2019-08-14 ·  Vaio SX14 Review. By Phillip Tracy 14 August 2019. Shares. Our Verdict. The Vaio SX14 has an elegant, lightweight design, a bright display and tons of ports, but short battery life ruins the fun ... 

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2019-04-05 ·  The company’s latest 14-inch laptop, the VAIO SX14, is thin and lightweight, with a reasonable keyboard and display, and with something else that few laptops have today: lots and lots of ports. 

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2019-06-10 ·  The Vaio SX14 has a wide range of connectivity options. Apart from a Wi-Fi card made by Qualcomm and the Realtek Ethernet module (which includes a full-size RJ45 port), the Vaio Laptop also contains an LTE card in all models. In everyday use, the 2×2 AC WLAN card plays a bigger role, of course. The Wi-Fi card delivered a solid performance. 

Dell, Inc.

It's finally happened. With the 2019 revision, I've finally run out things to complain about in the XPS 13 (almost).

Dell XPS 13

Dell XPS 13 (2019) review: We've finally run out of complaints

Dell XPS 13 (2019) review

Our higher-end review unit has the touchscreen 4K display, a Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, which is currently $1,850. Yes, the white or rose gold color options are an extra $50. Seems a bit nitpicky for an $1,800 laptop; they should throw the color option in at that price.Colorful combosEven talking about laptop color options can be a minefield. No matter how much consumer design advances elsewhere, most laptops are still somewhere on the gray-to-silver spectrum, and nothing seems to change that. You'll occasionally find black, or a couple of candy-colored red, blue or what-have-you options, usually on plasticky budget laptops for students. It's only in the past few years that we've seen more high-end laptop color options, led by color additions to&nbsp;MacBooks&nbsp;(in silver, gray and rose gold) and systems like the&nbsp;HP Spectre&nbsp;and&nbsp;Surface Laptop.The white and rose-gold versions of the XPS 13 will definitely turn a few heads at your local coffee shop. The look is clean and minimalist, and the back of the lid has a matte, almost ceramic-like finish. My one aesthetic issue is the woven glass fiber/carbon fiber palm rest. It's strong, light and made of premium materials, but it also looks and feels like plastic (according to the initial impressions of a few people who have seen the system without knowing its backstory).It's not a deal breaker, and one of only a small handful of complaints I could muster about this otherwise fantastic laptop, but for these prices, you should be absolutely happy with the design.One other interesting design footnote shows us this is a laptop people pay attention to. WaterField Designs, one of the better maker of laptop and tech bags and and accessories has a leather and waxed canvas sleeve made specially to fit this 2019 version of the Dell XPS 13. It's $69, with a surprising supple padded interior.&nbsp;Pixels vs. batteryThe display is really a standout feature on the XPS 13. Of course, it's designed to literally stand out, with screen bezels only a few millimeters wide on three sides, allowing the very bright, rich 4K display to go nearly edge to edge. It's a laptop for video watchers, designers or anyone else wanting to get a really bold visual experience. With an Intel Core i7 CPU (in this higher-end model), running powerful software like Photoshop or Illustrator is no problem.But there's often a price to pay -- in our testing, we've historically found that 4K displays result in much shorter battery life than similar configurations with only a standard full HD display. The difference can sometimes be measured in hours. For a laptop this thin and light, and clearly intended for travel, that can be a big deal.&nbsp;In this case, the XPS 13 did very well for a 4K laptop, running for 8 hours, 29 minutes on our streaming video battery test. a non-4K version of the 2018 XPS 13 ran for a bit more than 12 hours, an we'd expect a similar result for this year's 1,920x,1080 model.&nbsp;When in doubt, I generally suggest picking a 1080 screen over a 4K one, although I'm also in favor of touch as an option where available. The FHD battery gains are usually worth it, as 4K on a 13-inch laptop screen is overkill for mainstream users.Winner's circle&nbsp;The Dell XPS 13 has joined the recent MacBook Air redesign as a classic laptop favorite that has leap-frogged its way back to the front of the pack. You can find the same components in other laptops at similar prices, but few can match the XPS 13 for its near-perfect combination of size, slim bezel, processing power, great design and excellent keyboard, plus a wide range of price options.&nbsp;Will another shiny new super-thin laptop come along and steal my eye, like that distracted boyfriend meme? No doubt (I'm looking at you, Acer Swift 7), but for now, this is going to be the 13-inch Windows laptop I suggest you start from when shopping for a new system.&nbsp;

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It's nearly impossible to find anything to dislike about this 13-inch slim powerhouse, at least in the pricey high-end configuration tested here.

This updated 13-inch has a great balance of price, features and design.