Dell XPS 15 Specifications & Features

Processor Options 6th Gen Intel Core i3-6100H (3M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz)

6th Gen Intel Core i5-6300HQ Quad-Core (6M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)

6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad-Core (6M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz) Dimensions Height: 0.45-0.66 inches (11-17mm) / Width: 14.06 inches (357mm) / Depth: 9.27 inches (235mm) Starting at weight Starting at 3.9 lbs(1.78kg) with 56Whr** battery, SSD, and non-touch display

Starting at 4.4 lbs(2kg) with 84Whr** battery, SSD and touch display Display options 15.6” FHD (1920x1080) InfinityEdge display

15.6” UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD (3840x2160) InfinityEdge touch display

350-nit, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 72% typicalon FHD,100% minimum Adobe RGB on 4K Ultra HD, 170°wide viewing angle -85°/ 85°/ 85°/ 85°

Capacitive touchscreen –10-finger touch support Construction CNC machined aluminum

Edge-to-edge Corning Gorilla Glass NBT on 4K Ultra HD display

Carbon fiber composite palm rest with soft touch paint Memory Options 8GB, 16GB or 32GB DDR4 at 2133 MHz (32GB post-RTS) (2 x SoDIMMs) Graphics Intel HD Graphics 530

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5 graphics Battery 56Whr or 84Whr Battery (built-in)

Battery is built-in to the laptop and is not replaceable by the customer. AC adapter 130W AC adapter Storage options 500GB HDD + 32GB Flash or 1TB HDD + 32GB Flash with Intel Smart Response Technology

256GB PCIeSSD, 512GB PCIeSSD, or 1TB PCIeSSD Keyboard /Touchpad Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel

Precision touchpad, seamless glass integrated button Wireless connectivity Dell Wireless 1820A 2x2 802.11ac+ Bluetooth 4.1

Dell Wireless 1830 3x3 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.1

Miracast capable Audio Stereo Speaker, Dual Microphones, High Definition Audio with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Webcam Widescreen HD (720p) webcam with dual array digital microphones Ports and connectors HDMI, USB 3.0 (x2) with PowerShare; Headset Jack(1); SD card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC); Kensington Lockslot;

Thunderbolt 3: Thunderbolt 3 supports: Power in / charging, PowerShare, Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps bi-directional), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps), VGA, HDMI, Ethernet and USB-A via Dell Adapter (sold separately) Operating System Windows 10 Software Skype , Microsoft Edge, Dropbox Manageability and Security Options









Factory Installed with Dell Command | Update and Dell Command | Power Manager, plus compatible with all Dell Client Command Suite tools. Dell Data Protection | Encryption (available via volume licensing), Dell Data Protection | Security Tools, BitLocker Data Encryption with Hardware TPM 1.2, optional Computrace, Configuration Services: Static Image, BIOS settings, Asset Tagging & Reporting Pricing:

As Configured and Tested: $2229



For the unsuspecting, and with its lid closed, the new Dell XPS 15 has a rather conservative, minimalistic design. It's soft-textured, machined aluminum lid discretely veils top-shelf design aesthetics and component selection that, considering the machine's 4 pound weight class, is pretty much loaded for bear.



From Intel's latest 45 watt Skylake Core i7-6700HQ 6th gen quad-core processor, to the latest NVIDIA mobile Maxwell GPU, a Samsung PM951 NVMe PCI Express SSD, 802.11ac MiMo 2x2 WiFi and even a Thunderbolt 3 port with 40Gbps bi-directional peak bandwidth, the new Dell XPS 15 leaves virtually no box unchecked. Again, we've got a top-end config and pricing at a $2099 MSRP is also top end as a result. However, you can configure lower-end SKUs of this machine as low as $999. What we'll be looking at in-depth and with vigor on the pages that follow is probably Dell's best foot forward with their new premium 15-inch machine. Let's see what all the buzz is about...