Like the Dell XPS 13, this laptop is so ultraportable that you might forget it’s in your travel bag. The MacBook Air has an advantage over the Dell XPS 13 when it comes to port selection.

Naturally, this is territory that many notebook producers also try to occupy with their products. In the case of Dell, its XPS 13 Plus is a notebook that directly competes against the MacBook Air.

Left: The Dell XPS 13. Right: The MacBook Pro. The Dell, on the other hand, looks like what you’d expect from a company trying to design the sleekest form-meets-function device you can get.

The MacBook Air is actually thinner than the XPS 13, measuring in at 1.13cm to Dell’s 1.48cm - and while that sounds marginal, it's enough that you can notice the difference.

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Like the Dell XPS 13, this laptop is so ultraportable that you might forget it’s in your travel bag. The MacBook Air has an advantage over the Dell XPS 13 when it comes to port selection.