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That's why we built the Dell XPS laptop with the world's first Infinity Edge display and 7th Gen Intel® Core™processors. And with Windows 10, it's designed to fit who you are and how you do things.
Here Dell combines an already excellent chassis with Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors to create a truly cutting-edge laptop.
As well as the latest Intel Core i7-2670QM processor running at 2.2GHz, it has two fast USB3 ports and the latest Nvidia graphics card. A Full HD 1,920x1,080 screen, a Blu-ray drive and a built-in TV tuner mean you'll never be short of entertainment, especially with the JBL-branded speaker system to pump up the volume. The sound is augmented using Waves MaxxAudio, which can be controlled using the Realtek HD Audio Manager in the tray, and you'll want to reduce the MaxxBass setting to 50% to avoid unwanted rumblings, which is most apparent in bass-heavy dance tracks.
Picture quality from the Full HD screen was incredibly good, and if we had any complaints it would be that the colours are bordering on over vibrant. The LED-backlit screen is evenly lit and incredibly bright - at 50% brightness for our battery test, it was still as bright as other laptops at full brightness. It's practically as good as the OLED screens on smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy S.
All this is due to its use of RGB LED backlights, rather than the white LEDs that most screens use. White LEDs are actually made up of a blue LED with yellow phosphor to make it appear white, but this leaves huge holes in the red and green parts of the spectrum. RGB LEDs make a purer white and render greens and reds far more accurately.
At first glance, the XPS 15's keyboard has a lot going for it: an adjustable backlight, large, well-placed keys, and a generous, comfortable palm rest. However, the keys themselves were somewhat stiff. This led us to be more deliberate when typing. We notched a 74 word-per-minute score on the Ten Thumbs Typing Test, 6 wpm lower than our typical average.
Above the keyboard sit a few status lights and three touch-sensitive buttons. The first button launches Windows Mobility Center, a mini control panel that allows you to easily manage your Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and display settings; we particularly appreciated being able to set the keyboard backlight's brightness. The second button is user-configurable, and the third button launches Dell Audio by Realtek, an audio control center.
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