Review of Dell XPS 15 7590 Model, Specs & Price

Dell XPS 15 (model 7590) Review – On the 28th of May 2019, Dell launched another performance laptop computer called the XPS 15 7590. This is the latest model in Dell’s XPS 15 series, which features other high-performance laptops such as the Dell XPS 15 9500 and Dell XPS 15 9570.

The XPS 15 7590 is an advancement on the previous XPS 15 series, and of course features some improvements on earlier models, such as improving the webcam positioning, a new non-touch 4k OLED display option, etc.

If you love high-performance computers or gaming laptops (PCs), the XPS 15 7590 will be an interesting acquisition for you. This article will be reviewing this performance laptop and will attempt to answer all the questions you may have about this gadget. Let’s get into it already.

Key Specs and Features

See the list below for the key Specifications and features of Dell Xps 15 7590:

• Bluetooth: v5.0
• CPU: 2.4-GHz Intel Core i9-9980HK processor
• Card Slots: 3-1 card reader
• Company Website: www.dell.com
• Display Size: 15.6
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650/Intel UHD Graphics 630
• Hard Drive Size: 1 TB
• Hard Drive Type: PCIe SSD
• Highest Available Resolution: 3840 x 2160
• Native Resolution: 3840 x 2160
• Operating System: Windows 10 Pro
• Optical Drive: None
• Ports (excluding USB): Thunderbolt 3, SD card slot, Headset, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1
• RAM: 32GB
• Size: 14.1 x 9.3 x 0.5~0.7 inches
• Touchpad Size: 4.1 x 3.1 inches
• USB Ports: 3
• Video Memory: 4GB
• Warranty/Support: 1 Year Limited Warranty
• Weight: 4.5 pounds
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 ax
• Wi-Fi Model: Killer AX1650 (2×2)

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Dell XPS 15 7590 Review

In the Dell XPS 15 7590 review below, we’re going to look into the following like the Dell Xps 15 7590 full specs, price, design, display, performance, battery life, storage and more:

Design

The XPS 15 7590 comes in a design similar to that of XPS 9570. It comes in an aluminum and fiber casing, an amazing combination that is both modern and classy. The Dell Logo gleams in the center of the silver anodized lid.

Lifting the lid, you will find a keyboard deck that exudes both a stylish flair and rigidity. It houses a full-sized keyboard, a large touchpad, and a circular button that functions as both a power button and a fingerprint sensor.

As can be expected with Dell’s Infinity Edge Design, this Dell XPS 15 7590 notebook features barely-there bezels, affording users more screen viewing area (15.6 inches).

Its webcam is located in the middle of the top bezel. The weight of this device is 4.5 pounds (about 2 kg). Its dimension is 14.1 x 9.3 x 0.5~0.7 inch.

On the right edge of this Dell XPS 15 7590 notebook laptop, you will find an SD card reader, a USB 3.1 Type-A port, a wedge lock slot and a battery indicator button.

On the left is another USB 3.1 Type-A port with a Thunderbolt 3 port, HDMI 2.0 port, and jacks for the power plug and headset.

Display

The Dell XPS 15 7590 is the first notebook laptop in the XPS series that comes with a 4K OLED screen option. It offers dramatic lively colors with rich detailed contrast. Users can expect to enjoy a better viewing experience, as it reveals even the little details.

The non-OLED 4K version of the XPS 15, also offers a great viewing experience, although not as much as the OLED 4k option.

According to laptopmag.com, Measuring for color reproduction capability revealed the OLED XPS 15 could produce 239% of the sRGB gamut, while the non-OLED system hit 210%.

Both displays are much more vivid than the 128% premium laptop average and the MacBook Pro’s 114%. However, neither laptop was a match for the Spectre x360’s 258%.

In addition to the stunning display quality of the XPS 15 7590, the screen is also durable. The screen was made from Corning Gorilla Glass 4.

This XPS 15 7590 notebook computers also comes with preloaded utilities to assist users adjust the colors to their taste.

Premier Color allows helps you adjust color gamut, temperature and brightness. Cinema Color offers several easy profiles to adjust the screen, when watching videos.

It also comes with Dolby Vision, which can be used to enhance color and contrast on standard definition panels.

Performance

If you desire a high performance notebook PC, the XPS 15 7590 will be a great acquisition. It combines an over clockable 9^th Gen 2.4-GHz Intel Core i9-9980HK processor with 32GB of RAM to offer a mind blowing performance.

According to tests ran by the laptopmag.com team, the notebook ran very smoothly, streaming Spider-Man; Into the Spider-Verse on Netflix with 25 additional open Google Chrome tabs, some of which were streaming from Twitch or YouTube while others ran Slack and Tweetdeck.

In addition, the laptopmag.com team reported that the XPS 15 delivered scintillating results on their synthetic tests as well, nailing an impressive 28,882 on Geekbench 4.3 overall performance test.

That simply shattered the 16,226-premium laptop average as well as the 17,195 put up by the Spectre x360 and its 1.8-GHz Intel Core i7-8565U CPU. However, equipped with its own 8-core Intel Core i9-9980HK CPU, the MacBook Pro delivered a result of 31,012.

