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%)
756 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
Published: 2016-01-26, Author: Andrew , review by: pocket-lint.com
Very small footprint for a 15-inch laptop, a powerful and versatile machine, great keyboard and trackpad
Not all-day battery life, some odd spec configs, no dedicated SSD in entry-level model
The Dell XPS 15 is an unusual laptop. In the venn diagram of portability, power and generally looking and feeling great, it tries to cover everything. And unless you want something very light or are a turbo-nerd, it absolutely succeeds. Which is a r...
Aside from a handful of niggles, and the somewhat disappointing battery life, though, Dell should be patting itself on the back for delivering yet another top-notch Windows 10 laptop. The XPS 15 is powerful, portable and equipped with all the features any...
The best Windows 10 laptop to date, Superior performance, Improved battery life
Doesn't come cheap
The Dell XPS 15 is a stunning laptop. It doesn't have the instant visual impact of the diminutive XPS 13, but there's no doubt it's packed plenty of power into a streamlined 15.6in laptop. It marries performance with stylish looks, and it more than meets...
Solid build quality, Great keyboard and touchpad, Best notebook display we've tested, Clear, loud speakers, Extremely quick
Modest connectivity, Battery falls short of expectations, Noisy and hot at load
The Dell XPS 15 is a faithful, up-sized rendition of the innovative XPS 13. Like its predecessor, the 15-incher cuts back on size and weight without sacrificing performance. In fact, the XPS 15 is a major leap over the previous model, at least in its to...
Published: 2015-12-24, Author: Andrew , review by: techadvisor.co.uk
The Dell XPS 15 is a great all-rounder laptop. Come to it expecting superlatives, especially the version tested, and you may come away disappointed. However, it is very versatile indeed. It offers a powerful CPU, a competent discrete graphics card, a scre...
Published: 2015-12-07, Author: Mike , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: While Apple has long had a reputation of making laptops that loads of people drool over, PC makers have held onto making big lumps of tin for business travellers. Not anymore. Dell's XPS 15 takes the fight to the Mac.That said, Apple has a reputation fo...
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Published: 2015-10-24, Author: Lee , review by: Theinquirer.net
Abstract: But what's most interesting about the upgrades is that the firm added an edge-to-edge 'Infinity edge' display to the XPS 15, fitting a 15.6in screen into the size of a typical 13in notebook, making what Dell claims is "smallest 15in laptop on the planet"...
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Published: 2015-10-07, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: Dell has updated one of its most popular ultrabooks, the XPS 15, to include Windows 10 and Intel Skylake processors. A much-loved laptop among business users, the older XPS 15 has been praised for its excellent display and easily-upgradeable hardware. De...
Very small footprint for a 15-inch laptop, A powerful and versatile machine, Great keyboard and trackpad
Not all-day battery life, Some odd spec configs, No dedicated SSD in entry-level model
The Dell XPS 15 is an unusual laptop. In the venn diagram of portability, power and generally looking and feeling great, it tries to cover everything. And unless you want something very light or are a turbo-nerd, it absolutely succeeds. Which is a rare th...
