Testseek.com have collected 156 expert reviews of the Dell XPS 15 9550 - Late 2015 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Dell XPS 15 9550 - Late 2015.
January 2016
(84%)
156 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(82%)
758 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Exemplary build quality and design
Incredibly thin (11-17 mm)
Light (2.0 kg for the touch version) and mobile chassis
Great input devices (comfortable keyboard
Accurate and responisve touchpad)
Impeccable screen quality with 100% sRGB and Adobe RGB c
No competition as a lightweight and thin gaming laptop with such quality for its price (around $1000$1100 new)
Good gaming and 3D performance for the price with Skylake I56300HQ and GTX 960M 2GB
Very good build quality
Very rigid body
Very rigid outer
Looks and light weight we've come to expect
Ridiculously fast processor
Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt Type-C port
Brilliant 4K screen
The thinnest and lightest 15″ laptop you can buy
Extremely speedy Intel i7 processor
Portable and a joy to use
Solid performance
Excellent build quality
Beautiful display
Clear audio
Solid battery life
Strong performance
Great 4K touch display
Solid design and quality
Good overall performance
Long battery life
Very sharp 4K display
Attractive design
Great audio
Slim
Light and fast quad core laptop. Excellent UHD 4K Sharp IGZO display
Very good keyboard
Top materials
Oh
That Infinity display! Small and slim for a 15" quad core laptop. Runs relatively cool and quiet. Decent battery life. Powerful with good NVIDIA GTX 960M dedicated graphics
Attractive
Sturdy design
Gorgeous
Bright 4K-resolution screen
Upgradable RAM and M.2 SSD
An eye-catching 15-inch 4K display in a nearly bezel-free frame
Plus high-end processor and graphics options
All in a slim
Professional-looking body
Premium construction
Stunning 4K Ultra High-Definition (UHD) screen
USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3
Large-capacity solid-state drive
Excellent performance
Thanks to Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics card
Gorgeous 4K display
Crisp
Strong Performance
Reasonably compact and light
Class-leading CPU and graphics performance
Easy to open
Gorgeous 15" 4K IPS Infinity Edge Display
Carbon Fiber And Machined Aluminum
Great Performance
Powerful
Light
Stylish
Fantastic performance. Best of breed touchscreen
With nexttono bezel. Great touchpad. Ready to take us into our USBC future
Beautiful 4K display
Large trackpad
Fast performance
High-quality
Sturdy chassis
Compact dimensions considering the screen size
Simple maintenance via bottom cover
Excellent color accuracy after calibration
High
Constant brightness without sensor
Contrast and viewing angles
Steady fan control
Good
High. constant brightness without sensor
Small and lightweight
High quality FHD panel
98 percent sRGB coverage
Impressive runtimes
High CPU and GPU performance
No major throttling issues
NVMe M.2 support
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen. 2 with Thunderbolt 3
Hot () Beautiful screen
Gamingcapable laptop
Allaround good design.
The editors didn't like
Reduced performance and even throttling when running CPU and GPU-intensive tasks
The fan in the cooling system is louder than we would like
The soft-touch matte plastic used for the interior attracts fingerprints and smudges
A bit too pricey even if go
Fans are noticeable audible on moderate load and even more on gaming load
GPU clocks won't get as high as in other laptops like the VN7592G (but not that crucial for gaming)
Speakers are just a bit above the average
If at all (but not too bad)
Keyboar
No SSD option in the cheapest configurations
No Windows Hello biometrics
Weirdly inconsistent performance from the Nvidia graphics
At least in our benchmarks
The carbon fiber composite keyboard area is a finger and hand grease magnet
The front-facing video camera doesn't provide the most flattering angles
Battery life is not spectacular
Average battery life
Expensive as configured
Webcam looks up your nose
Cramped keyboard layout
Windows screen scaling still erratic
Gets warm under heavy usage
Runs hot
Expensive
Not all programs play nicely with 4K displays
We'd have liked more ports
4K display is a challenge to calibrate
Desireable configs are expensive
Bugs that took several months to squash
4K screen hits battery life hard
Very expensive in review configuration
Ethernet and VGA connectivity require an extra dongle
Webcam placement isn't ideal for video chats
The better configurations can cost a lot
While the keyboard could be bigger and the touchpad has a floaty feel
Pricey
Sealed chassis
Less than 6 hours of battery life
Shallow key depth
Backlight bleeding
Some models should have optional larger battery available
Keyboard should be a little larger
Relatively Pricey
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
Bluescreen software issues
Slow HDDs in base units
Awkward webcam
Visible display flickering at the lowest brightness level
Battery life, Speakers, Keyboard, 960M not futureproof
A powerful 15-inch laptop squeezed into a 14-inch sized chassis, the XPS 15 is a great fit for productivity work, gaming and entertainment thanks to its excellent 4K display. Just watch out for its lacklustre battery life, poor speakers and and shallow ke...
