Dell XPS 15 9550 (Core i7, FHD) Notebook Review

[boof]

what is the SKU #.

[Bogdan]

Does anyone knows where I can get one of this in Europe? Everywhere I search for FHD I find only the i5 version.

[Pinewood]

Is not it a shortcoming that it does not have HDMI 2.0 it has only 1.4?
Will there be a test with 1TB Toshiba SSD?

[Nathan Brown]

Is not it a shortcoming that it does not have HDMI 2.0 it has only 1.4?
Will there be a test with 1TB Toshiba SSD?

Well, not really, The Thunderbolt Port can do that anyway. Also, 4K is practically non-existent in the media, you'll only really find 4K on TV and Games, which is useless as the 960M can't game on 4K and external GPU through the Thunderbolt port would work better with a display through the eGPU. The eGPU can also add a 4K HDMI Port (2.0).

No, notebookcheck.net only reviews the devices with their standard hardware inside as third party hardware on the internet have loads of different products. Suggestion: Look at the PM951 (The SSD on the XPS 15) on a different site that specifically review SSDs.

Does anyone knows where I can get one of this in Europe? Everywhere I search for FHD I find only the i5 version.

The UK site has the i7 as stock. And it costs £1200, with 16GB Ram, FHD screen (non-touch) and 512GB NVMe SSD

So what about Display Response Times? Looks pretty bad according to the review, at least 93% devices are better. Does it make make the machine not usable for gaming?

Guess so, but you can connect a display either through the HDMI port or TB3 Port. If your connecting an external GPU, You can connect a display to that (GPU) instead.

[Cyril]

Do you know if that revised version is up an running in france, or is it still the old version with the 56 wh battery?
see here: http://www.dell.com/fr/p/xps-15-9550-laptop/pd?ref=PD_OC
There is no clear information about the battery, only this part
Hauteur : 11-17 mm (0,45-0,66") | Largeur : 357 mm (14,06") | Profondeur : 235 mm (9,27") | Poids de départ : 1,78 kg (3,9 livres)2 avec batterie 56 Wh, disque dur SSD et écran non tactile ; 2 kg (4,4 livres)2 avec batterie 84 Wh, disque dur SSD et écran tactile

That is still as well on US site, expect that for us site, it is clearly specified underneath.

Thank you, regards.

[davide]

hi, what holding me is this:

ot work well on linux ?
and what distro ?
if u use a debian or a deb. derivate u encountered some issue or problem during daily use ?

tks a tons
D.

[stupid guy]

Ey! Did you read those assholes? I had a Mac. Bullshit! I know a friend who has paid 1900 euros for an XPS and he is regretting it. None of them where right! XPS is a fucking overrated computer just like Apple MacBooks!

[bliaaaaaaaaa]

Do you know if that revised version is up an running in france, or is it still the old version with the 56 wh battery?
see here: http://www.dell.com/fr/p/xps-15-9550-laptop/pd?ref=PD_OC
There is no clear information about the battery, only this part
Hauteur : 11-17 mm (0,45-0,66") | Largeur : 357 mm (14,06") | Profondeur : 235 mm (9,27") | Poids de départ : 1,78 kg (3,9 livres)2 avec batterie 56 Wh, disque dur SSD et écran non tactile ; 2 kg (4,4 livres)2 avec batterie 84 Wh, disque dur SSD et écran tactile

That is still as well on US site, expect that for us site, it is clearly specified underneath.

Thank you, regards.

My version using a SSD and i7/FHD uses the bigger battery (84w), All versions using a HDD have the smaller battery (54w)

[BabyD]

I have this exact model. Typing on it right now. Just before it goes back to Dell. The screen flicker is frustrating, meaning it can be headache inducing when working in low light. Dell Support claim to know nothing about this. My Bluetooth mouse stutters all the time. The wifi signal is weak - I cannot watch a low res YouTube video on this thing in my kitchen, whilst my 3 year old Asus laptop can stream 1080p without hitches. Oh, and fingerprints all over the places...my trackpad looks gross, and requires a good wipe down after every use.
It's a lovely machine, fast, light, great trackpad...but has just enough quirks and frustrations to make it not worth the money I've paid for it.

[Stephen Hazeltine]

Great review you guys, thanks!

One thing I'm trying to figure out: the changes/improvements to the xps 15 (throttling, etc) -- Do we have reason to believe that these changes/improvements will be reflected across the board, with other models? The i5 XPS 2016 for example... Will it still suffer from throttling? Or are the changes that Dell has made just firmware/driver stuff that can updated after the fact. Bottom line is that I'm wanting to make sure my machine doesn't deal with the same throttling issues, but I don't really want/need THIS model with the i7. Are these issues being patched across all SKUs?

Thanks!

[alextah]

in the intro, it was rather disingenuous of you to say that better life has improved over your previous review, because in fact it hasn't. the previous review had 6+ hours on the 56Wh battery, here you're on the 84Wh giving 9hrs. but 56/84*9 = 6. so in fact, no improvement (probably slightly worse). looking at the dell website, only the top two highest models come with 84Wh battery.

[Nils Nilsson]

Does the FHD panel on the XPS 15 still have this crazy adaptive brightness stuff that can't be turned off?