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June 2011
(80%)
111 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(80%)
4 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Stylish aluminum design
Excellent performance
Thinner and lighter than previous versions
Attractive
Solid aluminum design
Quick and loaded for the price
Very good keyboard
Reasonably good trackpad
Ample expansion for the size
Fairly thin and light
Mostly clean Windows install
Nice design and quality
Beautiful 1080p screen
6hour battery life
Truly beautiful design
Huge touchpad with gestures support
1080p LCD panel
Comfortable
Backlit keyboard
Fast for the price
Slim design
Bright 1080p display
Strong battery life
Loud speakers
Less than one inch thick
Gorgeous aluminum design
Best-in-class screen
Great keyboard
Backlights
Lightweight
Reasonably priced
Very good performance scores
Coast-to-coast battery life
Can hold its own as a gaming laptop
Nvidia Optimus present
Strong performance
Battery life
Aggressively priced
Thin
Lightweight profile
Gorgeous design
Speedy
Modern hardware and features
Sleek
Sturdy design
Bang for the buckOptional 1080p display and nice loud speakersLooks like a MacBook Pro
The new Dell XPS15z is extremely thin for a midsize laptop
And includes a powerful CPU and midrange GPU
Along with a 1080p display and backlit keyboard
Sharp design
Excellent 1080p display
Good performance for price
ESATA port
Fingerprint-resistant chassis
Successful design
High-end materials
Good connectivity and positioning
Good display brightness and contrast
Solid performance reserves
Good battery life
The editors didn't like
No Bluray option
Noisy cooling fans
Real battery life
Thickness not as good as Dell claims.
Sealedin battery not worth the short lifespan
No upgrades to quadcore
Faster GPUs
Or Bluray
McAfee and Stage interface a bit superfluous
Trackpad not as tightly integrated as it could be
Notsogreat keyboard
Hard to upgrade
Too few USB 3.0 ports
Gets warm in heavy use
Fans can get a little noisy
Can't remove the battery
Keyboard feels shallow
Hard to see keys without backlight
Gets hot during gameplay
Webcam not HD
Fans are kind of loud
Unremarkable display resolution
GPU is a bit limited at the high price range
"Splendid Color" oversaturates the display
Middle-of-the-road battery lifeNo quad-core or Blu-ray optionsLooks like a MacBook Pro
It's still not thinner than the 15-inch MacBook Pro
Abstract: The mid size laptops have fast taken over the market. This is the sole reason that more and more number of such mid size laptops are coming to the market these days. The all new Dell XPS 15z is considered to be the thinnest 15 inch windows laptop in the p...
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Published: 2011-05-24, Author: Dan , review by: asia.cnet.com
Extremely thin for a midsize laptop; powerful CPU and midrange GPU; 1080p display; backlit keyboard
Not thinner than the 15-inch MacBook Pro; expected longer battery life and a better GPU
Claiming to be the world's thinnest Windows laptop, the Dell XPS 15z is a sharp-looking package with upgradable high-end features and a reasonable $1799 starting price. ...
Good design, Use of premium materials, Backlit keyboard
Cramped keyboard, Small trackpad, Shallow keys
Write a ReviewDesign9Features8Performance8Value8.5Mobility8.5The GoodGood designUse of premium materialsBack-lit keyboardThe BadCramped keyboardSmall trackpadShallow keysHave feedback on the article for the editorial team? You can reach out to them here...
Abstract: The time has come for an overall review of the Dell XPS 15z. The story the technical specifications of a product tell is often not the same after you actually use it for an extended period of time – that seemingly fast machine starts to crawl after instal...
Abstract: One week into using the Dell XPS 15z, and a problem that has surfaced is the inability to turn off the trackpad despite having your own USB mouse. This becomes a bit of a problem as I'm typing because my palm tends to brush against the trackpad and that c...
Abstract: And so my review of the Dell XPS 15z starts of by loading it up with all the stuff I need to get about my day to day activities and I do this by installing Dropbox to sync all my documents, workspaces and applications.Just for reference, the software I'm ...
Abstract: There is a new shift in notebook design, and we can smell it. Using the well-honed art of superficial electronic ogling we have pin-pointed the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15z’s exact source of inspiration -- the MacBook Pro. How do we know for sure? Well it ga...
