Replacement for Dell XPS 13?

[Jimbo Mahoney]

Hi all,

My wife has my old XPS 13 and really likes it, but it's beginning to fail (not reliably power on).

It's had a good innings (bought Jan 2013), so we're looking for a replacement.

Full specs here - https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_xps_laptop/xps-13-l321x-mlk_reference guide_en-us.pdf

But main points:

13"
1.3 kg
32 cm x 20 cm x 1.5 cm (approx.)
3rd gen i5

She doesn't need a dedicated GPU and wants something similar in size / style.

Since she doesn't need it to be powerful / touchscreen etc., the latest XPS 13 are outside of her ideal price range (the cheaper the better!).

As a laptop user myself, albeit gaming laptops, I'm more than happy replacing RAM / SSDs etc. if it gets a cheaper model.

Any suggestions on what makes / models to look for?

EDIT - ASUS Vivobooks like decent?

Acer Swift Ultrathin too, plus it's light, thin and aluminium.

Lenovo Thinkbook?

I guess around the £500 price point, there are LOADS!