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Dell XPS 15-9530

Specifications

Dell XPS 15-9530
Dell XPS 15-9530 (XPS 15 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-4702HQ 4 x 2.2 - 3.2 GHz (Intel Core i7)
Graphics adapter
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 3200 x 1800 pixel, glossy: yes
Weight
2 kg ( = 70.55 oz / 4.41 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1500 Euro

 

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Average Score: 78.83% - good
Average of 12 scores (from 18 reviews)
price: 80%, performance: 90%, features: 80%, display: - % mobility: - %, workmanship: 90%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Dell XPS 15-9530

Review: Dell XPS 15 is a power laptop for every segment of business
Source: Computerworld.com English Archive.org version
Dell positions this laptop as a desktop replacement, It uses high-end graphics (the Nvidia GeForce GT 750M 2GB GDDR5 for the model I tested) so it works for video editing and, during off hours, just about any recent first-person shooter. Overall, it’s a top pick for me as a “real” laptop you would use as a primary system in the office or on the road.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/29/2015
80% Dell XPS 15 review: thin and light Ultrabook with amazing Quad HD display takes on (and beats) the MacBook Pro
Source: Tech Advisor English Archive.org version
Battery life is disappointing, especially as the XPS 15 is intended as a lightweight Ultrabook, although as a desktop replacement system it ticks more of the right boxes. It provides outstanding display quality and high-end performance at a competitive price, while still being slim and light enough to slip into a bag for the occasional business trip or weekend away.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/04/2014
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% features: 80% workmanship: 90%
90% Dell XPS 15
Source: BCW - Business Computing World English Archive.org version
Dell has done a great job In keeping with the XPS tradition of offering a high-end computing experience. The XPS 15 oozes quality with its machined aluminum, carbon fibre edges, vibrant display, durability and performance. Dell’s update and support tools make managing the machine a snap too, which is often overlooked by other manufacturers.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/15/2014
Rating: Total score: 90%
71% Dell XPS 15 (2014) Review
Source: Notebookreview.com English Archive.org version
The XPS 15 is an impressive premium 15.6-inch notebook that we’re happy to recommend. Its Quad HD+ (3200 x 1800) display has outstanding picture quality; no corners were cut with the lightweight (4.44 lbs) aluminum and carbon fiber construction; it has ample performance for just about any application except high-end gaming; the keyboard and clickpad have a good feel; the speakers get loud enough and the battery life is impressive.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/12/2014
Rating: Total score: 71%
60% Dell XPS 15 review
Source: Expert Reviews English Archive.org version
Despite being a lovely looking laptop, the Dell XPS 15 just has too many flaws to justify its price. We expect near-perfection at this price, and a laptop with an unresponsive touchpad and a problematic screen just isn't good enough when compared to the competition. If you need a powerful and beautifully designed laptop, the Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is the clear choice.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/02/2014
Rating: Total score: 60%
80% Dell XPS 15 review
Source: V3.co.uk English Archive.org version
The Dell XPS 15 is by far one of the best laptops we have tested in a long time. It's hard to fault, as its weaknesses – which are few – aren't too significant. For example, the trackpad taking some to get used to will become irrelevant after time, and the chassis being prone to scratches is preventable if you look after the laptop properly and buy a protective carry case. The real caveat here, though, is the price. At just less than £1,700 for a laptop configured as reviewed, the XPS 15 doesn't come cheap. However, the laptop does start at a much lower price of £1,099, but for this you would have to sacrifice a lot of performance, as this buys you a lower entry-level specification: an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and a slower 500GB hard drive with a 32GB SSD to manage faster boots.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/24/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Dell XPS 15 Touch
Source: Digital Trends English Archive.org version
Dell’s XPS 15 is a system of extremes. The display provides incredible sharpness, but its quality is well below average. The processor and video card perform well, but the fan struggles to cool them at full load. The 512GB solid state drive is massive, but contributes to the notebook’s hefty $2,349 asking price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/17/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%
75% Dell XPS 15 9530 Review
Source: Kitguru English Archive.org version
The Dell XPS 15 9530 is a great laptop to use. The bright, vibrant and incredibly high resolution screen is truly beautiful to look at, though it does have a major drawback – it is extremely reflective. This makes it very difficult to use in a bright room or in an outdoor environment, as the reflection of your own face will be very distracting. In low light conditions, the gloss screen does help improve media viewing quality, but a matt finish would be more to our own tastes. That screen looks stunning when playing ‘casual’ titles like Hearthstone but it will struggle to run anything moderately intensive at native resolutions … the modest GT750M graphics are just not designed for this. It’s not that 1080p looks bad, but it just seems wasteful having all that pixel density and not being able to use it. It might have been nice to see an upgrade option for a 765M or 770M, but then you’re crossing over into Alienware territory.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/04/2014
Rating: Total score: 75%
80% Dell XPS 15
Source: Computer Shopper English Archive.org version
Every laptop has a target market—students, business execs, multimedia buffs—and every laptop has competitors. This year's Dell XPS 15 is one of the most luxurious laptops we've ever tested, with a super-high-resolution screen that tops even Apple's MacBook Pro With Retina Display. Note, though, that we'd vote for the SSD- rather than our hard-drive-based config.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/23/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%
Dell XPS 15
Source: Hot Hardware English Archive.org version
Dell's XPS line of laptops have always been about foregoing compromise in the pursuit of a premium mobile experience. Have you ever street raced against a sleeper car? That's sort of what Dell has on its hands with the XPS 15 Touch. It looks like an Ultrabook and feels like one too, but hidden inside that unassuming exterior is some seriously fast hardware.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/23/2014
80% Dell XPS 15
Source: IT Reviews English Archive.org version
The Dell XPS 15 (9530) is a high-end desktop replacement laptop, and that’s a funny place to be. With its brilliant screen and serious components, the luxury-minded Dell XPS 15 (9530) is Dell's showcase PC meant to go up against high-end laptop offerings. Unfortunately, its price and battery life keep it from taking the top spot.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/08/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% Dell XPS 15 (9530)
Source: PC Mag English Archive.org version
The XPS 15 (9530) certainly trumps its Windows-based competition like the Asus Zenbook VX51VZ-XB71 in battery life, price, and features. But how does it stack up to the Apple MacBook Pro, our current Editors' Choice for desktop replacement laptops? It matches the MacBook Pro in performance (multimedia and 3D), has more RAM, higher resolution touch screen, and twice the storage. However, it also has a higher price by almost $300, problems with glass reflectivity, and two hours less battery life. The MacBook Pro comes with iWork and iLife apps, which arguably make the MacBook more useful without additional purchases for the XPS 15. In terms of bragging rights, premium construction materials, and wow factor, both are even. It is very close, but those two hours of battery life and $300 price difference tips the scales in favor of the current champ. The XPS 15 (9530) comes highly recommended, but at the end of the day if we were in the market for such a system and if it were our money, we'd buy the MacBook Pro.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 01/06/2014
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

