Avoid this over priced buggy garbage tablet before you learn a 2K lesson like I did. I should have taken it back a month in when it had flickering screen issues. Now 6 months into owning it the computer won't charge.

Don't buy this product (or any product) from Dell if you care about service and quality. I purchased 2 XPS laptops with 3-Year Next Business Day + Complete Care for this product. It took 7 weeks to get a keyboard fixed!

sleep and relatively powerful for footprint

if you have issues you may be without a laptop for a very long time

Dell has been on a tear with its redesigns in 2018. On top of a daring overhaul on its flagship Ultrabook, the Dell XPS 13 , the Round Rock-based company has completely reinvented the Dell XPS 15 into a 2-in-1 laptop.

Impressive processing and graphical power on a single chip; Surprisingly tactile maglev keyboard; Ultra-thin design for a gaming-capable laptop

Radeon settings software needs a fix; Runs very loud during a heavy load; Little expensive

For the last couple of years, the Dell XPS 15 has been the standard-bearer for Windows 10 laptops. With powerful quad-core processors, dedicated graphics and a sub-£2,000 price, this is the machine that takes it to the top-end 15-inch MacBook Pros.

Stylish design; Great CPU and GPU performance; Good battery life; Excellent screen

A little heavy; Could do with another ThunderBolt port; Noisy fans

Dell has never shied away from Windows-powered greatness. In recent years alone the firm has delivered two bona-fide classics, the XPS 13 and the larger-screened XPS 15 alternative .

Best in class performance; Pixel-perfect 15in display; Well-priced

Maglev keyboard won't be to everybody's tastes

In the last few years laptops have polarised. We see plenty of high-end gaming laptops that will give you back-ache if you carry them around for too long, and a lot of ultra-slim ones that trade away some power for portability.

Great build; Plenty of power; Decent battery life; Amazing display colour

But it's not all-day battery life

Better suited for use on your desk rather than on the road, despite Dell's best intentions, but still a good laptop

Stylish; Sturdy; Extremely bright; high quality screen; Fast; Comparatively light and compact

Keyboard and battery life could be better

The Dell XPS 15 is a fantastic laptop and a no-brainer purchase for anyone who wants a laptop that lives primarily on a desk at home or in the office. It's cheaper and more highly specc'd than a MacBook Pro and makes far more sense to buy than something like a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 .

Incredible 4K screen; Very powerful; Tidy size for a 15-inch laptop

It loves fingerprints; Only two USB ports

The Dell XPS 15 is one of the best laptops we have tested in a long time. It's hard to fault, as its weaknesses – such as the trackpad taking some getting used to and the chassis being prone to scratches – aren't too significant. The real caveat here, though, is the price.

Flawless performance; premium design; great keyboard

Price tag; chassis prone to scratches; not the most intuitive trackpad

But what's most interesting about the upgrades is that the firm added an edge-to-edge 'Infinity edge' display to the XPS 15, fitting a 15.6in screen into the size of a typical 13in notebook, making what Dell claims is "smallest 15in laptop on the planet".