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Also on the strength card is the questionable durability of the acrobatic screen. Sure it's nice and taut when you pull it out of the box and start flipping, but after a few weeks it will likely start to feel a little loose. Also, the aluminium frame that the screen flips around in feels a tad flimsy.
The multi-touch trackpad, while nice and large, often misbehaves in that it zooms in on pages you merely wanted to scroll down on and the fact that it takes it a second or two to wake up every time you need to scroll about. It's not a hardware issue, rather the problem lies with the after-market software Dell uses to help you customise the trackpad. There are a lot of great customisation options in the mouse-tweaking suite, but you're going to have to play around with a few settings first to get it to a point where you like using it.
Integrated graphics mean that this is no high-end gaming rig which is a shame. Having a do-all convertible is something a lot of people could use. For games like Diablo III you'll struggle to push a frame rate above 28fps with battery such as Toshiba PA3818U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3465U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3476U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3479U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3480U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3480U-1BAS Battery, Toshiba PA3788U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PABAS223 Battery, Toshiba PA3216U-1BAS Battery, Toshiba PA3216U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3288U-1BRS Battery, Toshiba PA3729U-1BAS Battery the settings on medium, and the same with Starcraft II. Most action games are barely passable at low settings on the XPS 12.
As I mentioned, the XPS 12 comes in at 1.54 kilos, which compared to other convertibles like the larger, more slender Asus Taichi, is rather weighty. The sleek, dual-display-toting Taichi tips the scales at 1.25 kilos, and it has a larger footprint and a second screen to slow it down. The XPS 12 feels just a bit stumpy, and the build quality leaves a bit to be desired also. You may notice a few creaks in the body here and there as you carry it around. All that weight is distributed poorly across the device, too. It's not adequately weighted in the base, meaning that opening the XPS 12 with one finger is impossible. You'll need two hands to get the job done. Do it with one and your risk flipping the screen as you open the laptop which is properly annoying.
Should You Buy It?
If you just want a device that can act as a laptop at work and a couch-surfing tablet in the evening, then the XPS 12 Duo is the device for you. It's perfectly usable as a productivity laptop for school or work — and it gives you the option of becoming a tablet when you want a more casual, touchscreen-only experience.
There are a few first-generation problems that stem from this experiment in form-factor straddling, and it's also just a tad pricey for what it is. The XPS 12 is meant to stop you from buying both a good laptop and a good tablet, and instead give it to you in the one device. For $2000, If you do buy it, though, you're not heading for obselesence any time soon. If you're keen on this device and don't want to shell out, maybe wait a few months or strike when there's a sweet retail sale going on closer to Christmas.
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