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The Dell XPS 14z arrives in a very attractively designed box with the XPS badge on the front, and a ‘reflected' image of the laptop offset to the left. Very stylish artwork and rather reminiscent of Apple packaging.
Inside, the XPS 14z is protected inside a smaller cardboard box with heavy duty foam surrounds for additional shipping protection. There is a smaller box which contains the power plug.
The XPS 14z is protected securely inside a strong box, covered in plastic protective wrapper which rests on a felt pad.
The bundle covers the basics. An optical disc with drivers for a reinstall, and some literature on the product itself, including warranty information. There is also a multi region power adapter.
The power adapter works inside a 100-240v range. It is a 19.5V / 4.62A model. Dell include a regional specific power plug in a separate package.
There is no doubt that the XPS 14z is an attractively designed product, and it immediately reminded me of a Macbook Pro, with silver aluminum chassis and minimalistic design.
Underneath is a vented area to help with airflow. The pattern they have cut into the chassis is rather complex, on close inspection.
Nice little machine, my friend bought one. agree on the screen though. Apple have the edge there by a long shot. the 13 inch macbook air screen is GORGEOUS quality.
The two tone design is lovely, they put a lot of effort into the machine and I like the centralised track pad. shame about the screen, but I dont mind TN screens, i use one on my own machine for work and its fine.