Dell XPS 15 9560 Review: Still King of the Hill

[@thatsortageeky6781]

LOL "You either love the XPS's keyboard or you don't... I don't hate it, I don't love it."

[@Warlock_UK]

So far the only down side to the keyboard I've found that really annoys me is the space bar not registering. I often hit it right at the far right hand edge, it goes down but... often, nowt. Which sucks when code editing. When it's on my lap and not a table that's offset to the right a bit, it's spot on though. Such a nice feeling laptop to actually use on your lap.

[@UncoverMysteries]

True politician

[@KillaHafiz89]

WTH!!! I paid 2200$ for the Dell XPS and was shipped the model with a POS Toshiba drive which barely approaches 1/2 the speed of the samsung model!! It was this review that help me make my decision on what to get. I think that what dell did was dirty shipping the samsung based SSD's to the reviewer and leaving the Toshiba drive for the consumers. Reviewers need to start calling dell out for doing this!!

[@Production4Real]

Just placed my order with Dell for this laptop (9560) with i7 7700HQ, 32gb ram, 1tb ssd, and a fingerprint scanner! Can't wait to unbox and unleash this beast! I will do an unboxing video of my own but thank you for the great video it was very helpful to me in making my final decision!

[@WindowsCentral]

Cheers and good luck!

[@UnderWaterFilms3Sock]

How do you get the 32GB of RAM option? It says sold separately and I have to solder it on myself...

[@Warlock_UK]

I have one of these on order, it should be here in a week and a half... but this video is reassuring - it's the first 9560 video I've seen that has detail on which SSD was used. I was worried it'd have something cheap and rubbish in there but if it's better than a 960 Evo I'm more than happy :) Gread video!

[@WindowsCentral]

Thanks! Tried to provide as much detail as possible. SSD types are very important.

[@codykonior]

Dell has since changed the SSD. It's a lottery between whether you get this Samsung or a slower Toshiba :-/

[@Warlock_UK]

Aww hell. I'll have to check if can without popping it open.

[@Warlock_UK]

I think it blocked your reply but I saw it - yeah, my product ends in H4Y; I'll have a peek at it shortly.... ...yup, it's a Toshiba NVMe THNSN5512GPUK

[@Warlock_UK]

Only info so far I can find on the XG4 Toshiba drives is "1800 MB/s read, 1050 MB/s write"

[@jonathanhazlett8880]

I must've gotten a lemon when I received my 9560 last week. Sooooo glad I returned it! Screen flickering (after updating drivers), ridiculously slow boot time, freezing, not recognizing fingerprint and/or pin, etc. The only thing good I can say about it is that I like the design aesthetic and the screen (when it wasn't flickering).

[@mozzmanau]

Just got mine 2 days agho and LOOOOOVE it. Beast of a computer and looks amazing

[@HowardFreemanMotivation]

i like the spectre 360x 15'', I am thinking to use it for business presentation, but i will do some light video editing sometime, should i switch to XPS 15? is it necessary to pay more for the processor and gpu? please i need help, thank you so much! T.T

[@WindowsCentral]

Spectre x360 15 should be fine for all of that. Depends if you want the two-in-one feature + Pen of the Spectre, or the power/limited laptop use of the XPS 15. Not easy! The good new? Either one will make you happy to use. They're both excellent.

[@HowardFreemanMotivation]

Thanks for the reply! and now there is a Lenovo Yoga 720.......... T.T

[@Regalmetalworks]

I bought a 9560 with HD screen just last week, and as soon as I booted it, went through the setup screens, it starts going into the windows blue screen. In 8 hours it went blue screen 6 times. I let it sit for two days, fired it up to try and do some Fusion 360 work, and lost all my work as it crashed before I could save it (5 mins in). I really need this laptop to work for me, the form factor was crucial as much as the processor due to the amount of CAD/CAM I do. Right now I am working off a Dell Studio 17 with the original I7 processor, and it may be a bit slower, but it just doesn't crash, ever on windows 10. It is just too big to carry every day so it gets left at one place, when I really need it with me.

[@WindowsCentral]

I'd see about an exchange. Something is not right. In the 3 weeks we have had this device not one BSOD.

[@Regalmetalworks]

I opted to send it back and order another but with the 4k screen....there just isn't much competetion for the 9560...

