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Product color: Black, Silver http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/dell-xps-15-2017-review/ Money may not be able to buy happiness, but it can buy a great laptop. The Dell XPS 15 (2017) is an excellent laptop that delivers a premium experience in just about every area. With a solid well constructed portable design, eye-catching Infinity Edge 4K... Gorgeous 4K display, Crisp, clear audio, Strong Performance Expensive, Shallow key depth The Dell XPS 15 is a fantastic laptop. Sure it has a premium price tag, but it also has premium features with a jaw-dropping 4K display, strong performance, and a well built portable design. One of the strongest selling points of this device is its versat... https://www.wired.com/2015/12/review-dell-xps-15-touch/ Dell's XPS line is one of the most venerable in computing. It dates to 1993, and even now continues pushing high-end computing performance in a (reasonably) portable platform.While the XPS 15 Touch has the now-standard ten-point touchscreen, it's first an... Fantastic performance. Best of breed touchscreen, with nexttono bezel. Great touchpad. Ready to take us into our USBC future Prone to crashes; At press time, the unit is frozen in the middle of restoring to factory settings and is unable to complete the operation. Fairly awful keyboard. Expensive https://www.windowscentral.com/dell-xps-15-9550-review Here is why the Dell XPS 15 (9550) is one of the most powerful — yet portable — 15-inch laptops you can find.Back in 2014, I reviewed the Dell XPS 15 9530. That laptop became my travel workhorse for the next year and a half. It was a powerhouse with a QHD... Two years later I still think the Dell XPS 15 is the best 15.6-inch laptop you can buy – assuming you don't also want a tablet or pen. I mention that caveat because it is important. Many, including myself, think the Surface two-in-one design is fantastic... https://pcper.com/2016/08/the-dell-xps-13-and-15-notebook-review-raising-the-bar/ Since Ryan's review of the XPS 13 , which is now his daily driver, Dell has added the XPS 15, which is the smallest 15-inch notebook design you will find anywhere. The XPS 13 is already I love the keyboards on ThinkPad notebooks, and the trackpads on MacBooks. But the XPS 15 is my new favorite laptop, hands down. This is not to downplay the XPS 13, itself a fine ultra-portable machine with tremendous upside. The price on the 13-inch mach... http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/dell-xps-15-2016-laptop-review/ The market for premium 15-inch laptops designed to be “desktop replacements must be alive and well because the Dell XPS 15 2016 model fills exactly that roll. Many of our readers fall into one of two categories. They either want thin-and-light laptops lik... Solid performance, Excellent build quality, Beautiful display Average battery life, Expensive as configured After everything is said and done, the Dell XPS 15 2016 model is one of the best notebooks you'll find in the 15-inch premium laptop category. The XPS 15 easily rivals the 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro and delivers various cutting-edge features on par with th... https://www.pcworld.com/article/3042602/dell-xps-15-review-a-great-laptop-gets-bigger-and-a-little-better.html It doesn't take a genius to realize that when you hit pay dirt, you might do so again if you keep digging in the same area. That's the tack Dell takes with its redesigned XPS 15 laptop: It's easily summed up as a bigger, more powerful version of the super... Reasonably compact and light, Class-leading CPU and graphics performance, Easy to open Backlight bleeding, Some models should have optional larger battery available, Keyboard should be a little larger The XPS 15's keyboard could be bigger. The backlight-bleeding issue could use some work. But the overwhelming amount of people interested in this size of laptop buy these machines for performance, and that's where the XPS 15 shines. Sure, it's not... https://www.pcmag.com/review/342593/dell-xps-15-touch-9550 The latest Dell XPS 15 Touch ($2,129.99 as tested) answers one of the questions I get asked quite often: Which laptop is the best for visual arts like photography and video? With its brilliant 4K screen and the power to make quick work of multimedia-creat... Premium construction, Stunning 4K Ultra High-Definition (UHD) screen, USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3, Large-capacity solid-state drive, Excellent performance, thanks to Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics card Pricey, Sealed chassis, Less than 6 hours of battery life The Dell XPS 15 Touch (9550) might cost a pretty penny, but it's one of the best high-end desktop-replacement laptops for photo and video work, whether you're a hobbyist or a professional... https://geardiary.com/2016/03/16/dell-xps-15-laptop-bigger-really-is-better-dellxps/ The Dell XPS 13 has turned out to be such a fantastic travel laptop that I'd find myself wishing for a larger version, and the Dell XPS 15 does not disappoint. With its machined aluminum