On the Handbrake test, the XPS 15 excelled, as it was able to transcode a 4K video to 1080p in just 8 minutes. This was faster than the MacBook Pro’s 8:10 minutes, as well as Spectre x360’s 21.13 minutes, and the 22.13 minutes average.

When it’s file transfer speed was tested, the XPS 15’s 1TB m.2 NVMePCIe SSD duplicated 4.97GB of multimedia files in 10 seconds at a transfer rate of 508 megabytes per second, beating the Spectre x360 SSD (424 MBps).

However, both scores are below the 620.3 MBps category average.

The laptopmag.com team reports that on the Black Magic storage test, the PC obtained a read/write speed of 2,116/2,224 MBps. The MacBook Pro’s SSD posted a faster result of 2,612/2,611 MBps.

In addition to its integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU, the XPS 15 also has a discrete Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 GPU with 4GB of VRAM for tasks that are more intensive. The XPS 15 achieved 80 frames per second on the Dirt 3 benchmark, beating the 68-fps premium laptop average.

However, with their respective AMD Radeon Pro Vega and Nvidia MX150 GPUs, the MacBook Pro and Spectre x360 notched 120 and 118 fps.

Storage Options

The XPS 15 7590 comes in various storage sizes, to meet the needs of users. Its storage options are as follows:

• 256 GB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, NVMe, SSD
• 512 GB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, SSD
• 1 TB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, NVMe, SSD
• 2 TB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, NVMe, SSD
• 128 GB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, SSD + 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA HDD.

As should be expected, the higher storage options cost more.

Battery Life

Despite the high performance power of the XPS 15 and its beautiful display quality, it still offers as much as 8 hours, 7 minutes of battery life, when surfing the web at 150 units of brightness.

The non-OLED model lasted a bit longer at 8 hours, 48 minutes. At this rate, both battery life’s can get one through a typical workday of 8 hours.

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Price & Availability in Nigeria

Dell XPS 15 7590 can be gotten at any PC store online or offline. The price of Dell Xps 15 7590 in Nigeria starts at N780,000 to N800,000. This price may vary depending on the configuration.

Dell XPS 15 7590 Full Specs and Features

The full Specifications and features of Dell XPS 15 7590 is denote below, also have it in mind that the higher the configurations the higher the price:

Processor

Dell XPS 15 7590 model features the following types of processor:

• 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-9300H (8 MB Cache, 4 Core, up to 4.10 GHz)
• 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9750H (12 MB Cache, 6 Core, up to 4.50 GHz)
• 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK (16 MB Cache, 8 Core, up to 5.0 GHz)

Operating Systems

Available OS includes:

• Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
• Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit

Video Card

• Integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650, 4 GB, GDDR5

Display

• 15.6-inch, 4K UHD (3840 X 2160) OLED, Anti-Reflective, InfinityEdge, Non-Touch, 100% DCI-P3, 350 nits brightness, 100,000:1 contrast ratio
• 15.6-inch, UltraSharp 4K UHD (3840 X 2160), Anti-Reflective, InfinityEdge, Touch, 100 % minimum AdobeRGB, 500 nits brightness, 1500:1 contrast ratio
• 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare, InfinityEdge, Non-Touch, 100% sRGB, 500 nits brightness, 1200:1 contrast ratio.

Memory

• 8 GB, 2 x 4 GB, DDR4, 2666 MHz
• 16 GB, 2 x 8 GB, DDR4, 2666 MHz
• 32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, 2666 MHz
• 64 GB, 2 x 32 GB, DDR4, 2666 MHz
• (2 x SoDIMMs)

Hard Drive

• 256 GB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, NVMe, SSD
• 512 GB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, SSD
• 1 TB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, NVMe, SSD
• 2 TB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, NVMe, SSD
• 128 GB, M.2, Gen 3 PCIe x4, SSD + 1 TB, 2.5-inch, SATA HDD

Ports

• 1 HDMI v2.0 port
• 1 Thunderbolt™ 3 with Power Delivery and DisplayPort
• 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port
• 1 Universal audio jack

Optical Drive

• Optical Drive not available

Slots

• 1 SD-card reader
• 1 Wedge-shaped lock slot

Dimensions and Weight

• Front height: 11 mm (0.45 in.) Rear height: 17 mm (0.66 in.) Width: 357 mm (14.06 in.) Depth: 235 mm (9.7 in.)
• Weight: 1.8 kg (4 lb) with 56 WHr battery, SSD, and, non-touch display
• Weight: 2 kg (4.5 lb) with 97 WHr battery, SSD, and touch display

Camera

• Integrated widescreen HD (720p)

Audio and Speakers

• Stereo speakers with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro; 2 W x 2 = 4 W total
• 1 Headphone/Microphone combo jack
• Dual array digital microphones

Wireless

• Killer™ AX1650, 2×2, Intel WiFi 6 (802.11ax) + Bluetooth 5.0
• Miracast™ capable

Conclusion

The XPS 15 7590 is a high-performance notebook PC that comes at a bargain compared to Apple’s MacBook Pro. If you want a high-performance computer at a good price, you should consider going for this notebook.

Also, note that the price of the XPS 15 7590 models varies based on the configurations as stated above. For more information, please visit www.dell.com.