Dell folds space and time, packing 13.3 inches of laptop into an 11-inch form factor.

In reality, Dell gives up bezels and shaves the case width down to favor portability and highlight the "infinite" display and the full-size keyboard.

While Apple uses its spare inches to make the MacBook Air look thinner and more streamlined, the XPS is clearly a compact competitor.

In case you haven't guessed, we'll be making a few comparisons to the MacBook Air.

And because it's the insides that count, we're impatient to get to the guts.