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A larger version of the Dell XPS 14 we reviewed recently, this XPS 15 is a similarly solid, slablike laptop with a minimalistic design, but also with plenty of extra features, from a high-res display to Nvidia graphics, making it feel like a truly premium laptop. Our review sample included a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU and discrete Nvidia GeForce 640M graphics, for $1,699. Other configurations start from $1,299, but I wouldn't want to pay that for a Core i5 laptop.
You can find something close to this particular CPU/GPU combination for less (Hewlett-Packard has a similar Pavilion dv6 for $1,200), but here you get the premium design, the build quality, and the premium support service Dell offers with XPS with battery such as Compaq 101898-001 Ac Adapter , Compaq Armada E500 Ac Adapter , Compaq Evo N610C Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario X1036 Ac Adapter , Compaq ACC10H Ac Adapter , Compaq PPP012L Ac Adapter , Compaq Armada M700 Ac Adapter , Compaq OmniBook XE2 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario 1200 Ac Adapter , Compaq Presario R4000 Ac Adapter , Compaq PPP014H Ac Adapter , Compaq PV158PA Ac Adapter systems.
The XPS 15 is a high-end workhorse for gaming, video editing, or other creative tasks, but if $1,699 is a bit steep, we've seen several midsize laptops for under $1,000 recently that offer up-to-date processors, discrete graphics, and reasonably sharp looks. One alternative worth considering is Dell's updated Inspiron line, including the Inspiron 14z, which can trade up to an Intel Core i7 and midrange AMD graphics for $1,049. It's not as attractive or well-built, but it's a worthwhile alternative if you're looking to save a few hundred dollars.
The aluminum outer chassis in the XPS 15 (like the XPS 14) is combined with a magnesium alloy wrist rest and a soft-touch silicone bottom panel. The 14-inch version of this laptop felt dense and heavy. So much so that I said it was "heavier than any 14-inch laptop without an optical drive needs to be." This 15-inch model is about a pound heavier, but somehow the weight feels better distributed, and certainly expectations of what a powerful 15-inch laptop should feel like in the hand are different. That said, a 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is significantly lighter, and I can't see carrying the XPS 15 around with you more than once in a while.
The heft does have some advantages. It's not technically a rugged laptop, but the XPS 15 feels like it might stop a bullet (don't try this at home). At the very least, it'll do some major damage if you drop it on your toe, and it feels like it would be largely impervious to everyday knocks.
The sparse interior is highlighted by a keyboard that's similar to the island-style ones found in systems from Apple, Sony, and others. It has an especially bright backlight, and the Shift, Tab, CTRL, and other important keys are a good size. But overall, the key faces could be larger, and there's a lot of dead space on the left and right of the keyboard.