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Here, too, the Acer probably benefitted from its lower-res display. However, the Acer Aspire V3-571G-9435, which also has a Nvidia GeForce GT 640M GPU with 2GB of VRAM, scored 1,929. The laptop registered 1,801 on 3DMark11, far above the 997 mainstream category average. The XPS 15 delivered solid results on our synthetic benchmarks. A dedicated gaming rig like the MSI GT60 got 47 fps with the settings on high at 1366 x 768, thanks to its higher-end 3GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 670M graphics card. You can forget about maxing everything out, as we saw only 13 fps. When we played the more taxing "Batman: Arkham City," the machine managed a brisk 36 fps at 1366 x 768 with the settings on low, but we got a barely playable 28 fps when we upped the resolution to 1920 x 1080.
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If you flip the settings to auto on the Dell you'll see a sky-high 113 fps at full resolution. The Aspire V3 turned in a higher 78 fps, but that was at a lowly 1366 x 768 pixels. However, the Aspire V3 turned in a faster time of 4:35.Ĭlick to EnlargeThanks to its Nvidia GeForce GT 640M GPU with 2GB of VRAM, the Dell XPS 15 can play some of the most graphically demanding titles-just not at the highest settings.ĭuring the "World of Warcraft" benchmark, the XPS 15 notched a frame rate of 57 frames per second with everything maxed out at full HD resolution. That's 1:23 faster than the 6:17 average. The the Aspire V3 notched a sluggish 19.6 MBps and the GT60's dual hard drive reached 74.8 MBps.ĭuring the OpenOffice spreadsheet macro test, the XPS 15 took 4 minutes and 54 seconds to match 20,000 names to their corresponding addresses. This notebook duplicated 4.97GB of multimedia files in 2 minutes and 17 seconds for a transfer rate of 37.1 MBps, slightly faster than the 36MBps average. The Aspire V3 and its 500GB 5,400-rpm hard drive matched the average, while the GT60 took 53 seconds.
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The XPS 15's 32GB mSATA SSD booted Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) in 46 seconds, slightly faster than the 55 second category average.
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In fact, we used the XPS 15 in our laps for over an hour in total comfort.Ĭlick to EnlargeThis showing also beats the $849 Acer Aspire V3-571G-9435's score of 2,595 (2.3-GHz Intel i7-3610QM 6GB RAM 500GB 5,400-rpm drive Nvidia GeForce GT 640M GPU) The MacBook Pro with Retina Display scored considerably higher (4,779), but that $2,199 notebook benefits from an SSD. However, this was below our 95 degree comfort threshold. The hottest point of the notebook was the small metal panel on the bottom of the laptop that measured 92 degrees. The space between the G and H keys and the notebook's underside measured 86 and 89 degrees. Our only nitpick is that the pad got stuck when we accidentally placed the edge of our left palm on the pad while trying to navigate with our right index finger.Īfter running a full-screen Hulu video for 15 minutes the notebook's touchpad measured 82 degrees Fahrenheit. When making selections the touchpad provided strong tactile feedback with a reassuring click. You can also four-finger swipe down to show the desktop. Multitouch gestures such as two-finger rotate, pinch-zoom and two-finger scroll all worked well, as did three-finger flicks. The soft-touch surface made navigating the desktop silky smooth. However, the display's glossiness was a distraction at times, reflecting everything from the lights to ourselves.Ĭlick to EnlargeWe couldn't keep our fingers off the 3.9 x 2.8 inch, glass Synaptics touchpad.
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With a display brightness of 323 lux, the XPS 15 outshone the 260 lux mainstream category average as well as the MacBook Pro (223 lux), HP Envy 15 (243 lux) and Acer Aspire V3 (212 lux).
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Better still, the display offered wide viewing angles colors remained true as we moved as much as 90 degrees to the right and left of center.
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When we watched a 1080p trailer for Skyfall, details like the stubble on his beard were sharp. We could easily see the scars from probable bullet wounds on Colin Farrell's body, though there was a hint of graininess in darker scenes. While watching a 1080p "Total Recall" trailer, we saw a pair of orange-and-gold koi swimming on a translucent screen hiding a woman clad in a blood red dress, which made for a visually sensuous scene. The full HD panel (1920 x 1080 pixels) delivered rich, vibrant color and crisp text on its edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass display. Click to EnlargeThe XPS 15 screen is a sight to behold it's easily one of the best we've seen on a 15-inch notebook.