We were expecting to be impressed by the big, beautiful Dell XPS 15 and it didn't let us down. Not only is it powerful, it's also made from high-grade materials that just feel great. This is the first high-powered laptop that we think provides a great W...
Published: 2016-05-18, Author: Ian , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: Dell's new XPS 15 is a formidable machine, and it's looking to take the fight to Apple's MacBook Pro for a larger slice of the lucrative high-end laptop market.However, Apple has a reputation for leaving a long time between new versions of its flagship...
Premium look and feel, Stellar 4K InfinityEdge display, Core i7, SSD, DDR4 is a potent mix, GTX 960M has some gaming potential, Comfortable keyboard and trackpad, Keeps quiet during everyday use
Disappointing battery life, 4K upgrade is pricey, Webcam position not ideal
How do you go about making the ultimate 15in Windows laptop? For Dell, the formula turned out to be disarmingly simple: take the smaller XPS 13, make it bigger, add a discrete GPU and a gorgeous 4K display, and Bob's your uncle.The resulting XPS 15 is...
The XPS has the best screen on the market, powerful hardware suitable for nearly any task, good thermals, is upgradeable, and futureproofed by the inclusion of a Thunderbolt 3 port.
The Broadcom WLAN card 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 6cell battery, and it's expensive
The XPS 15 9550 has an unrivaled screen, fast hardware, and a killer design. But 5 months after its launch, it seems we're all still Dell's beta testers. This article reviews the XPS 15 9550 and tallies up the issues that haven't gone away...
Powerful, Superb 4K screen with hardly any frame, Backlit keyboard, Good touchscreen, Slim and stylish, simple brushed aluminium finish
Camera at bottom of screen, making angle odd, Keyboard feels a little flimsy for such a high spec machine
This top end laptop is one to buy if you want a great touchscreen and powerful performance. It's not the most affordable or lightweight, though, and some might miss having a CD/DVD drive...
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Published: 2016-03-21, Author: James , review by: kitguru.net
Excellent battery life, Decent gaming performance for a 15in notebook, Futureproofed 16GB of memory, Great 4K touch screen, Fast, capacious NVMe SSD for primary storage, Light 2kg chassis, Thunderbolt 3 port
Faster 15in gaming notebooks are available, Merely decent everyday performance, No builtin wired networking.
The Dell XPS 15 doesn't quite live up to the prestigious all-conquering history of some of the first, massive 17in XPS models. It won't provide you with a near-desktop level of gaming performance in a portable package.The lack of built-in wired networking...
The smallest 15″ laptop currently available. Ideal for the daily commute, Impressive high resolution 4K display surpasses the MacBook Pro Retina display, An attractive, yet sturdy laptop, Impressive technical performance, although this comes at a cost, Co
Expensive price point, Could use a fingerprint scanner for added security, Heat distribution design could be better
An eye-catching 15-inch 4K display in a nearly bezel-free frame, plus high-end processor and graphics options, all in a slim, professional-looking body
The better configurations can cost a lot, while the keyboard could be bigger and the touchpad has a floaty feel
The Dell XPS 15 is a premium-feeling 4K laptop that outdoes the MacBook Pro in several categories. Its bezel-free design should be the gold standard going forward...
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Published: 2016-01-30, Author: Kane , review by: techradar.com
Display, Performance, Thunderbolt 3, Clickpad
Battery life, Speakers, Keyboard, 960M not future, proof
A powerful 15-inch laptop squeezed into a 14-inch sized chassis, the XPS 15 is a great fit for productivity work, gaming and entertainment thanks to its excellent 4K display. Just watch out for its lacklustre battery life, poor speakers and and shallow ke...