body, carbon fiber composite interior, and Gorilla Glass Infinity Ed... Thunderbolt Type-C port, Brilliant 4K screen, The thinnest and lightest 15″ laptop you can buy, Extremely speedy Intel i7 processor, Portable and a joy to use The carbon fiber composite keyboard area is a finger and hand grease magnet; the front-facing video camera doesn't provide the most flattering angles; Battery life is not spectacular https://www.gottabemobile.com/dell-xps-15-2015-review/ Thin, premium and powerful. Creating a device – any device – that has those three attributes is tough. Most smartphone makers can't pull it off. The feat is even harder for PC makers. Windows notebooks require more ports and bigger screens. The best noteb... I don't say this lightly, the Dell XPS 15 2015 is the best professional Windows notebook made yet. Its screen is gorgeous and its design is outstanding. The trackpad is incredibly accurate. The 4K Ultra HD Infinity Display is magnificent. That all of this... http://www.maximumpc.com/dell-xps-15-review/ It might not look like a gaming notebook, but that's okay by us. Its aesthetics basically run along the lines of a slightly larger version of the XPS 13 Ultrabook we reviewed last year, meaning it's elegant and made of high-quality materials—specifically... Hot () Beautiful screen, gamingcapable laptop, allaround good design. Overheating () Bad trackpad, mushy keyboard, awkward camera placement, poor battery life https://www.anandtech.com/show/10116/the-dell-xps-15-9550-review It was roughly a year ago that we had a chance to review Dell's XPS 13 , which was the first laptop from Dell to feature the Infinity Edge display. In addition to making the laptop look as much like a bezel-less display as possible, it also let Dell squee... After everything we've seen so far, what is there to say about the XPS 15? As a pure exercise in style, mimicking the look and feel of the XPS 13 was definitely the right way to go. The same Infinity Edge display allows Dell to squeeze a 15-inch notebook... https://www.cnet.com/reviews/dell-xps-15-october-2015-review/ Consider the bezel. That humble landing strip of plastic or metal that frames the screen in almost every high-tech device. Televisions have largely done away with the the wide bezels of old, at least in mid-price and better sets, extending the screen near... An eye-catching 15-inch 4K display in a nearly bezel-free frame, plus high-end processor and graphics options, all in a slim, professional-looking body The better configurations can cost a lot, while the keyboard could be bigger and the touchpad has a floaty feel The Dell XPS 15 is a premium-feeling 4K laptop that outdoes the MacBook Pro in several categories. Its bezel-free design should be the gold standard going forward... https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-15-9550-Core-i7-FHD-Notebook-Review.158875.0.html Finally on its feet. After a series of software issues, we decided to check up once again on a different SKU of the XPS 15 to see if those problematic areas have been patched up. The results are outstanding... small and lightweight, high quality FHD panel; 98 percent sRGB coverage, impressive runtimes, high CPU and GPU performance; no major throttling issues, NVMe M.2 support, USB Type-C 3.1 Gen. 2 with Thunderbolt 3 only a single storage bay, no NumPad, screen flickering at low brightness settings, non-removable battery, few ports Though it launched with some headache-inducing issues, the XPS 15 2016 refresh is an improvement over the outgoing design in almost every way, especially in terms of graphics, size, and weight. Battery life is incredible with our 84 Wh test unit and the s... https://geardiary.com/2016/02/09/the-dell-xps-15-go-big-and-go-home-with-the-smallest-15-laptop-on-the-planet/ When I got my 2015 13″ MacBook Pro retina, Kev inherited my “old” 2012 15″ MacBook Pro retina. So when I read the Dell XPS 15's reviewer guide and saw that Dell was calling it the “smallest 15-inch laptop on the planet” heck yeah I was skeptical! But I h... https://www.computerworld.com/article/3026994/long-term-review-the-dell-xps-15-touch-is-the-laptop-to-beat.html The recently introduced series of Dell XPS 15 9550 Touch and Non-Touch laptops has been getting a lot of attention. These devices are loaded with high-tech goodness -- in fact, there's no doubt in my mind that Dell served them up targeting would-be MacBoo... https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/2/10888636/dell-xps-15-review-windows-10 What if you took the XPS 13 and made it bigger?Dell's XPS 13 is the most exciting laptop in a long time. It's the best 13-inch Windows laptop out there, but a lot of people want a bigger screen. While 15-inch laptops are some of the most popular on the ma... Beautiful 4K display, Large trackpad, Fast performance Bluescreen software issues, Slow HDDs in base units, Awkward webcam https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/2/10888636/dell-xps-15-review-windows-10 What if you took the XPS 13 and made it bigger?Dell's XPS 13 is the most exciting laptop in a long time. It's the best 13-inch Windows laptop out