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The Dell XPS 15 is an elder of the laptop world. It carries itself with a stately, reserved manner, and wouldn’t dream of troubling itself with trivialities like a radical new colourway or different badging. This year’s XPS 15 keeps the pomp but delivers one major improvement: it’s a lot quicker than before.
DESIGN
Dell’s XPS product line settled on a design language in the middle of the last decade and hasn’t changed since. It’s a bit dull, to be sure, but shows a hard-won confidence in the fundamentals of the XPS design language. It may look the same as past XPS 15 models, but it’s also handsome and feels durable. That’s what matters. Looks aside, the XPS 15 is rather slim and light for its size. It tips the scales at 1.92kg when configured with the OLED display found in my review unit and measures a mere .71 inches thick, as well as roughly 13.5 inches across and nine inches deep. The XPS 15 is a bit smaller than a MacBook Pro 16 or Razer Blade 16 (or Blade 15) and weighs less, too.
The XPS 15 earns top marks in build quality with rigid panels across the top and bottom and plenty of reinforcement through the keyboard. Display flex is a non-issue and even