[@HShango]

Bruh what camera did you use, the quality of this content is a beauty

[@markguim]

Sony A7S 2 with Sony 24-70mm F/2.8

[@capt.jacksparrow7261]

Moses Jonson see hardwarecanucks videos...their perfection n quality is just out of this world !!

[@DeepFriedFrog516]

now this is a review

[@dhareshm6189]

After ton of Dell XPS 15 videos I think this is the single most informative and effective video ( for me 😉) that i've come across in ages. If you'll excuse me, now I'm gonna buy it for real.

[@Absolute_Unit135]

Wow, what a great and balanced review. Great job

[@John-ez6nh]

“But hey, it’s a keyboard and it works” is more than anyone said about the MBP 2017!

[@tommybahamax]

Where did you get that cool wallpaper from? I like it! Also, any idea when your going to do another video on changing out the wireless, i would be very interested to do the same (after your lead!)

[@ImOnUToob]

I'm seeing a lot of negativity regarding backlight bleed on the FHD model. I'm ready to buy, but this has me concerned. Any thoughts on that?

[@tpasi2020UG]

Just bought this laptop. I love it. Yes the keyboard is not the best, but it is not bad either. Overall an excellent machine.

[@TSCtheTHC]

I just bought one of these thinking I was getting a 7590. Because I just look up xps 15 , and dont know about computers. I drive 2 hours to get this 9560. Thinking I screw up. But i apparently paid half off and this review makes me feel better about it.

[@SkyKingKona]

great review, Thanks. Just got my 4K version and I am already having trouble with the Killer wireless card. running 4K videos for sometime on KZbin using Chrome browser, the Wi-Fi just freezes and restarts itself in a minute. Strange that running KZbin on Microsoft edge browser doesn't do that often. Looking forward to your video on changing the wireless card.

[@assortedmountainlife]

there are new drivers you should try first www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/5uemix/new_killer_ac_1535_drivers/?sort=confidence

[@chrisavelino2201]

Nice review and overall great video!

[@gooddaymate1171]

Great review! Have you or anyone reading this experienced any problems with the bezels on the 1080p display XPS 15? Some people have said they experienced their bezels to lift off the display, bump up or warp a little. Has this happened to you?

[@Qwertworks]

Can't wait till it is finally available at my retailer of choice! I want that thing so bad :)

[@frkzoid]

I've been hearing screen flickering and wireless issues. I'll wait before pulling the trigger.

[@danielmcclelland3484]

Cheers Dan. With those stats comparing the Dell to the Surface Book, is that the original SB, or the 'SB with Performance Base'?

[@danielmcclelland3484]

Thanks!

[@prpann]

Great review

[@RobertoFabrizi]

Dear friends, two days ago I received my xps 9560 with core i7, 16 gb of ram and 512 of ssd. Sadly I'm experiencing quite annoying and frequent micro lags even doing the most basic things like surfing the net or going throught windows. From the task manager I see that there are no spikes in cpu/ram/disk/net usage when those lags happen. Have you had the same issue? I'm lost about how to fix it since I can't really see anything going wrong... Thank you so much, Roberto

[@Radial9Gaming]

Roberto Fabrizi install a clean windows

[@gelivable97]

Have you got a link to the wallpaper?

[@dhareshm6189]

Mathieu Leblanc thanks!

[@jdx4174]

That guy has a good sense of clothing. Bodyshape, so you can see he works out, but still classy and not over the top. Gj man. The xps 15 is perfect on paper but a shitload of customers seem to have problems with the wifi-card, blue screens and the 4k panel flickering. And apparently they send out review units with the Samsung SSD's and the regular ones ship with Toshiba SSD's.

[@AbhiMuktheeswarar]

Hi nice review, thanks for pointing out about the wifi card issue. I'm planning to buy the same config, Can u tell me, what was the delivery time of ur xps ?

[@WindowsCentral]

One to two weeks. Also, see that Killer has updated their drivers and fixed the issue.

[@AbhiMuktheeswarar]

thank you

[@SchioAlves]

"Bezzel-less mean no space for the camera at the top." Say it to LG G2. I searched for this strange battery limit that I wasn't aware of, it says 100Wh PER battery (up to 160 with the company authorization), I didn't find anything about 100Wh total split into cells (which are separated batteries).

