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    What is the lightest XPS 15 9550 configuration?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ahfei, Nov 14, 2015.

  1. ahfei

    ahfei Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can someone confirm if the lightest is indeed 1.78kg (3.92lbs) with non-touch screen, 56WHr and PCIE SSD only? Weight is very important for me as there are lighter laptop such as Samsung Ativ Book 9 (1.55kg) and LG Gram 15 (1.39kg) both use i7-5500U and only available in Korea.
     
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    MosGuy Notebook Enthusiast

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    You are correct, those specs would be the lightest configuration.
     
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Yes, that's the lightest configuration.

    The other laptops you listed (Samsung Ativ 9, LG Gram 15) don't use discrete graphics. So a large part of the weight in the XPS 15 is the additional cooling for the nVidia 960M GPU.

    If you don't care about gaming capability, and only want the thinnest-and-lighest laptop you can find, you might also want to look at the XPS 13. It's easily a top contender for the laptop-of-the-year for 2015.

    Edit: The reason I recommend the XPS 13 is because of the battery life. A thin-and-light 14"-15" laptop like the LG Gram usually cuts down on its size/weight by also cutting down on its battery. Combine that with the fact that you have a larger screen to drive, and your battery life will suffer.
     
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