Dell Laptop - XPS 15 v Inspiron 15 7000

BhoyRayzor

I'm looking to get a new laptop, I currently have an XPS that I got in 2008 and it's still working fine due to added SSD a few years ago but looking to upgrade.

I'm just wondering if a different model with seemingly better specs is going to perform better, specs below of the two I am looking at, with the XPS on the Dell outlet and the Inspiron on the main website. I have no specific requirements like video editing, etc. just want a good spec laptop that will do me for the next 10 years or so, like my last XPS.

Other than the better screen the XPS looks to be a lower spec.

XPS 15 - 7590 Laptop
€1,532.22

Intel Core 9th Generation i7 9750H Processor (6 Core, Up to 4.50GHz, 12MB Cache, 45W)
Windows 10 Pro Home
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 GRAPHICS
16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC MEMORY
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive Hard Drive
15.6 inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED InfinityEdge Anti Reflective 100% DCI P3 400 Nits Non Touch Display LCD
6 Cell, 97WHr Battery


Inspiron 15 7000
€1,396.74

Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)
Windows 10 Home 64bit
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6
16GB (8GB onboard + 8GBx1 SODIMM), DDR4, 2933MHz
1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-touch Wide Viewing Angle 100%sRGB 8bit
6-Cell Battery, 97WHr

not sure about this currenet model version which you would want to research but the last 7000 series 15 had very bad thermal design > very bad thermal throttling (always is some but this was excessive)

seems like the issues are still there - if you're not doing heavy gaming it's a good option tho compared to the xps. so if you're not a gamer then ok...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/h7sphw/inspiron_7501_first_impressions/

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BhoyRayzor wrote: »

I'm looking to get a new laptop, I currently have an XPS that I got in 2008 and it's still working fine due to added SSD a few years ago but looking to upgrade.

I'm just wondering if a different model with seemingly better specs is going to perform better, specs below of the two I am looking at, with the XPS on the Dell outlet and the Inspiron on the main website. I have no specific requirements like video editing, etc. just want a good spec laptop that will do me for the next 10 years or so, like my last XPS.

Other than the better screen the XPS looks to be a lower spec.

XPS 15 - 7590 Laptop
€1,532.22

Intel Core 9th Generation i7 9750H Processor (6 Core, Up to 4.50GHz, 12MB Cache, 45W)
Windows 10 Pro Home
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 GRAPHICS
16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non ECC MEMORY
1TB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive Hard Drive
15.6 inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED InfinityEdge Anti Reflective 100% DCI P3 400 Nits Non Touch Display LCD
6 Cell, 97WHr Battery


Inspiron 15 7000
€1,396.74

Intel® Core™ i7-10750H (12MB Cache, up to 5.0 GHz, 6 cores)
Windows 10 Home 64bit
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6
16GB (8GB onboard + 8GBx1 SODIMM), DDR4, 2933MHz
1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-glare LED Backlight Non-touch Wide Viewing Angle 100%sRGB 8bit
6-Cell Battery, 97WHr

I was having a play with an XPS15 as one was delivered in work yesterday, my first time seeing one. The one that arrived is very similar to your spec except had the i7-10750H CPU & was non-touch. Very nice piece of kit, sadly not for my use Haven't ever seen the Inspiron 15 so can't comment on that one.

I'd wait and take a look at the Asus G15, G14 and even A15 2021 models when they become available.