Testseek.com have collected 188 expert reviews of the Dell XPS 13 9350 - Late 2015 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Dell XPS 13 9350 - Late 2015.
January 2016
(86%)
188 Reviews
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1985 Reviews
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The editors liked
Exceptional design and build quality
Good keyboard and touchpad
Rigid construction
Cool and quiet
Unique design keeping dimensions small (9-15 mm) and weight low (1.29 kg)
The screen has 94% sRGB color gamut coverage and extremely high contrast ratio
Still a great size
Still a great weight
Still a great screen
Still a great design
Still a great starting price
Alpine Ridge
Gorgeous high resolution (3200x1800) IGZO display
Ultrafast NVMe storage
Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.1 TypeC
Fullsize SD Card reader
Incredibly thin
Light but rock solid
Premium build quality
Carbon fiber
Great (tiny) size
Light weight
Amazing screen
Excellent hardware support for Linux
The
Beautiful display
Thinner and lighter than most Ultrabooks
Good battery life
Attractive
Compact design
Now offered in gold
Intel "Iris" graphics outpace most competing machines' IGPs
Good battery life for a laptop with a pixel-dense display
Future-looking USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3 port
Most compact design for a 13.3-inch laptop
Fastest integrated graphics performance
Very compact frame
Carbon fiber and aluminum construction
QHD+ (3
200-by-1
800) display is breathtaking
USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3 interface
Tiny footprint
Supports USB-C charging
Solidly built
Oddly placed webcam
Fantastic performance. Best of breed touchscreen
With nexttono bezel. Great touchpad. Ready to take us into our USBC future
The Dell XPS 13 keeps everything that was great about the previous model -- including its near edge-to-edge-display and fantastic keyboard -- and adds the latest Intel Kaby Lake processors and Thunderbolt 3
Great display with no bezels
Sleek and compact design
Speedy performance
Smaller than most 13inch laptops
Weighs just 1.3kg
Sixthgen Core i5 CPU delivers good performance
Allday battery life
13.3 inch QHD+ (3200 x 1800p) touch screen
256GB SSD (NVME) built-in
Excellent carbon fiber finish on the hand rest area
Well-built
Thin and light
Comfortable keyboard
Powerful performance options
Beautiful 4K
Color-accurate screen option
Metal casing's impeccable build
Slim profile
Ultra mobile
Bright QHD panel
Extremely thin display bezel
Very good system performance
Perceptibly faster graphics card
Quiet even under load
Decent connectivity for the size
Superb input devices
Ti
Very portable
Small footprint
High quality panel
Bright backlight
High sRGB coverage (>90 percent)
No PWM
Respectale response times
Low fan noise
512 GB NVMe SSD
Sturdy chassis
Good build quality
Thunderbolt 3 support
Fast SD card reader
Good WiFi performance
Good input devices
Good performance
Even on battery
Impeccable metal casing and build quality
Great portability
Bright
Anti-glare 1080p display
Extremely thin bezel
Very fast system performance
Heavily improved GPU performance
No throttling under heavy stress
Relatively quiet with re
The same awesome design and display as last year's XPS 13. Skylake provides better performance and efficiency. Thunderbolt 3 is a handy inclusion. Decent battery life.
