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amazon Dell XPS 15 reviews
Design
Seen from outside, the Dell XPS 15 looks very similar to Apple’s MacBook Pro 15 inch although darker colors. Dell logo made of chromium of between aluminum casing of the machine, and of course, does not glow as with apple logo on the MacBook Pro. A thin silver coated aluminum strip around the edge. These are all similarities to the MacBook Pro on your computer.
Inside, we have the magnesium alloy body with black surface roughness. This material not only makes the machine very unique look but also help for wrist comfort while typing. Black keyboard with backlight and is tucked into one of the space frame is quite constrained in the middle of the machine.
Despite robust design and high-end of the machine’s weaknesses rather heavy weight. Dell XPS 15 weighs 2.72 kg and has dimensions 37 x 24.8 x 2.3 cm (width x length x thickness). Some competitors like Acer Aspire V3-571G-9435 or HP Envy 15, the thicker but lighter. MacBook Pro Retina version lighter and thinner.
Screen
The screen is one of the most notable points of the XPS 15. This is one of the best screen on a 15-inch laptop. Full HD panel (1920 x 1080 pixels) allows text displayed on the screen crisp, vibrant colors. Screen next to the XPS 15 is also protected by Gorilla Glass toughened glass.
With 323 lux brightness, XPS 15 stands out in comparison with the average brightness of 260 lux mainstream laptops, as well as the brightness of the screen MacBook Pro (223 lux). It also beat the HP Envy 15 (243 lux) and Acer Aspire V3 (212 lux). However, the gloss of the screen is a little uncomfortable, especially when used in conditions with strong light.
Sound
Sounds on the Dell XPS 15 loud and clear when you turn the settings to the movies in the control sound panel of the MaxxAudio. In addition to this mode, the machine also has the other presets include Music, Gaming, Voice and MaxxSense but the settings are not for the volume or high sound quality with Movie mode. Try listening to the song “Thinking ‘Bout You” by Frank Ocean, the entire song, with sounds influenced by synthesizer effects, making it very thick bass ownership background. However, ignoring the little voice “distortion” of the Ocean, the XPS 15 speakers have done pretty well the tasks assigned.
Keyboard
Island-style keyboard of XPS 15 very spacious. The keys are slightly curved design is a bonus point of the XPS 15. This layout helps you typing quickly and accurately. However, if compared with the HP Envy 15, the journey of the XPS 15 slightly shallow keys. Enter key of the keyboard should be made larger. Keyboard backlighting is very bright and evenly distributed across the surface.
Trackpad
Machines Synaptics trackpad mirror with 9.9 x 7.1 cm size with smooth surface makes navigation very easy. The multi-touch operation controls such as rotating two fingers, pinch finger zoom, scroll 2 fingers, can perform easily. You can also scan four fingers to show your desktop.
When performing the selected operation, trackpad for reliable tactile feedback with clear clicks emitted. The only annoyance is the trackpad which stuck when we accidentally put the edge of the left palm on the trackpad while trying to navigate by right index finger.
Heat capacity
After running 1 video on Hulu at full screen mode for 15 minutes, the temperature was measured at 27.7 degrees Celsius trackpad temperature between key areas G and H keys; machine parts below 30 degrees Celsius respectively, and 31.6 degrees C. The hottest spot on the small metal bar located under the machine (33.3 degrees C). However, the heat level can be considered quite cool. Try placing the machine on the people and use more than one hour, we still feel comfortable and not be annoyed by the amount of heat escaping.
Webcam
XPS 15 with 1.3 MP webcam captures still images and video with a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels by Dell Webcam Central software. Photo taken from the webcam is quite dark under the fluorescent lights. Better color accuracy in natural light conditions. In the second shooting conditions, image noise phenomenon seriously.
Connector
Blu-Ray reader, card reader 3-in-1, headphone jack and microphone jack synthesis / headphone, lock Kensington lock slot machine is arranged to the right. The left has 3 USB 3.0 ports, mini-DisplayPort ports, HDMI, Ethernet, power jack.
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Performance
Dell XPS 15 is equipped with powerful hardware. Core i7-3612QM 4 core machine’s speed 2.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 750 GB HDD capacity 7200 rpm speed mSATA 32GB SSD comes; Nvidia GeForce GT 640M (2 GB VRAM capacity). Experiment with PCMark07, the XPS 15 reached 3599 points, 1269 points higher than the average of mainstream laptops. Dell’s machines even beat 15-inch gaming laptop from MSI (GT60 card users and reached 3336 points).
It also outstripped Acer Aspire V3-571G-9435, which only reached the score in 2595 ( chip i7-3610QM 2.3 GHz , 6GB RAM, HDD 500 GB speed 5400 rpm, Nvidia GeForce GT 640M). MacBook Pro Retina display for the higher score quite considerably XPS 15 (4779 points) used by this model completely SSDs.
XPS 15’s SSD mSATA 32 GB boots Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) takes 46 seconds, faster than the average startup speed when tested with one of the model (55 seconds). Aspire V3 with HDD 500 GB (5400 rpm) and took 55 seconds to boot, while the boot OS MSI GT60 in 53 seconds.
Copy 1 folder 4.97 GB multi-media took 2 minutes 17 seconds, which average 37.1 MB/s, slightly faster than the average speed of some model is in comparison, increased to 36 MB / sec. Aspire V3’s hard drive just for the average copy speed of 19.6 MB/sec, while the GT60 hybrid drive for data copy speed is very high, 74.8 MB/sec.
Graphics
Equipped with a discrete graphics card Nvidia GeForce GT 640M with 2GB VRAM capacity, the Dell XPS 15 can play some games with high graphics requirements, users can not only be installed at the highest setting.
Benchmark with “World of Warcraft”, the XPS 15 for frame rate 57 frames/sec (the highest setting the screen resolution of full HD). Aspire V3 for higher rate of 78 fps, but the V3 screen resolution is only 1366 x 768 pixels. If lowered to set auto and keep full HD resolution, the XPS 15 to the frame rate to 113 fps. .
Experiment with “Batman: Arkham City”, the XPS 15 reached 36 fps with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, the level set low. Reduced frame rate to 28 fps when increasing the resolution to 1920 x 1080 pixels. With the highest setting, the frame rate of 13 fps. Dedicated gaming notebook MSI GT60 for the 47 fps frame rate with high settings and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It is thanks to discrete graphics machines more advanced XPS 15, the NVidia GeForce GTX 670m.
XPS 15 also resulted in higher on all synthetic benchmark. Reached 1801 points with 3DMark11. Only for mainstream laptops average score 997 points. Acer Aspire V3 although using Nvidia GeForce GT 640M, but for a higher score (1929 points), however, perhaps the Acer laptop screens benefit from lower resolution (1366 x 768 pixels). In Boot Camp mode, MacBook Pro Retina display beat the XPS 15 with 2275 points.
Battery life
Surf continuous testing with wifi and screen brightness to 40%, the XPS 15 is 5 hours 7 minutes office. This is not a bad battery life as if looking at the screen high-definition resolution which machine is used. Aspire V3 battery only 4 hours 46 minutes for this test.