Testseek.co.uk have collected 111 expert reviews of the Dell XPS 15Z - Early 2012 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Dell XPS 15Z - Early 2012.
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
The Dell XPS 15z is a 15.4-inch machine
Finished in magnesium and aluminium. The chassis measures under an inch in depth
And it's thinner than lots of rival laptops. It's tactile and robust
Although you'll find several different metals in place – rather than the MacBook Pro's uni-body design. That said
The XPS 15z really is a nice laptop to use and to look at. Surprisingly for a semi-portable
Attractive aluminium shell
Slim design
Excellent performance
Almost everything
Brilliant screen
Tons of power
Solid and attractive body.
Sharp
Vibrant full HD screen
Incredible performance
Excellent isolation-style keyboard
Slim and solid build
Long battery life
Great design
Great performance
Fantastic screen
Lots of storage
Extremely thin for a midsize notebook
Includes a powerful CPU and midrange GPU
1080p display
Backlit keyboard
All-metal
Semi-unibody chassis
Streamlined
Less than 1in thick
Excellent build quality and great feel
Optional 1080p screen
Powerful
Well-rounded specification
The editors didn't like
The fact the XPS 15z uses different types of metals creates a slightly unbalanced feel to the design
Although there's no disputing the quality. We also found the 15z was slightly noisy in use
Although never distractingly so.
Build quality disappointing in places
Unimpressive battery life
Unattractive keyboard
What's to hate?
Slightly shallow keyboard if we must
No Blu-ray
Short power lead
Screen doesn't tilt back far
Fairly expensive
Keyboard layout
Lack of Blu-ray drive
The 15in. MacBook Pro is slightly thinner
We'd expect longer battery life and a better GPU in our highend configuration
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. ...
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 ...
Good design, Use of premium materials, Backlit keyboard
Cramped keyboard, Small trackpad, Shallow keys
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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...