The editors didn't like
The interior is prone to smudges and fingerprints
Too low maximum brightness
PWM across all brightness levels (0-100%)
Too pricey
Battery life feels like it should be better
No Windows Hello support
The systems at the extreme ends of the price scale
Low and high
Feel underpowered or cripplingly expensive
Webcam in a very awkward position
Battery life could be better
Max 16GB of RAM feels limited for a "Developer" machine
Overall performance is good but not great
Unusual webcam placement
Premium configurations offer questionable value per dollar
Gold chassis only offered in high-end configuration
Ethernet and video connectivity require dongles or new cables
Oddly placed Webcam
Mediocre battery life
Expensive
Core i7 processor increases cost without a significant jump in performance over i5
Middling battery life
Requires adapters for external displays
Keyboard is a tad small
Prone to crashes
At press time
The unit is frozen in the middle of restoring to factory settings and is unable to complete the operation. Fairly awful keyboard. Expensive
The design means the webcam is awkwardly placed at the bottom of the display. Though the QHD-resolution touchscreen is beautiful
It adds a lot to the price and hurts battery life. Gold version will cost you $50 more
Awkward webcam
No DisplayPort
Battery life falls short of Dell's 18hour claim
Moderate 1
920x1
080 resolution on entrylevel model
Thunderbolt 3 port requires adapters for HDMI/Ethernet
Slightly lower battery life than expected
Short battery life with the 4K display
Touchpad can be flaky
Webcam's poor quality
Color space coverage could be better
Color accuracy is decent
Restricted maintenance/upgrade options
Lack of control over ambient light sensor
High core temperatures
Warm surface temperatures
Potential for CPU throttling
Poor bass reproduction
Unimpressive battery life
Keys with short travel and very light feedback
Touchpad very prone to fingerprints
CABC can not be controlled by users
Device gets very hot under load
Color gamut is still somewhat lacking
Though accuracy is decent
Limited maintenance/upgrade options
Standard warranty is mail-in only
Disabling automatic brightness requires tool from Dell and is only possible on QHD+ model
Most compact design for a 13.3-inch laptop, Fastest integrated graphics performance
Mediocre battery life, Expensive
There are really two upgrades going on with the XPS 13 Gold Edition. The first is the color, which has a cosmetic appeal that's self-explanatory. The second is the CPU. The Core i7-6560U with Iris graphics arguably gives you the best graphics perfo...
Published: 2016-04-22, Author: Matthew , review by: pcmag.com
Very compact frame, Carbon fiber and aluminum construction, QHD+ (3,200-by-1,800) display is breathtaking, USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3 interface
Core i7 processor increases cost without a significant jump in performance over i5, Middling battery life, Requires adapters for external displays
The Gold Edition of the XPS 13 Touch adds faster processing to the excellent build quality, feature set, and gorgeous display of the original. But the higher price and decreased battery life means this high-end ultraportable laptop may not be for everyo...
Short battery life with the 4K display, Touchpad can be flaky
If you've been searching for a Windows-based alternative to the MacBook Pro, look no further than the Dell XPS 15. For a similar price, it offers comparable horsepower, a thin and light design and a brilliant 4K screen option. The one area where it re...
Attractive, compact design, now offered in gold, Intel "Iris" graphics outpace most competing machines' IGPs, Good battery life for a laptop with a pixel-dense display, Future-looking USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3 port
Gold chassis only offered in high-end configuration, Ethernet and video connectivity require dongles or new cables, Oddly placed Webcam
Dell's excellent XPS 13 is now available in attractive golden trim, along with improved Intel "Iris" graphics. But to go gold, you'll have to opt for the high-end model, and while peppy, its configuration isn't the best for everyone. Read More...
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Published: 2016-03-09, Author: Chris , review by: hothardware.com
Gorgeous high resolution (3200x1800) IGZO display, Ultrafast NVMe storage, Thunderbolt 3/USB 3.1 TypeC, Fullsize SD Card reader, Incredibly thin, light but rock solid, Premium build quality, carbon fiber
Webcam in a very awkward position
The latest Dell XPS 13, which now features Intel's Skylake microarchitecture, hasn't changed much overall, but it has been improved where it matters. Dell already had arguably the best looking 13-inch ultrabook on the market, so all they really need to d...
very portable; small footprint, high quality panel; bright backlight, high sRGB coverage (>90 percent), no PWM; respectale response times, low fan noise, 512 GB NVMe SSD
high core temperatures, warm surface temperatures, potential for CPU throttling, poor bass reproduction, unimpressive battery life, keys with short travel and very light feedback
Some of the best aspects of the XPS 13 other than its extraordinarily small footprint include its quiet fans and top tier display. The Core i7-6560U and integrated Iris Graphics 540 push the system even further without necessarily increasing fan noise, wh...
Published: 2016-02-08, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
The same awesome design and display as last year's XPS 13. Skylake provides better performance and efficiency. Thunderbolt 3 is a handy inclusion. Decent battery life.
Highend models are expensive, entrylevel model only comes with 4GB RAM.
The Dell XPS 13 (9350) is an excellent laptop. I had a great time using it at CES 2016 and to me, there's no situation that's more “real world” than that. I appreciate very much that the chassis is smaller than other 13.3 laptops, and I liked the very goo...
Dell's XPS 13 remains a worthwhile upgrade, and despite a year of competitive laptops, still easily our favorite. This supposedly minor refresh makes it even a little better. If you're looking for the best compact ultrabook, you don't have to look muc...