there, but a lot of people want a bigger screen. While 15-inch laptops are some of the most popular on the ma... Beautiful 4K display, Large trackpad, Fast performance Bluescreen software issues, Slow HDDs in base units, Awkward webcam https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/dell-xps-15-review-a-bigger-version-of-the-best-pc-laptop/ But they're not. Depending on which part of the world you're in, the typical screen size is 14 or 15 inches. Increasing the size of the screen lifts a lot of the constraints found in smaller devices. The Ultrabook class systems all use processors with a 1... looks and light weight we've come to expect, Ridiculously fast processor, Thunderbolt 3 No SSD option in the cheapest configurations, No Windows Hello biometrics, Weirdly inconsistent performance from the Nvidia graphics, at least in our benchmarks https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/dell-xps-15 After the success of its super-slim XPS 13, Dell decided to apply the same treatment to its line of premium 15-inch notebooks, and it's a formula that works marvelously. On the XPS 15 (starting at $999), Dell offers the brilliant aluminum and carbon fiber... Beautiful display, Clear audio, Solid battery life, Strong performance Webcam looks up your nose Dell's XPS 15 combines style and speed using a slick design, resulting in a premium 15-inch system that's a joy to use... https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-15-9550-i7-512GB-UHD-InfinityEdge-Notebook-Review.156462.0.html Bug fixes, workarounds und BIOS updates: Dell's XPS 15 does not have a good start. How is the bigger i7/UHD version handling the drawbacks that we experienced with the i5/FHD model? One reader speaks about a “completely different notebook”. Do we share th... high-quality, sturdy chassis, compact dimensions considering the screen size, simple maintenance via bottom cover, excellent color accuracy after calibration, high. constant brightness without sensor, contrast and viewing angles, steady fan control, good... hectic bug fixes after the launch, mediocre color accuracy ex-works, battery runtime 84-Wh below expectations, high power consumption, quality of the webcam, surfaces attract dirt Dell XPS 15 9550 UHD/i7/512GB, courtesy of Dell GermanyOne bug after another? After the entry-level XPS 15 (FHD/i5/hybrid) could not meet the high expectations, we were careful with the more expensive and better-equipped XPS 15 with a UHD panel, NVMe-SSD... https://glj.io/reviews/dell-xps-15-9550-review-i5-gtx-960m/ This version comes with an I5-6300HQ Skylake CPU (4C/4T), GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5, 1080p IPS display, 1TB 5400RPM HDD + 32GB mSSD cache M.2 drive (via Intel Raid). The M.2 connection in this version is connected via a SATA controller and not a PCIe/NVMe, but p... No competition as a lightweight and thin gaming laptop with such quality for its price (around $1000$1100 new), Good gaming and 3D performance for the price with Skylake I56300HQ and GTX 960M 2GB, Very good build quality, very rigid body, very rigid outer... Fans are noticeable audible on moderate load and even more on gaming load, GPU clocks won't get as high as in other laptops like the VN7592G (but not that crucial for gaming), Speakers are just a bit above the average, if at all (but not too bad), Keyboar... I'll try to keep it short this time. The Dell XPS 15 9550 I5/960M version is a very good machine in my opinion, more than the usual $1000 gaming laptops – way more thin & lightweight, much better build quality, display has much higher contrast than the ot... https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-15-2016-9550-InfinityEdge-Notebook-Review.156354.0.html High-end without high-end performance. We review the new XPS 15 from Dell and have a look at the performance of the 45-Watt Core i5. Can the latter use its full potential in the flat chassis? Throttling is fortunately not the answer – at least not on main... high-quality, sturdy chassis, compact dimensions considering the screen size, simple maintenance via bottom cover, excellent color accuracy after calibration, high, constant brightness without sensor, contrast and viewing angles, steady fan control, good... visible display flickering at the lowest brightness level, mediocre color accuracy ex-works, CPU performance cannot be utilized completely, CPU throttling on battery power, massive throttling when you stress CPU and GPU, faulty fan control after battery... You might be disappointed if you expected high-end performance from the XPS 15 at any time and in every situation. The XPS 15 not only reduces the CPU clock to 1.6 GHz on battery power, but it also acts sluggish, which will certainly not please power user... https://hothardware.com/reviews/dell-xps-15-late-2015-review When Dell launched its updated XPS 13 notebook with an Infinity Edge display that squeezes a 13 inch IPS panel into essentially a 12-inch frame, it was met with universal praise for its unique mechanical design advantages and premium build quality. In fac... Gorgeous 15" 4K IPS Infinity Edge Display, Carbon Fiber And Machined