The laptop has 3 USB 3.0 ports and 1 USB 2.0 port with sleep-and-charge.
Ports are on the right and left sides, with 2 USB ports on both sides for convenience. As Windows trackpads go, this is one of the better on the market, though it's not quite as good as Lenovo ThinkPad trackpads. The trackpad is well behaved and supports the usual array of multi-touch gestures. Key travel on the XPS 15 is longer than the even skinnier XPS 13, which makes for easier typing. Dell's XPS keyboards are excellent with tactile, shaped keys and damped feedback.
The black keys blend in nicely and are backlit. The magnesium keyboard deck is coated in a black, rubbery soft touch material that feels great. We're still keen on the raw carbon fiber pattern on the bottom since it's softer to touch, cooler when running and not ice cold in the winter like metal. Dell hasn't yet redesigned the XPS 15 to match the 2015 XPS 13 that lost the carbon fiber bottom, and we don't know if they will. The top is aluminum and the bottom is carbon fiber. As a pro for the XPS 15, even the least expensive model comes with dedicated graphics (NVIDIA GT 750M 2GB GDDR5).ĭell's been using an updated design since 2014, with tapered sides rather than the original's straight-sided MacBook Pro-like profile. though Dell does sometimes have compelling sales and coupons to soften the blow to your wallet. You're not buying the XPS 15 to save a few bucks. Yep, it's $50 more than the 15" Retina MacBook pro top model with similar internals and newer dedicated graphics. The UHD 4K display model with a quad core i7 is $2,149, and our maxed out model with 16 gigs of RAM, a 512 gig SSD and the 4K display is $2,550.
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It doesn't come cheap though the base 1080p model with a Core i5 and an HDD is $1,600. and 0.3-0.7" thick, it's the antithesis of brick. It's as rigid as a brick, but at 4.44 lbs. The XPS line is Dell's high line, thus the XPS 15 is well outfitted in aluminum, magnesium alloy and carbon fiber on the bottom. While some might lament the loss of the optical drive, the lighter weight and cooler running temperatures are just what this reviewer ordered.
Along the way it chilled, dropped the DVD drive and lost weight. The Dell XPS 15 has come a long way since its introduction in 2012 as a 15" Retina MacBook Pro competitor.
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In Chief (twitter: update November 2015: read our review of the Dell XPS 15 with Infinity Display that replaces this model. What's Not: Expensive, not all programs play nicely with 4K displays. Excellent UHD 4K Sharp IGZO display, very good keyboard, top materials. What's Hot: Slim, light and fast quad core laptop. Home > Laptop Reviews > Dell XPS 15 (early 2015)