Dell: Reviews and Design

Reviews (26/35)

A trend emerged in Dell’s reviews last year. The company’s XPS

Reviews (26/35)

A trend emerged in Dell’s reviews last year. The company’s XPS 13, XPS

Reviews (26/35)

A trend emerged in Dell’s reviews last year. The company’s XPS 13, XPS 15 and Alienware gaming notebooks are some of the best laptops on the market, but most other products were unimpressive.

We reviewed 37 Dell laptops, five of which earned our Editors’ Choice nod (two XPS models and three Alienware). Dell’s XPS 13 2-in-1 and a few select Latitude notebooks earned 4 stars, but Dell's Vostro lineup was poor, and both the Latitude and Inspiron series laptops were merely average.

Design (13/15)

Dell continues its quest to one-up Apple at every turn, with minimalist aluminum designs in colors such as silver, gold and rose gold, like you'll find on the Dell XPS 13. But Dell gets its biggest wins with innovative designs like the XPS 13 2-in-1Dell XPS 13, which measures an incredibly slim 0.32 inches and features a barely-there InfinityEdge display.

Mid-level laptops such as the Inspiron 13 5000Inspiron 13 and the impractically large Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 combine style and functionality. Dell isn't afraid to play with colors, as evidenced by the bold hues of the Inspiron 17 5000 and the 000. The company also knows how to make a rather striking business notebook (Latitude 13 7000).

On the gaming front, the Alienware 13, 15 and 17 have undergone some major design upgrades that yielded thinner, lighter, more sophisticated frames while retaining the intergalactic aesthetic that we know and love. However, outside of a few prominent redesigns, many Dell laptops are refreshes from two- or three-year-old chassis. 15 and Alienware gaming notebooks are some of the best laptops on the market, but most other products were unimpressive.

We reviewed 37 Dell laptops, five of which earned our Editors’ Choice nod (two XPS models and three Alienware). Dell’s XPS 13 2-in-1 and a few select Latitude notebooks earned 4 stars, but Dell's Vostro lineup was poor, and both the Latitude and Inspiron series laptops were merely average.

Design (13/15)

Dell continues its quest to one-up Apple at every turn, with minimalist aluminum designs in colors such as silver, gold and rose gold, like you'll find on the Dell XPS 13DEL XPS 13. But Dell gets its biggest wins with innovative designs like the XPS 13 2-in-1, which measures an incredibly slim 0.32 inches and features a barely-there InfinityEdge display.

Mid-level laptops such as the Inspiron 13 5000and the impractically large Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 combine style and functionality. Dell isn't afraid to play with colors, as evidenced by the bold hues of the Inspiron 17 5000 and the Inspiron 15 7000. The company also knows how to make a rather striking business notebook (Latitude 13 7000).

On the gaming front, the Alienware 13, 15 and 17 have undergone some major design upgrades that yielded thinner, lighter, more sophisticated frames while retaining the intergalactic aesthetic that we know and love. However, outside of a few prominent redesigns, many Dell laptops are refreshes from two- or three-year-old chassis. 13, XPS 15 and Alienware gaming notebooks are some of the best laptops on the market, but most other products were unimpressive.

We reviewed 37 Dell laptops, five of which earned our Editors’ Choice nod (two XPS models and three Alienware). Dell’s XPS 13 2-in-1 and a few select Latitude notebooks earned 4 stars, but Dell's Vostro lineup was poor, and both the Latitude and Inspiron series laptops were merely average.

Design (13/15)

Dell continues its quest to one-up Apple at every turn, with minimalist aluminum designs in colors such as silver, gold and rose gold, like you'll find on the Dell XPS 13. But Dell gets its biggest wins with innovative designs like the XPS 13 2-in-1, which measures an incredibly slim 0.32 inches and features a barely-there InfinityEdge display.

Mid-level laptops such as the Inspiron 13 5000and the impractically large Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 combine style and functionality. Dell isn't afraid to play with colors, as evidenced by the bold hues of the Inspiron 17 5000 and the Inspiron 15 7000. The company also knows how to make a rather striking business notebook.

On the gaming front, the Alienware 13, 15 and 17 have undergone some major design upgrades that yielded thinner, lighter, more sophisticated frames while retaining the intergalactic aesthetic that we know and love. However, outside of a few prominent redesigns, many Dell laptops are refreshes from two- or three-year-old chassis.