Testseek.co.uk 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
Very small footprint for a 15-inch laptop
A powerful and versatile machine
Great keyboard and trackpad
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
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
Stylish
Sturdy
Extremely bright
High quality screen
Fast
Comparatively light and compact
Display
Performance
Thunderbolt 3
Clickpad
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 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 best Windows 10 laptop to date
Superior performance
Improved battery life
Solid build quality
Great keyboard and touchpad
Best notebook display we've tested
Clear
Loud speakers
Extremely quick
Excellent battery life
Decent gaming performance for a 15in notebook
Futureproofed 16GB of memory
Great 4K touch screen
Capacious NVMe SSD for primary storage
Light 2kg chassis
Thunderbolt 3 port
Powerful
Superb 4K screen with hardly any frame
Backlit keyboard
Good touchscreen
Slim and stylish
Simple brushed aluminium finish
The editors didn't like
Not all-day battery life
Some odd spec configs
No dedicated SSD in entry-level model
Disappointing battery life
4K upgrade is pricey
Webcam position not ideal
Expensive price point
Could use a fingerprint scanner for added security
Heat distribution design could be better
Keyboard and battery life could be better
Battery life
Speakers
Keyboard
960M not future
Proof
The better configurations can cost a lot
While the keyboard could be bigger and the touchpad has a floaty feel
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
Doesn't come cheap
Modest connectivity
Battery falls short of expectations
Noisy and hot at load
Faster 15in gaming notebooks are available
Merely decent everyday performance
No builtin wired networking.
Camera at bottom of screen
Making angle odd
Keyboard feels a little flimsy for such a high spec machine
After everything we've seen so far, what is there to say about the XPS 15? As a pure exercise in style, mimicking the look and feel of the XPS 13 was definitely the right way to go. The same Infinity Edge display allows Dell to squeeze a 15-inch notebook...
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...
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
only a single storage bay, no NumPad, screen flickering at low brightness settings, non-removable battery, few ports
Though it launched with some headache-inducing issues, the XPS 15 2016 refresh is an improvement over the outgoing design in almost every way, especially in terms of graphics, size, and weight. Battery life is incredible with our 84 Wh test unit and the s...
Abstract: When I got my 2015 13″ MacBook Pro retina, Kev inherited my “old” 2012 15″ MacBook Pro retina. So when I read the Dell XPS 15's reviewer guide and saw that Dell was calling it the “smallest 15-inch laptop on the planet” heck yeah I was skeptical! But I h...
Abstract: The recently introduced series of Dell XPS 15 9550 Touch and Non-Touch laptops has been getting a lot of attention. These devices are loaded with high-tech goodness -- in fact, there's no doubt in my mind that Dell served them up targeting would-be MacBoo...
Published: 2016-01-28, Author: Peter , review by: arstechnica.com
looks and light weight we've come to expect, Ridiculously fast processor, Thunderbolt 3
No SSD option in the cheapest configurations, No Windows Hello biometrics, Weirdly inconsistent performance from the Nvidia graphics, at least in our benchmarks
Published: 2015-12-26, Author: Sebastian , review by: notebookcheck.net
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
hectic bug fixes after the launch, mediocre color accuracy ex-works, battery runtime 84-Wh below expectations, high power consumption, quality of the webcam, surfaces attract dirt
Dell XPS 15 9550 UHD/i7/512GB, courtesy of Dell GermanyOne bug after another? After the entry-level XPS 15 (FHD/i5/hybrid) could not meet the high expectations, we were careful with the more expensive and better-equipped XPS 15 with a UHD panel, NVMe-SSD...
