[eropple]

Can't speak to the XPS 13, but on the HP Spectre x360 13", I can click, without undue pressure, anywhere except when my finger is literally touching the top edge of the trackpad. I have the same experience on my 2014 Retina MBP, too. I feel like you might be overstating the benefits (which exist, but IMO are not that big) of the non-mechanical touchpad just a little.

[gxs]

Maybe you're right, but for me it was a little jarring at first.

Little things like that add up - and it's nice when they are just completely out of the way. FWIW I don't have the issue you reported, I can click anywhere on the trackpad, even the very edge. Mostly useful when you're dragging and dropping or selecting text etc.