Price as reviewed / starting price$1, 488 /$799
Processor 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM(quad-core)
Memory 8GB, 667MHz DDR3 RAM
Hard drive 750GB 7, 200rpm
Chipset Intel HM67
Design
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At 15 x 10.4 x 1.5 inches and 6.6 pounds with the nine-cell battery, the XPS 15 is one of the bulkier 15-inch notebooks we’ve tested. It barely fit into a standard notebook bag, and it weighs a lot more than the 5.6-pound 15-inch MacBook Pro and the IdeaPad Y560d(6.2 pounds). Also, because the nine-cell battery tilts the system upward, the back side increases to 2.25 inches tall.
Heat
Throughout our testing, the Dell XPS 15 stayed pleasantly cool. Even after streaming a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes, we measured the touchpad at a reasonable 91 degrees Fahrenheit, the keyboard at 93 degrees, and the bottom at 93 degrees. We consider temperatures below 95 degrees comfortable.
Keyboard and Touchpad
At first glance, the XPS 15’s keyboard has a lot going for it: an adjustable backlight, large, well-placed keys, and a generous, comfortable palm rest. However, the keys themselves were somewhat stiff. This led us to be more deliberate when typing. We notched a 74 word-per-minute score on the Ten Thumbs Typing Test, 6 wpm lower than our typical average.
The Dell XPS 15 sports a matte silver anodized aluminum lid that doesn’t pick up fingerprints, but it seems a bit dull. Fortunately, Dell offers 200 different Dell Studio lid patterns(an$85 add-on). On the plus side, we appreciate the small black bar that sticks out behind the lid, which has a backlit XPS logo that pulses when the system is asleep. We also like that the matte finish continues on the sides and bottom, areas too often ignored by other notebook makers.
Today, I want to talk about dell laptop, it was not good experiance with dell laptop so I will give two star to dell laprop, first I want to talk about ease of use, ease of use is not very good I will give one or two stars to ease of use of this laptop, second is value of money it is not very low not very high also it is average I will give two or three stars to avlue of money of dell alptop and I suggest you not to buy this one . With its2-GHz Intel quad-core Core i7-2630QM, Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphics, and a 7, 200-rpm hard drive, the XPS 15 offers plenty of performance. On PCMark Vantage, a synthetic benchmark that measures overall speed, the XPS 15 scored a whopping 8, 548. That showing is about 50 percent above the mainstream notebook category average of 5, 012 and better than the Core i5-powered handy featured configfully.