THE GOOD
The XPS has the best screen on the market, powerful hardware suitable for nearly any task, good thermals, is upgradeable, and future-proofed by the inclusion of a Thunderbolt 3 port.
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THE BAD
The Broadcom WLAN thẻ is currently a broken mess, there are occasional issues like BSODs or disappearing wireless cards that hurt reliability, the battery life only just reaches “acceptable” levels with a 6-cell battery, và it’s expensive.
Original article: Ever since the XPS 13 with its “Infinity Edge” nearly bezelless display came out (và added the word bezelless to lớn the lexicon), it has been topping most websites’ “best ultrabook” lists. Despite a rocky launch owing khổng lồ quite a few BIOS, drivers, & hardware issues, the XPS 13 seems to lớn have sầu finally been sorted out by Dell and is now enjoying its reigning position as the Windows ultrabook lớn get for professionals who prize portability.
Dell’s XPS 15 series is a newer, bigger và badder version of the XPS 13, with a 15.6-inch display. The XPS 15 9550 (the most current model at the time of this post) takes advantage of its larger kích thước with Skylake quad-core CPUs & a dedicated 2GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics and just as Dell touted cramming a 13.3-inch display into lớn a 12-inch chassis, the XPS 15 boasts the footprint of most 14-inch notebooks, while packing a larger display.
Unfortunately, the XPS 15 also mimicked—và outdid—its little brother in terms of a buggy và rocky release: Notebookcheck.net had to dedicate extra reviews & tests just for various BIOS updates to lớn see if they fixed the crippling problems they found in their earlier models. At the time of writing (March 2016), Notebookđánh giá also has a 62-page thread dedicated lớn establishing common problems (& possible solutions) endemic lớn the XPS 15.
With those in mind, this Đánh Giá will serve as up-to-date look at the current state of the newest iteration of the XPS 15, the 9550 & those of you looking khổng lồ buy one of these computers past these dates will surely find it helpful. While most major bugs have sầu been worked out as of the lademo BIOS update và drivers, there are still quite a few software/driver/firmware wrinkles remaining which prsự kiện this excellent máy tính from getting the highest honors and my unqualified recommendation, & you’ll find all about it from this post.
Update 1: As of March 23rd, năm nhâm thìn, Dell has released an update for the WiFi driver here. This update seems khổng lồ fix many of the WiFi-related problems that plagued my experience with the máy tính earlier. In its current state, I have sầu few remaining issues with the XPS 15 và would increase the rating to 4/5.
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Update 2: The new BIOS update (1.2.0) has introduced bugs with TB3 docks with USB/Ethernet ports on them, causing them lớn disconnect during use & after waking from sleep.
Update 3: A follow-up of this máy tính xách tay is available, with Kaby Lake processors, Nvidia 10 series graphics, a larger battery and a few other improvements. You can read all about it in this detailed Reviews of the XPS 9560 Mã Sản Phẩm.
Specs as reviewed
| Screen | 15.6-inch 3840 x 2160 (UHD) touch screen, IGZO IPS |
| Processor | Hãng sản xuất Intel Vi xử lý Core i5-6300HQ 2.3-3.2GHz |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M (2GB GDDR5) |
| Memory | 16GB |
| Storage | Samsung PM951 NVMe m.2 512 GB SSD |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11ac (DW1830, Broadcom 3×3, max tốc độ 1.3Gbps), Bluetooth không dây 4.1 |
| Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 3/USB-C 3.1, 2x USB 3.0, HDXiaoMI, 3.5 mm audio, SD thẻ reader |
| Battery | 6-cell (85Wh) |
| Operating system | Windows 10 |
| Size | (H) 357 x (W) 235 x (D) 17-11mm |
| Weight as configured | 2 kg |
Standouts from the specs sheet include the Thunderbolt 3 (via USB C) interface, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics, the NVMe storage and the quad-core CPUs (i5/i7), which make this system a prime candidate for an eGPU system such as the Razer Core once they are available.
Design & exterior
Made from aluminum và carbon fiber & measuring 17mm at its thickest point at the rear (aren’t we all?) to lớn a 11milimet taper at the front, the XPS 15 is durable and relatively lightweight for its class.
The silver anodized aluminum shell is precisely machined và it blends seamlessly inkhổng lồ the dark-grey carbon fiber which it sandwiches. The carbon fiber is covered in Dell’s soft-touch coating, which feels very comfortable lớn the touch và is also nice respite for your palms while typing compared lớn the sharp aluminum or plastic palm-rests of other notebooks. The only downside of this coating is that it smudges easily from the oils on your hands, và you’ll need a microfiber cloth khổng lồ keep it clean.
The XPS 15 is beautiful, fast & packs a great display, but the multitude of bugs and issues make it a far from ikhuyến mãi piông chồng, at least for the time being
With time, I hope the drivers, firmware, and BIOS matures & these problems will be cleared up. If/once that happens and the XPS 15 becomes rock-solid, it would be a near perfect máy vi tính deserving a very high rating. In its current state though, it’s still only deserving a qualified recommendation: I love my XPS 15 & I’m going lớn replace my Razer Blade with it as a my daily driver due to its power, portability, screen, và the future-proofing offered by the TB3. However, it’s still buggy, & if your computer BSODing or dropping a call can cost you your job or business giảm giá, this is not the máy tính xách tay lớn count on—at least not yet.
That’s about it for now. Let me know what you think about the XPS 15 or if you have any questions that I might be able khổng lồ help you with in the comments section below.
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