comes with Intel® Smart Connect Technology³ to keep your XPS 14 hard at work — updating your email, work contacts, social networks and favorite apps — even in sleep mode. 

• 500GB² hard drive and mSATA SSD (starting at 32GB²):A large capacity hard drive lets you store all of your media, while an mSATA SSD lets you boot in a flash, resume from sleep in seconds and get lightning-fast access to your favorite apps with Intel® Rapid Start and Intel® Smart Response Technology.



¹ Fast resume: Based on internal testing by Dell Labs in May, 2012. Actual performance will vary with configuration, usage and manufacturing variability.² GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.³ Intel® Rapid Start Technology: Requires a Solid-State Drive (SSD) or properly configured HDD + SSD.</sub>

_{Seeing is believing.}

<sub>With optional NVIDIA® performance-class graphics and a 14" HD+ (900p) display with 400-nit brightness, The XPS 14 Ultrabook delivers a viewing experience you’ll have to see to believe.

• Optional NVIDIA® performance graphics: Enjoy smooth web browsing, responsive applications and highly detailed gaming with optional 1GB¹ GDDR5 of NVIDIA® discrete graphics. Re-master HD video or high-res photos from our camera or smartphone², and enjoy HTML5 websites with a new accelerated GPU.
• NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology: NVIDIA Optimus™ works with your optional discrete graphics card to seamlessly optimize your battery life while maintaining the graphics performance you expect.
• HD+ (900p) display: Enjoy your favorite movies and streaming video in crisp detail with a 14" HD+ (900p) widescreen display with 400-nit brightness. That’s up to 100% brighter than standard 200-nit display panels, so you can work just as effectively inside and out.
• 14" display in a compact form factor: With its edge-to-edge glass, The XPS 14 Ultrabook packs a 14" display into a compact form factor, giving you a big viewing experience in a smaller laptop.



¹ GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; significant system memory may be used to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors.² Additional software may be required, sold separately.</sub>

_{Power through your day.}

<sub>With 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ processors, Genuine Windows® 7 and up to 8GB of memory¹, The XPS 14 Ultrabook delivers the speed and performance you’ve come to expect from the XPS family.

• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5 and i7 processors:The XPS 14 Ultrabook balances multi-core processing with efficient power use. 
• Up to 8GB of DDR3 memory¹: Get smooth multitasking across multiple applications, email windows and browser tabs with up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM¹.


¹ GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; significant system memory may be used to support graphics, depending on system memory size and other factors.</sub>

_{America’s Best Support}

<sub>In your busy life, you expect to have the confidence of being able to use your technology to the max, wherever you go, whatever you do. With Dell, you can always count on that assurance because XPS comes standard with 1 Year of America’s Best Support. This includes 1-yr Accidental Damage Service¹, 1-yr In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis³, and 1-yr Premium Phone Support.



¹Accidental Damage Service: Service excludes theft, loss, and damage due to fire, flood or other acts of nature, or intentional damage. Customers may be required to return unit to Dell. For complete details, visitwww.dell.com/servicecontracts

³In Home Service after Remote Diagnosis: Remote Diagnosis is determination by online/phone technician of cause of issue; may involve customer access to inside of system and multiple or extended sessions. If issue is covered by Limited Hardware Warranty and not resolved remotely, technician and/or part will be dispatched, usually in 1 or 2 business days following completion of Remote Diagnosis. Dell sells the following In-Home Service: Dell In-Home Service provided by Dell Marketing L.P. and, through TWG Innovative Solutions, Inc. (TWGIS), In-Home Service that is provided by National Product Care Company dba Texas National Product Care Company, Inc. (in TX), Service Saver, Incorporated (in AZ, FL, OK, and WI), and National Product Care Company (in remainder of U.S.). Third parties may be used to deliver the in-home service. Availability varies. Other conditions apply. For complete details about In-Home Service, visit www.dell.com/servicecontracts.</sub>

Processor Help Me Choose

• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3317U processor (3M Cache, up to 2.6 GHz)
• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3517U processor (4M Cache, up to 3.0 GHz)

Operating SystemHelp Me Choose

• Windows 8, 64-bit, English
• Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

Memory⁸Help Me Choose

• 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory
• 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory

Chipset

• Intel® HM77

Video CardHelp Me Choose

• Intel® HD Graphics 4000
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M with 1GB GDDR5 VRAM

DisplayHelp Me Choose

• 14.0" HD+ (900p) Truelife Infinity Display with Skype-Certified Hi-Def Webcam

Audio and Speakers

• High Definition Audio + Waves MaxxAudio® 4
  2W x2 = 4W total
  
  
  

  Productivity & Entertainment Software

  
  Adobe® Reader X, WebCam Central, Skype™⁹ with H.264 enablement, Internet Explorer, Windows Live™ Essentials Wave 4, McAfee SecurityCenter trial, Dell DataSafe

Hard Drive Help Me Choose

• Up to 500GB¹⁰ SATA hard drive (5400RPM)

Power

• 69WHr battery; 8-Cell Li-Polymer (built-in)*
  *Battery is built-in to the laptop and is not replaceable by the customer.
  

  AC Adapter

  
  65W AC adaptor on Intel graphics; 90W AC adaptor on NVIDIA graphics

Camera

• 1.3MP webcam with dual array digital microphones
  
  

  Keyboard / Touchpad

  
  Standard full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; spill-resistant
  Glass integrated button touchpad with gesture support

Wireless

• Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235 802.11 a/g/n + Bluetooth 4.0
  Intel® Wireless Display ready¹¹ 
  Intel® Smart Connect Technology (with 512GB SSD only)

Ports, Slots & Chassis

• USB 3.0 (2) 1 w/PowerShare
  mini DisplayPort (1)
  HDMI (1), RJ-45 (1)
  3-in-1 card reader
  headset jack (1)
  mini Kensington lock
  
  
  

  Dimensions(HxWxD)

  
  Height: 0.81" (20.7mm) / Width: 13.2" (335.8mm) / Depth 9.2" (233mm)
  
  

  Starting at Weight¹²

  
  Starting at 4.6lbs (2.1kg)
  
  

  Construction

  
  Machined aluminum in silver
  Aluminum display back
  Silicone base with machined aluminum casing
  Magnesium palmrest with soft touch paint