Aluminum, Great Performance, Powerful, Light, Stylish Relatively Pricey The performance and capabilities of Dell's new XPS 15 can be summed up fairly easily with one word: "balanced." This is a notebook that has no real weakness and a lot of strengths. In standard compute tasks, the Intel quad-core Core i7-6700HQ processor in... https://www.computershopper.com/laptops/reviews/dell-xps-15-late-2015-skylake-core-i7 We certainly liked it, giving it our Editors' Choice nod for, among other things, long battery life, a sturdy and attractive silver metal shell, and its compact size. The latter was thanks, in large part, to a super-thin bezel around the screen, a feature... Attractive, sturdy design, Gorgeous, bright 4K-resolution screen, Upgradable RAM and M.2 SSD 4K screen hits battery life hard, Very expensive in review configuration, Ethernet and VGA connectivity require an extra dongle, Webcam placement isn't ideal for video chats Dell's redesigned XPS 15 delivers much of what we liked about its smaller 13-inch sibling, plus one of the nicest 4K screens we've seen. But all those bright pixels make it tough to achieve all-day battery life. And while it starts at $999, it's way pric... https://laptopmedia.com/review/dell-xps-15-skylake-9550-review-every-designers-wet-dream/ The new XPS 15 differs from its little brother in so many ways, not only in size. The 13-inch version, which we reviewed a couple of months ago, is more of a business-oriented machine – it's ultra-portable, light, has great battery, at least, the FHD vers... Exemplary build quality and design, Incredibly thin (11-17 mm), light (2.0 kg for the touch version) and mobile chassis, Great input devices (comfortable keyboard, accurate and responisve touchpad), Impeccable screen quality with 100% sRGB and Adobe RGB c... Reduced performance and even throttling when running CPU and GPU-intensive tasks, The fan in the cooling system is louder than we would like, The soft-touch matte plastic used for the interior attracts fingerprints and smudges, A bit too pricey even if go... Dell has yet again presented an impeccable build quality and design featuring anodized aluminum, rubberized finish and carbon fiber base under the hood resulting in sturdy construction, lightweight chassis (just 2 kg) and incredibly small physical dimensi... https://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Dell-XPS-15-Late-2015-Infinity.htm If you've read our other Skylake laptop and convertible reviews, you know that Intel has driver bugs that cause display driver crash messages and some strange transient color shifts in programs like the Microsoft Edge web browser. There's nothing wrong wi... Oh, that Infinity display! Small and slim for a 15" quad core laptop. Runs relatively cool and quiet. Decent battery life. Powerful with good NVIDIA GTX 960M dedicated graphics We'd have liked more ports, 4K display is a challenge to calibrate, desireable configs are expensive, bugs that took several months to squash As with the XPS 13 earlier this year, Dell has hit a home run. This extremely powerful portable is smaller and lighter than any other 15.6" laptop in its performance class. Build quality and materials are top notch and the carbon fiber keyboard deck is as... https://www.computershopper.com/laptops/reviews/dell-xps-15-2015 The other specifications of this 2015 model are almost the same as the 2014 version. The processor gets a slight bump from a quad-core Intel Core i7-4702HQ to an i7-4712HQ, while the Nvidia GeForce GT 750M graphics card and 16GB of RAM are retained.If our... Great 4K touch display, Solid design and quality, Good overall performance, Long battery life Cramped keyboard layout, Windows screen scaling still erratic, Gets warm under heavy usage A couple of slightly rough edges can't detract from Dell's desirable multimedia laptop, which challenges Apple's Retina MacBook Pro with a stunning 4K touch screen and 512GB of solid-state storage. Read More…... https://www.mobiletechreview.com/notebooks/Dell-XPS-15-UHD-4K.htm Built-in stereo speakers, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack.Networking: Integrated Dell 1560 (Broadcom) dual band WiF... Slim, light and fast quad core laptop. Excellent UHD 4K Sharp IGZO display, very good keyboard, top materials Expensive, not all programs play nicely with 4K displays The Dell XPS 15 is definitely the closest thing you'll find to a Windows 15" Retina MacBook Pro. It goes beyond in terms of serviceability, display resolution and ports (one could argue about ports since the Mac has two Thunderbolt 2 ports, but Thunderbol... https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/dell-xps-15-2015 4K displays are relatively rare for TVs, and even more so for notebooks -- which is one of the reasons Dell's refreshed XPS 15 is so interesting. Its crystal-sharp 15-inch touch screen is a delight for video and photo editors. But, more important, the XPS... Very sharp 4K display, Attractive design, Strong performance, Great audio Runs hot With a 4K display, the Dell XPS 15 has one of the sharpest screens around--with performance and looks to match....