Dell's XPS 15 is no slouch when it comes to computing. In fact, it goes down as due to its quad-core CPU, dedicated NVidia graphics and the jaw-dropping 4K InfinityEdge display. For 2017, Dell is not shaking things up with its flagship laptop, but it is bringing some very welcome refinements,. The biggest one is a shift from the NVidia GTX 960M GPU to the much more powerful NVidia GTX 1050 with 4GB of video memory.
The Dell XPS 15 offers serious power and nearly 12 hours of battery. Dell's XPS laptops are considered the gold standard when it comes to premium notebooks, and the newest XPS 15 is no. Jul 31, 2017 - The Dell XPS 15 9560 Review: Infinity Edge Part Two. The last port allows for a single cable docking solution, which can drive up to two UHD.
What's new at a glance. 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake processors. NVidia GeForce GTX 1050 with 4GB GDDR5.
Optional fingerprint reader for Windows Hello. Killer 1535 Wireless 2x2 + Bluetooth 4.1. 97Whr battery (up from 84Whr) Like previous versions, Dell is offering the XPS 15 with many variations that let it hit an initial $999 price point.
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Of course, that's no discrete GPU, a Full HD non-touch display, a dual-core Core i3 processor with a hybrid rapid drive (HDD + SDD), and 8GB of RAM, but that's still a sweet deal. Maxed out you're talking a 350-nit 15.6' UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD (3840x2160) InfinityEdge Touch display, 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR4 (2133MHz), GTX 1050, quad-core Core i7 at 3.8GHz, and a massive 97Whr battery. Pair that up with the optional NVidia GeForce GTX 1050 with 4GB GDDR5 graphics and you have a powerhouse laptop that weighs only 4.5lbs (2kg). If you want to skip on the dedicated GPU, the system falls back to the default Intel HD 630 graphics.
That's not all that was upgraded, though. Dell bumped the battery on the high-end model from 84WHr to a boundary-pushing 97Whr – just shy of the legal FCC limit for air travel. Combined with the efficiencies with Kaby Lake and battery life should be outstanding. There is also now an optional built-in fingerprint reader in the base to log into the OS using Windows Hello's bio-authentication. Finally, for ports you get the now-standard HDMI, USB 3.0 (x2) with PowerShare; Headset Jack; SD card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC); Kensington Lock slot; and a single Thunderbolt 3 USB Type C to handle whatever you throw at it. Pricing starts at $999 for the XPS 15 (9560) but goes up to around $2650 for a maxed-out system and everything in between. That's still cheaper than a 15-inch MacBook Pro too.
Availability has not yet been announced, but we'll keep an eye out and review one as soon as we can.