[@neuralvibes]

Wireless performance is absolutely critical so I look forward to the wireless card replacement tutorial. Aren't these things usually soldered to the motherboard? Good thing they aren't in any case... As for the SSD, you probably got a 256 or 512 GB SSD, which is why you got a Samsung. The few 1TB ones I've seen so far are all Toshiba, which is what I feared would be the case due to the increased price premium for Samsung SSD:s at and and above 1TB compared to low-end brands of the same size.

[@davidraymond8994]

I got a Toshiba drive that had relatively poor performance 170MBs read and 600MBs writes. Did you get the 1tb drive? If you got the 1tb Samsung 961 could you reply with the part number I am trying to get Dell to swap mine out as my drive performance is poor and for my work it is too slow.

[@MichaelBertolino]

Funnily enough I experience the same driver issues you stated you have on the XPS 15 with my MSI M9 ACK motherboard that also has the 1535 chip in it

[@kaushikevani]

how is the xps 15 different from precision 5520 ? I don't know the detailed differences but they look very similar. I am now confused which to get.

[@25101993cb]

Can you please please please upload a video showing how to upgrade the wireless card in 9560?? Please!!

[@Explained_Logically]

Hey dude I'm considering to buy this Laptop but I have seen on the intenet pretty bad reviews about the display and the "ghosting" but i'm not sure what it means ao can you explain me please and also su you have the same problem?

[@Jerry4050]

I been playing with this laptop for two days now and I do love it but it has one flaw. Never raise the volume using the Maxx pro program. It will rattle and maybe blow out a speaker. I was testing how loud it gets and started hearing the left speaker rattling with high bass. One more thing the 4K display has IPS glow from viewing angles. I have to go to a Best Buy and see if the other units they have displayed if their display is defective.

[@bachsbach3047]

Hi guys i just bought a 9560 but got some trouble with the bluetooth function. My Bose Revolve speaker does connect to the Dell but it only gives out a very quiet sound even at full volume (around 40% what i got from my old Macbook or my iPhone). Any suggestions to solve it? Thanks

[@visualfxe-school3646]

Confused between XPS 15 9560 and Precision 5520.I am into 3d animation and video Production Industry and confused between these two Worksataion Please help me out or you can suggest me other laptop that fits to my profession

[@ramirojorge2887]

Hi there, which screen would you recommend for photo editing? Is there a big difference in colour matching between the 2 versions ? if so how much accurate is the 4k display compared to the hd one?

[@cambotechmedia1427]

I just hope that you can talk about the coil whine. It is such a big issue for me.

[@wind7519]

Would you recommend the 4k UHD over the FHD? This is coming from a Mac user. I like the glossy finish of the 4k version and it reminds me more of the MBP's screen. However, I don't see myself talking advantage of the touch screen.

[@firdausansarifard]

theworldhere247 i think its applies to the purpose of the Touchbar in Macbook pro

[@seddiqOutlaw4]

Hey guys should I pick up this or the Microsoft laptop. I'm just a student that wants a good resolution, I'm not doing anything fancy on it

[@karthikpeddi3900]

Still waiting for your dell XPS 15 (9570) review

[@thebeesknees7467]

how did you get a 97 Whr battery on a FHD model? on their website the bigger battery is only on the 4k touch model. it didnt give me the option to configure the FHD model

[@sidharthsunilkumar334]

The Bees Knees its there in the us version.( there are 7 configurations, its the 5th one.)

[@thebeesknees7467]

oh ok got it. I didn't realize there was a button to show more than the four configs that were initially shown. thanks

[@WindowsCentral]

(1) Dell's website is poor for navigation; you may have just not seen the other versions (2) There are, however, some countries like AU that don't get the 97WHr/FHD version for whatever reason, so there may be regional issues as well (3) You can try to call/order from Dell direct and request that version

[@thebeesknees7467]

Yeah my problem was the design of the website. I thought there were only 4 configs. Thanks for the reply!

