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In our benchmark testing, we use a Klein K10 colorimeter to detect the brightness and sRGB color gamut of the laptop's display. For performance testing, we run the laptop through a gauntlet of benchmarks, including Geekbench 4.3 and 5.0 and 3DMark professional graphics tests. If you cancel you must return the goods to us at your own expense. You are responsible for the risk of loss or damage when you return the goods, so you should take out adequate postal insurance to cover their value.Please allow 3 working days for us to process a return. We will organise a suitable date and time for our couriers to collect the item

Note that, as a result, a couple of the systems here—most commonly the MacBook Air, but the Surface Pro, too—will be missing from a few of the following results; that means they were unable to run or complete some of these Windows-based tests. Productivity Tests Outside of that, the XPS 13 2-in-1 includes some uncommonly high-end cameras. This includes a quite high-resolution, 2160p rear-facing camera, a right rarity in laptops. You can use it for recording the world like a giant smartphone, as some tend to do with iPads, and you may find the occasional use case for recording while propped up on the Folio stand. Its user-facing camera uses a 1080p sensor, which produces a sharper and clearer image than the many mediocre 720p webcams we still see on far too many modern laptops. Asus has done it again. They’ve changed the definition of what the best gaming laptop is. By itself, the Asus ROG Flow X13 is a compelling laptop. It’s very rare to see a 13-inch gaming laptop and even rarer for it to be a 2-in-1. But Asus didn’t stop there, they threw a high-powered AMD Ryzen 9 processor into the mix and even outfitted the notebook with its own discrete Nvidia GPU. If you fail to return the goods, we will collect them, and will charge you the direct cost of collection. If you fail to take reasonable care of the goods before they are returned to us, and this results in damage or deterioration, we will charge you for the reduction in value.A: Yes, however, it can only deliver a maximum bandwidth of 10Gbps, so it cannot not reach the maximum bandwidth of Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps). You can spend a lot of time delving into specs, but here are the key components to think about. If you just want really good mainstream performance, go for a Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD and a 1080p screen. How we test the best 13-inch laptops Three other benchmarks focus on the CPU, using all available cores and threads, to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads. Maxon's Cinebench R23 uses that company's Cinema 4D engine to render a complex scene, while Primate Labs' Geekbench 5.4 Pro simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning. Finally, we use the open-source video transcoder HandBrake 1.4 to convert a 12-minute video clip from 4K to 1080p resolution (lower times are better). The Intel Core-based version of the Surface Pro 9 is the best detachable tablet around, thanks to its impressive performance, outstanding battery life, and pen-friendly 3:2 aspect ratio screen. The latest model of the class leader merges the iconic Surface Pro design, honed over many generations, with up-to-date hardware and improved battery life. With a sleek design, upgradable storage, and two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 ports, the Surface Pro 9 is easily the most capable tablet-style 2-in-1 on the market, and our favorite Windows detachable. Who It's For