Should I wait for the new Dell XPS 15?

mjmacka

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It's going to be very close to school beginning again. Boards that support Skylake CPU's look like they will be out in August.
http/www.digitaltrends.com/computing/skylake-motherboards-from-msi-biostar-asrock-said-to-be-coming-in-august/

Personally, I would wait for 10 to drop. Lots of new hardware usually follows large OS releases including model refreshes. Dell is also sensitive to new students starting school, so I would expect to see the new XPS 15 release with or right after Windows 10.

 

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mjmacka :

It's going to be very close to school beginning again. Boards that support Skylake CPU's look like they will be out in August.
http/www.digitaltrends.com/computing/skylake-motherboards-from-msi-biostar-asrock-said-to-be-coming-in-august/

Personally, I would wait for 10 to drop. Lots of new hardware usually follows large OS releases including model refreshes. Dell is also sensitive to new students starting school, so I would expect to see the new XPS 15 release with or right after Windows 10.

Thanks! Do you have any idea what the specs will be like?

 

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mjmacka

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I don't have any specs for the new models. Specs usually change with processor releases. For example, DDR4 will be supported.

I would expect an i5 model with a 1TB 7200RPM HDD, and 8GB DDR4 ram. Moving up from there, you get an i7, 16 GB of ram and the same driver. Then one up from there a SSD and a nicer i7.

 

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There is currently no specs available for the new Dell XPS 15 with the infinity display. If it uses the current Broadwell generation Intel CPUs, then it could be available for sale once Windows 10 is released which is July 29th from what I can gather.

If the Dell XPS 15 is going to be using the new yet to be released Skylake generation Intel CPUs, then you will have to wait longer. As far as I can research, laptops using these new Intel CPUs are not expected to begin shipping until September.

 

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Qwizh :

Hello Tom's Hardware community,

so I was looking into the Dell XPS 15 and I was determined to buy it untill last week when Microsoft showed off the new Dell XPS 15 with infinity display like the XPS 13.

It looks like a really nice laptop but since it's not officially announced yet it so might take a while to come out, at least until after the Windows 10 launch.

I can wait until 29 Juli but I'd like to have a new laptop by the beginning of the new school year in august.

Can anybody give me advice on wether to wait for the new XPS 15 or to just buy the current one because I am really hoping for a better GPU in the next XPS 15.

Also do you guys think it will have the new Intel Skylake CPU?

Kind regards,
Qwizh

waiting for more news here too

 

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ogriff :

Qwizh :

Hello Tom's Hardware community,

so I was looking into the Dell XPS 15 and I was determined to buy it untill last week when Microsoft showed off the new Dell XPS 15 with infinity display like the XPS 13.

It looks like a really nice laptop but since it's not officially announced yet it so might take a while to come out, at least until after the Windows 10 launch.

I can wait until 29 Juli but I'd like to have a new laptop by the beginning of the new school year in august.

Can anybody give me advice on wether to wait for the new XPS 15 or to just buy the current one because I am really hoping for a better GPU in the next XPS 15.

Also do you guys think it will have the new Intel Skylake CPU?

Kind regards,
Qwizh

waiting for more news here too

Nice! Have you found out anything more yet?

 

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jaguarskx

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No updates.

At the earliest it will be released on July 29th which is when Windows 10 is released. However, that will mean it has the Broadwell generation Intel CPU.

If it is going to have the Skylake generation Intel CPU, then the earliest release date is sometime in September when Intel officially allows products using Skylake CPUs to available for sale.

 

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jaguarskx :

No updates.

At the earliest it will be released on July 29th which is when Windows 10 is released. However, that will mean it has the Broadwell generation Intel CPU.

If it is going to have the Skylake generation Intel CPU, then the earliest release date is sometime in September when Intel officially allows products using Skylake CPUs to available for sale.

 

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Still waiting

 

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Johnny Zenith

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Me too.

 

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Johnny Zenith :

jaguarskx :

No updates.

At the earliest it will be released on July 29th which is when Windows 10 is released. However, that will mean it has the Broadwell generation Intel CPU.

If it is going to have the Skylake generation Intel CPU, then the earliest release date is sometime in September when Intel officially allows products using Skylake CPUs to available for sale.

Ok, its getting awfully close. I really need news on this soon. I plan on ordering a laptop on the 31st, but can wait a couple weeks for new xps 15. any of you guys got anything? should I just go order a new laptop (maybe the 13) if there is no news?

 

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The wait is frustrating...Atleast Dell should make an tentative announcement about the release so that buyers can make informed decision.

 

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Okay..Some news finally...Seems they are releasing in fall/winter holiday season..Below is the official tweet:

https/twitter.com/Dell/status/626102823764271104

 

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So that should imply that it will have a Skylake generation CPU since intel will be officially launching mobile versions in September. Thanksgiving generally marks the beginning of the holiday season so I would guess the Dell XPS 15 will be available around the end of October or beginning of November.

 

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Look forward to this laptop!
I only wish it will have 16Gb memory and more plugs than the xps 13. Would be perfect to have 1 Tb SDD as well, but i guess we should wait a little more for that...

 

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SSD*

 

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You can always install your own 1TB SSD. It will likely cost less to buy it yourself than it would be to select it as an optional upgrade. Dell buys them in bulk to get a good price, but they also tack on the cost to install and a decent profit margin as well.

 

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Oh well. I have waited for so long but not sure if I can wait that much longer.

 

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But to install my own SSD means to replace the existing one. A good configuration would probably go with a 500gb drive. Although i could reuse it as an external drive, it's would be a little bit of luxury to replace it...

 

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