90% Tolle Hardware trifft lange Laufzeit
Source: Tech.de German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 90%
Dell XPS 15 Platinum (Core i7-4702HQ, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, GeForce GT 750M) (2014)
Source: c't - Heft 2/2014 German
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2014
Schnell, schön, hochauflösend
Source: Futurezone.at German DE→EN Archive.org version
Positive: good performance; excellent equipment; good price Negative: battery runtime comparably short
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/06/2014
80% Test : Dell XPS 15-9530, le meilleur portable 15 pouces du moment ?
Source: 01Net French FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/20/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%
Обзор Dell XPS 15: ноутбук как у Путина
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Excellent appearance, all-metal body and decent ergonomics; high resolution screen. Negative: Cooling system has trouble under load; expensive.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/06/2014
Бизнес-магнат на отдыхе. Обзор ноутбука Dell XPS 15
Source: Ferra.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good design; good display; good ergonomics.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/27/2014

Comment

Model:

Dell has been in the manufacturing of computers business for a long time and to have survived until today despite fierce competition. This proves how strong Dell is in its sector and one of Dell’s latest laptop that strives to continue its excellence is the Dell XPS 15-9530. The Dell XPS 15-9530 has an Intel Core i7 4702HQ processor. It can be clocked to a high 3.2 GHz on Turbo mode making it as fast a quad core processor. In addition, it comes with a dual channel DDR3 memory controller and has an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU. Along that integrated graphic card, it features an NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M, which is one of the best cards in the 700M series. It utilizes the Kepler architecture to provide users with the best graphical experience for its class. Playing modern games with ultra-high settings should be a breeze.

The display is another work of art. The 15.6 inch display provides a large enough screen for most occasions and comes with the highest screen resolution of its kind: 3200 by 1800 pixels. With such great screen specifications, it brings HD to a whole new level. And despite all that, the laptop only weighs 2 kilograms. The most attractive feature of the Dell XPS 15-9530 is definitely its amazing screen clarity. As long as the budget can be met, this laptop is definitely worth a buy. It may just be what Dell needs to push themselves even further to the front line.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M: Upper mid-range graphics card of the GeForce GT 700M series. Based on the Kepler architecture and manufactured by TSMC in a 28nm process.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  


4702HQ: Haswell-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.2 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.2 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.


78.83%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.


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Stefan Hinum, 2014-01-12 (Update: 2014-01-12)