That's admittedly not a lot of ports, and there's no SD card slot to be found, nor (like the Asus Zenbook) any MiniDisplay Port converters to hook up external monitors or USB ethernet adapters.

You'll find a power jack, USB 2.0 and a headset jack on the left, while the right houses a Mini DisplayPort, and (no doubt to make up for the lack of Thunderbolt functionality) a single USB 3.0 jack as well. Not only did the company clone the MacBook Air's teardrop shape to a T, with all the same curves, the XPS was also imbued with the same lid design, the same hinge design, and practically the exact same arrangement and placement of ports. Dell is firmly in the latter camp with the XPS 13. Some manufacturers borrow just a handful of ideas, while others could practically have re-used the same molds. If you've been reading our laptop reviews over the past few months, you've probably noticed a trend: for better or for worse, almost every major computer company has decided to copy Apple's design language.

Dell xps 13 2012 review