[@firdausansarifard]

With the specs, they are somewhat similar to Apple Macbook Pro 2016 15". However, the huge huge difference between these 2 is the price. Looking for a laptop that will cater to my needs as Ill be in a course that requires a lot of picture and video editing. Would gladly appreciate any advice.. Thanks

[@davidadebusola4608]

Hey, i just got a Dell XPS 15 9560 16gb ram and 4k display,. while working with it, it shutdown and tried restarting itself but couldn't, it kept display blue screen error and I tried recovering but it couldn't recover also because of the bluescreen error, so tried reinstalling the operating system but it keeps going to the bluescreen error, please could you help???

[@wisammnkana3451]

return it as its probably a dead motherboard. my brother had that issue one month after he bought it " the 13 inch version" blue screen error then it just won't start . he called they told him the motherboard is dead.

[@davidadebusola4608]

oh okay, thank you very much this is really helpful, i would return it

[@5RWill]

What kind of battery life am i looking at with the 57whr and 1080p? 7300hq/1050 combo. Went with the 500gb 7200rpm drive, despite it being old i'm still running a 10,000rpm raptor on my main. Figured i'd move to an SSD down the road and save the money now.

[@HotKettle]

Will Sartin About 5-6 Hours

[@pratikbhagtani5805]

I got my Dell XPS 15 9560 delivered today. I have ordered the same configuration as of you with Full HD Display, GTX 1050, I7, and 512 GB ssd. But i got Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NV instead of the Samsung 961 Pro. The customer care is not helping with the issue. Any help!

[@sidharthsunilkumar334]

pRaTiK BhAgTaNi did u order from US?

[@pratikbhagtani5805]

yes from dell's official site

[@baoanprounited]

how to calibrate the color since mine XPS Full HD color is also too warm to me?

[@shovonrahmanshuvo]

HP Spectre x360 (2017) VS xps 15 9560 Please

[@TuNgo-zq5nh]

the hp spectre x360 is pretty sturdy too, I believe it's much cheaper than the dell xps with the same specs: 4k, 16gb ram and 512 gb ssd. Also, it also let u charge via usb-c too.

[@WindowsCentral]

All true BUT Spectre is DUAL core while XPS 15 is QUAD core. Huge performance difference. Same with 940mx vs 1050 GPUs. Still, HP Spectre is a great value.

[@shovonrahmanshuvo]

Windows Central please make a video review. (y)

[@TuNgo-zq5nh]

it does have a thunderbolt 3 port, and a real 4k display. I think it was mentioned in the review.

[@brendanpembroke7595]

spectre is sporting 8th gen quad core now... can we have a comparison now?

[@livem7678]

Buy Lenovo Yoga 720 15" guys!! Much lower price and no issues with screen, coil whine, chrom, wifi, no bugs and freezings!

[@James-lx5vk]

Great video thanks for sharing. It's a strange request but could you tell me what make the millitary over shirt is you are wearing please? :)

[@WindowsCentral]

lol here you go smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B006W4NGZO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@xMel21x]

This is the best overall laptop. I wish I could have it or change my Dell Inspiron 7559 for this one. It's perfect for me but I'll never be able to have it. Maybe 5 years later when my laptop dies or if I won the lottery xD. Simply amazing, yeah it looks the same but I love the way it looks and with great power is stupid good

[@ddll6709]

When I edit pictures using lightroom on my 4k 9560 they looks so perfect but the pictures looks heavily undersaturated once I view them on other screens. So lately I've been exporting the pictures first to my cellphone and then going back to lightroom on my laptop to see how much more saturation I need to add

[@yeahyeah9856]

This or Acer Predator Helios 300 for college? I am a softcore gamer that cares about graphics.

[@sergioalvarian5905]

so its just as good as a 970m ? since that one was between 965m and a 980m ?

[@WindowsCentral]

Pretty much.

[@ZXMaulikio]

Want to know if anyone can help me on this one, am looking to buy a laptop for university i'm gonna be studying for Systems Engineer but thing is i dont know if i should get a gamer laptop (Dell Inspiron 7577) or maybe this one since i have a a pretty decent gaming desktop at home i really don't know what to do

[@stefanmodigh7897]

Have had my xps 15 9560 4k display 512gb ssd version about three weeks now and its giving me a hard time and not to mention with the adobe creative suite 2017. Experiencing UI lag both in photoshop and adobe premier pro even though I have all the updated drivers, changed the power management settings and nvidia control settings. Anyone having this problem?? :/

[@Flyer4EVER7]

How did you make the screen a cooler color via calibration?

