Review: Dell XPS 15 (Late 2015)

By Kane Fulton

Introduction and design

The XPS 15 sees Dell bring its evolutionary InfinityEdge display to a 15-inch laptop for the first time. If you’re a fan of the XPS 13‘s space-saving design, but enjoy the productivity gains of a 15-inch laptop, Dell’s latest machine promises workstation-class performance in a similarly compact chassis boasting the footprint of a 14-inch laptop.

As a former 11-inch MacBook Air owner, I was a fan of last year’s revamped XPS 13. It looked the part, had the chops to cope with any task I threw at it and fit snugly into my backpack.

The XPS 15 sacrifices some of that portability in exchange for a roomy 4K display and a dedicated GPU. This makes the Dell XPS 15 a good, but not great, choice for 1080p gaming – but more on that later.

Design for life

The new XPS 15 bears little resemblance to its early 2015 predecessor, which itself was upgraded with a 4K display. The latest model’s corners are much squarer, lending it a more box-like shape, and any silver flourishes on the inside have been swallowed up by a sea of matte black material.

Dell’s latest XPS 15 is essentially a larger XPS 13 …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac