DELL XPS 15 TOUCH SCREEN 1080P

The XPS 15's spacious 4.1 x 3.1-inch touchpad has the same finish as the rest of the deck. Still, I preferred the snappier action on the MacBook Pro's keys as a result, I averaged about 66 wpm on the MacBook Pro.

On the 10FastFingers typing test, I averaged about 60 words per minute on the Dell, which is close to my desktop score of 60 wpm. The keys have a fairly deep travel of 1.6 mm, and require 63 grams of force to press. The keys are well spaced, and the caps have a nice concave shape that cups your fingertips. You'll get a near desktoplike experience when typing on the XPS 15's large keyboard.

DELL XPS 15 TOUCH SCREEN 1080P

A 1080p trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens looked equally spectacular on both displays the Dell's had a greener tint, and the Empire's banners looked a bit redder on the Mac, but both were a feast for the eyes. Watching the same trailer side by side confirmed the results of our lab tests. (The Acer scored a near-perfect 97.8 percent.) Where Apple pulls ahead is accuracy: Its Delta-E score of 1.4 is near-perfect, and much better than the XPS 15's score of 7.2. Likewise, the Dell and the Mac can reproduce 88.3 and 89.8 percent of the sRGB spectrum, respectively. The Acer V15 came in at a much lower 212 nits. The Dell's display rings in at 320 nits, while Apple's is 317 nits. In terms of brightness and gamut, the XPS 15 and the MacBook Pro are pretty evenly matched.

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