[@Creamy_Durian]

Gaming on the XPS 15 has been an inconvenience for me due to the slow monitor response time. Ghosting is noticable even during regular usage. I will be returning mines unfortunately.

[@ryancarandang4489]

I'm guessing that you are a hardcore gamer. Well for your preference I would recommend purchasing the Aero 14 from Gigabyte as it is cheaper, has good build quality and should fit your needs.🙂

[@livem7678]

Monado Ryan But Aero 14 is so ugly :(

[@sylvestergomes3078]

can we charge the device via its type c thunderbolt port using an external battery pack which also has a type c charging capability

[@kareemselim2833]

Sylvester Gomes yes but if u are using it while charging the battery will get to 0% but in more time

[@sylvestergomes3078]

kareem selim the battery of which device would get to 0%

[@Jnoel608]

I order d the 4K version. Hopefully it's not too crazy on my eyes.

[@erickcerritos6710]

great review but... where's the wallpaper URL?

[@Changinglives2000]

how much battery life 56wah xps 15 will provide?

[@seebradrun]

Thanks!

[@TuNgo-zq5nh]

I just got the hp spectre x360 15 inches which u did a review before. Which one do you like better??

[@WindowsCentral]

Will save for a video. They're both very good, not an easy choice unless you *need* a pen/tablet, or you *need* quad-core.

[@TuNgo-zq5nh]

is the quad-core significantly faster than the dual core.

[@WindowsCentral]

Yes. See the benchmarks in the video or the written review. You can't really play Gears/Doom on the Spectre, not without huge compromise. Basically, the people who need quad-core KNOW they need quad-core e.g. they're developers, run VM, CAD, do video rendering/exporting, etc. Regular consumers do not need quad-core.

[@RamonddeVrede]

weird results you have with PM961.... 3289 read and 1607 write here...

[@joshconnor1618]

this is the FHD version yeah?

[@ag7830]

will the 4k effect the gaming performance

[@InvalidFingerprint]

uchiha itachi, Of course, but you can always drop settings or scale down the game's resolution to 1080p

[@celox]

No words on ghosting? It was clearly visible during the movie's action shots. Such an expensive laptop with such a crappy high response time screen (50-60 ms). Sad.

[@Jerry4050]

I can report the 4k screen has ghosting but at only 60fps anything below it I dont notice it. Sometimes the mouse would trail so I think I might have to call them on Monday and get my unit replace. I do love the wide color gamut though

[@winichskorn976]

If this xps 15 can touch screen It's the best!

[@csaREEM]

where do you get the dell wallpaper

[@MriDuffy]

WHAT IS THE WALLPAPER?

[@r3yuk682]

so how much for full spec without 4 k display ?

[@WindowsCentral]

Well over $2k, more like $2600 IIRC

[@pranavrfrsh]

first thing the machine is costly, then why don't they try a full 1TB SSD 960pro?

[@WindowsCentral]

(1) Pro is not that much better (I'm using it now, in fact) than PM961/EVO (2) It's much more expensive

[@pratikbhagtani5805]

I got my Dell XPS 15 9560 delivered today. I have ordered the same configuration as of you with Full HD Display, GTX 1050, I7, and 512 GB ssd. But i got Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NV instead of the Samsung 961 Pro. The customer care is not helping with the issue. Any help!

[@hamzask7598]

18 gb RAM???

[@backslashv]

Are they ever gonna fix the coil whine?

[@WindowsCentral]

There is no "fix" for coil whine, which is why nearly every laptop we review there is someone complaining about it. Also, no, I don't hear any/nor am bothered by it.

[@gtrmusic69]

5:04 "you'll either love the XPS 15's keyboard or you don't....I don't hate it I don't live it"????? Hmmmm.......I see..........

[@WindowsCentral]

It's the same KB from last year and the year before. Hard to say much about it. HP and Microsoft and Lenovo have all stepped up and made better keyboards since.

[@Jimmy-Chin]

My XPS 15 IS FREEZING RANDOMLY IN CHROME!!! any suggestions?

[@gelivable97]

Jimmy Francis Go to Intel website and update to the latest HD graphics drivers

[@WindowsCentral]

Yup.

