A key highlight from Dell's CES conference this year was the introduction of the XPS 15 convertible. While it's not the first XPS system to get the 2-in-1 treatment or even Dell's first 15.6-inch convertible, it stands out as being the first notebook designed specifically with Kaby Lake-G in mind. The manufacturer's decision to completely omit GeForce GPUs and both Intel U-Series and HQ-series of CPUs from the XPS 15 2-in-1 lineup says a lot about Dell's faith in the Frankenstein product produced by the unorthodox partnership between Intel and AMD.

The XPS 15 9575 is currently limited to four SKUs split between two SoCs (Core i5-8305G and Core i7-8705G), two resolution options (FHD and 4K UHD), and two DDR4-2400 RAM sizes (8 GB and 16 GB) with prices ranging from $1500 USD to as much as $2200 USD. In contrast, the XPS 15 9560 starts at just $1000 USD. It's important to note that the same Radeon RX Vega M GL GPU with 4 GB of HBM2 VRAM is shared across all SKUs and that system RAM is soldered unlike on the regular XPS 15 9550/9560 series. Our test model today is the entry-level configuration with higher-end options further down our list for when we inevitably revisit the series on a future date.

Direct competitors to the new Dell convertible are the 15.6-inch HP Spectre x360 15 series, Acer Nitro 5 Spin series, Lenovo Yoga 720, Asus Zenbook Flip 15, and the Microsoft Surface Book 2 detachable. All of these alternatives have similar 2-in-1 properties but with discrete GeForce MX150/1050/1060 GPUs for a similar level of performance.

Before we begin, we should note that the default AC adapter included with our test unit appeared faulty and was unable to charge our system. As a result, we relied on a generic 45 W adapter for all of our benchmark tests and data collection. Key data like charging time and power consumption would have been wholly inaccurate without the default adapter and so we have omitted these sections completely from this review.

April 26, 2018 Update: Our test model includes no accessories, but retail units will come with an active stylus pen and a USB Type-C to USB 3.0 Type-A adapter at no additional costs. We've corrected the review to reflect this.