


I will say after fondling both pieces of hardware, the Macbook Air does still feel like a better piece of hardware, but is it $250 better, probably not. Hopefully the system recognized the non-dell battery. In the BIOS setup, reset BIOS to defaults by following steps in link below. Replace battery, adapter, power on system, quickly start tapping F2 key until you see the BIOS setup. For $1,199 the XPS 13 is great value when compared to the MBA 13 at A$1,449 for basically the same hardware. Press 'Power On' button for about 15 seconds. While its not under that magical sub-$1,000 price point, these are serious performers. At the entry level you get the almost standard Ultrabook spec list, Core i5, 128GB SSD, 4GB RAM, at the highest end, you can get a Core i7 and 256GB SSD. The Dell XPS 13 comes in 3 varieties ranging from A$1,119 to A$1,699. Choose your specific model to see if a battery is available. Click, 'Select a Device for Battery & Adapter'. Each glowing LED represents 20 of battery charge.
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Press the button located near the LEDs to check the battery charge. Performance, battery life and software Acer Aspire S7-392, 7:33 Samsung Series 9 (15-inch, 2012), 7:29 Microsoft Surface Pro 3, 7:08 Lenovo. The battery status on this system can also be found using the LEDs, which are located on the right of the system. 3 cell battery: up to 8 hours, 7 minutes (MobileMark Productivity 2012). Click ‘Power Options’ under ‘Hardware and Sound’. The physical size difference is the largest difference between the two, in almost every other way these two Ultrabooks are very similar. Batteries and other parts can be ordered directly from Dell. For comparison to the Dell XPS 13 notebook, we identified 13-inch-class. In our tests, the laptop averaged 8.5 hours of mixed. On the left is the Dell XPS 13, on the right is the latest generation 13” Macbook Air. That added weight gets you serious battery life thanks to the internal 8 cell, 69 wHr Lithium Ion battery. The size difference is graphically demonstrated by my photo below. Performance and battery life Samsung Series 9 (13-inch, 2012). While it may not seem like much, the smaller form factor is important if your working on the go like a bus or plane for example. One of Dell’s main selling points for the XPS 13 over competitors is its edge-to-edge display. Remember Ultrabooks aren’t Netbooks, that means we’re not facing massive performance compromises for the size. Dell Y9N00 Battery for XPS 13 Series (2012 models) Voltage 7.4 volts Battery Capacity 47 Wh (compatible with 55wh power rating) Battery Type Lithium.