[@Warlock_UK]

We've got folks in our IT support who keep saying "Use IE". I can't laugh in their face enough. Especially when they say it to Mac users. I'm not sold on Edge yet, the debuggers are much better but it's still pretty shoddy in a lot of places.

[@MaximDrums]

Yep, same problem here! I've had tech support try to "fix" the problem twice now to no avail. Thinking I might have to return it. I spend almost $3000 on this thing, and it can't run chrome properly? Kind of ridiculous. Don't like using Edge personally.

[@1Rab]

I have hundreds of bookmarks on Chrome organized in folders that I can't live without for work. Edge doesn't support importing bookmarks from Chrome. Also, I advertise for Google, it is convenient for log in purposes to use Chrome.

[@MexximusUK]

Has anyone else noticed black vertical lines appearing on 4k screen on white background? They flash for a split second but so quickly you can hardly notice! Other people must be getting this? I have also been getting scroll pad lag in some applications. I am guessing these are driver related issues but haven't had the time to research and fix. First impressions on 4k 1GB SSD / 32 GB ram ok but not perfect. A bit like my Alienwares which were all faulty. Thanks Dell

[@Jerry4050]

I only notice some black artifacts that flickered sometimes on the white background but its not constantly

[@MexximusUK]

Jerry4050 Im glad im not the only one

[@Jerry4050]

I found out what was the problem its Dell Color Premier app was flickering the screen plus I upgraded to the latest Nvidia driver 373.66 and its working now

[@MexximusUK]

Jerry4050 Cheers dude! That Premier colour kept bringing up the annoying blue Square on mine and it took me forever to realise it was that 😂 I updated the Nvidia software which seems to have sorted the vertical banding. I was getting masiveeeee touchpad lag and found out it was to do with NVIDIA Gefore Experience! uninstalled and all fine now

[@محمدبدر-ح4خ]

what is the brand of rams ?

[@Tonydaling]

Does anyone reckon the next Dell XPS 15 will use Ryzen instead of Intel for their CPU? If so, I may wait.

[@PhatKid]

Earthling Man I doubt it

[@Tonydaling]

Why?

[@sanwalfarooque2747]

anyone know the name of the second movie.. with the asian joker lady and fighting etc.

[@creativesidhu9]

which is better glossy or matte screen

[@creativesidhu9]

when both are full HD

[@HotKettle]

Creative Sidhu There is no Glossy 1080p option

[@jtomtl]

I thought killer is better than Intel AC card... Guess it's not the case here

[@jfavellanedab2]

What's the watch that you are using ?

[@WindowsCentral]

Fitbit Blaze with third party band.

[@GameHEADtime]

These things are made to break I refuse to buy mainstream brands! Also what happens is the battery dies out and the charger stops charging after a few years

[@WindowsCentral]

You can replace the battery, it's easy. You can even replace the display and upgrade it from FHD to 4K.

[@TheMarmboy]

so if this computer was to become damage you can upgrade it ??

[@cambotechmedia1427]

What about the coil whine bro?

[@ryancarandang4489]

It just comes to luck of the draw.

[@joaohonorio7580]

It is this or Alienware 15 r3 !?!?

[@shellcasing1040]

Considering how much it costs and yet you have 3 of them. Much be rich af.

[@NS416]

review units probably

[@kavishbagratee8758]

Any coil whine experienced with the device? Anyone?>

[@beowulf7908]

5:47 wallpaper link plzzz

[@KokoroDenshin]

Gonna replace my XPS 9550 with hopefully... a mobile Ryzen base XPS yahoooo!

[@Mahmoud1987Hamada]

@4:55 what's that movie ?

[@sidharthsunilkumar334]

Mahmoud1987Hamada john wick 2

[@marefattv8206]

good laptop

[@CafecitoConLeche]

can I get with gtx 1060?

[@markguim]

1050 only

[@rbalabekyan1286]

The best laptop!

[@MrAllRounder135]

whats the price bro...price matters...!

[@cuitlahuacfernandez9162]

Only thing wrong with it is the way it looks 🌚

[@Ganbarizer]

cuitlahuac fernandez Agreed. It's not the best looking or most stylish laptop around, but if I had to choose I'd go for hardware over looks.

[@TienHuynh5312]

Wifi card sucks. Sounds fancy, works like sh@#t!