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Dell XPS 12
Dell XPS 12
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Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11
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Acer C7 Chromebook
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Price $1,089 to $1,199 at 3 stores $559 to $784 at 9 stores $199 to $263 at 2 stores
CNET editors' rating
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
2.5 stars Average
    Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
Average user rating 4.0 stars out of 13 reviews 4.5 stars out of 1 review 3.5 stars out of 17 reviews
Release date August 28, 2012 October 02, 2012 November 12, 2012
The Bottom Line Dell has revamped its rotating Duo laptop concept into the much-improved XPS 12, but like most convertibles, it makes a better laptop than tablet. The Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 is a great laptop alternative that's unfortunately too bulky to completely replace your tablet. At $199, the Acer C7 is an attractive proposition for anyone looking for a supercheap portable laptop, but the Chrome OS and short battery life mean you'll have to accept a lot of compromises.

Basic specs
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Packaged Quantity Info unavailable 1
 1
Software Included Info unavailable Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview
 Google Drive (100 GB Cloud Storage)
Storage 128 GB SSD
 Info unavailable 320 GB HDD
Battery Info unavailable 4-cell - up to 13 hour(s)
 up to 3.5 hour(s)
System Type Info unavailable Notebook
 Chromebook
Product Description - 12.5 in - 3rd Gen Core i5 3317U - Microsoft Windows 8 - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD
 - 11.6 in - Microsoft Windows RT
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11 2696 - Tegra 3 - 64 GB Flash - 2 GB RAM
 - 11.6 in - Google Chrome OS - 320 GB HDD
Acer Chromebook C7 - Celeron - 2 GB RAM
Graphics Intel HD 4000
 Ultra-Low Power GeForce
 Info unavailable
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8
 Microsoft Windows RT
 Google Chrome OS
Dimensions (WxDxH) 12.48 in x 8.46 in x 0.79 in
 15.6 mm
11.7 in 0.6 in
 1 in
Weight 3.35 lbs
 2.8 lbs
 3 lbs
Optical Drive Info unavailable None
 None
Networking 802.11a/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0
 802.11n None
Bluetooth 4.0
 802.11a/b/g/n
Processor Intel 3rd Gen Core i5 3317U / 2.6 GHz
 ARM
Tegra 3 1.4 GHz / 1 MB Cache
 Intel
Celeron
Display 12.5 in 1920 x 1080
 11.6 in
LED backlight Yes VibrantView 1366 x 768 / HD
 11.6 in 1366 x 768
LED backlight / HD
Memory 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM
 Flash: 64 GB / RAM: 2 GB DDR3L SDRAM
 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM
Mechanical Design Info unavailable 360 degree flip design
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$1,099.99
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$1,199.99
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