Why an XPS 15 have over Inspiron 15R Special Edit

I waited for three months for the new XPS 15 to come out and I saw the premium that Dell added to the XPS and it made me totally rethink my choice.

The new Inspiron 15R special edition offers an i7 and 2gb video card for less than $900 if you have an employee benefits related discount with a company that works with Dell.

The XPS15 is hundreds more just for an i5 and I could almost buy 2 Inspiron 15Rs for the price of one XPS 15 with an i7.

Besides the better, more prestigious name and sleaker look, are there compelling reasons why I should get a XPS 15 over the Inspiron 15R special edition?

 

Well better display, it is lighter along with a larger touchpad that should work much better with Windows 8. Not only that but the higher quality materials should ensure it is a more durable machine. You also get a better warranty with premium support phone lines.

 

Hi @truth34 ,If i may ask are you from canada or US ,If you are from canada please Pm Me so that i can assist

 

This is a generalisation, but I think it's still accurate enough to help:

The Inspiron laptops are generally more of a "family" oriented line of computers that are good for more everyday uses. They are very capable laptops, but aren't especially powerful at one thing in particular (e.g. typical scenarios and stereotypes: Sagers/Clevos are for gaming, XPS is good for multimedia).

The XPS laptops are multimedia laptops that are good for watching video and computer games. They are not heavy gaming laptops like Alienwares, MSI's, or Sagers/Clevos, but they can generally handle high-end games on low to medium settings. They are very well-rounded laptops suitable for most things.

For the XPS15/17, one of the most compelling reasons is the speakers and screen. They are among the best speakers and screens available on the market. Paired with a decent GPU you can punch through many games (high-end ones even) and Bluray movies with a great experience.

Other than that, I think you should figure out what purposes you need the laptop for, then ask around ( here!) what kind of hardware you'd need. For all you know, you might need want/need an Inspiron and might end up getting an Acer or Lenovo. Or even a Mac!

 

I sure one. the warranty support not more different. because the high class, so price expensive too.

you known now all notebook build on china, so not more quality. alienware also has many complain.

 

and also because the size problems new xps 14, 15 audio quality not good. poor then alienware and asus N56 with subwoofer.

 

I must admit to being surprised at the positioning and price of the new XPS's. Essentially, they are of similar specification to the SE's except at a massive premium. The difference between them, other than price, appears to come with a smaller form factor, better battery life and a higher chassis quality for the XPS.

The speakers on the 15 SE should be good if they are anything like those on the 17 SE (which sound amazing), although apparently the screen quality on the 15 SE is not great (it is much better in the 17 SE). It is interesting to see that people have raised complaints about both the screen and sound of the new XPS 15, so I really do wonder how the price tag can be justified.

 

also xps 14, 15 gpu very poor GT630, GT640. other brand such HP, asus, lenovo has a GT650M choice. Dell only alienware use GT650M Gpu.

Xps ,alienware price vs performance very poor.

and I7-3612QM performance low then I7-3610QM, Alienware also default by I7-3610QM.

GT630=old GT540 on xps 15 sandy bridge.

 

God, you really do come out with some carp don't you!

 

Its an interesting move by Dell, similar to 2007. Have a high performance inspiron and a same level XPS...
I had an Inspiron 1520 before my current XPS15 and I have to say the build quality is much better on the XPS...the Inspiron was all squeaky after 1 year...the XPS is extremely solid.
As for the warranty, at least in Europe, its the same...next-day in house.

 

Actually, just like Truth34, I was waiting for the refreshed XPS 15 to come out. I knew it was going to be designed more in the direction of an Ultrabook since the XPS 13 had already been out. However, I was not expecting a price this high.
I had a XPS M1330 and enjoyed the machine in every aspect, and Dell's service was great, too. Thus, I wanted to stay in the very same series.

Then, the new Inspiron 15R Special Edition came out, and on Dell's German website, it was described as the "direct successor to the successful XPS notebook series." But then, the XPS series has always been about stylish notebooks that also got some good power for multimedia and gaming experience. Now it seems the the Inspiron Special Edition has taken over this function, but it obviously is not a stylish laptop (e.g. because of the thick case) whilst it is good to use for both multimeda and gaming.

I contemplated to go for the XPS 15 again, but comparing prices I just didn't feel I get a laptop twice as good as the Inspiron 15R Special Edition. That's why I went for the latter one.

In the end, I'm not sure if Dell's strategy is going to pay off. Many people were quite confused about the new positoning of the XPS series. It's a big franchise, yes, but I feel prices will keep a lot of people from buying it and go for the Inspiron 15R/17R Special Edition instead (or they might not go for any Dell Laptop simply because they don't associate Inspiron with multimedia and gaming)... I am very curious to find out how both systems sell in the coming months.