Those considerations aside, the XPS 15 9570 is still about as powerful and compact as you can get. It’s basically the same laptop many have embraced since it was introduced two years ago—except faster. Which XPS 15 should you buy? READ NEXT: 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2018) review: The most powerful MacBook ever Dell XPS 15 (2018) review: Design

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Why you can trust Windows Central Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. For the most part, the biggest change to the XPS 15 9570 is its CPU. Make no mistake, Intel’s 8th-generation Core i7 CPU is in the laptop. As our review showed, the CPU isone of first in a long time that might be worth the upgrade over the last generation of CPUs (we more often recommend you wait a generation or two before upgrading). The secret sauce are its two extra CPU cores over and above the 7th-generation Core i7 chips.

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If you're getting a 4K model, don't even consider the 56 WHr battery -- you won't get anything decent for runtimes. The laptop will not stay on, or cannot run without being plugged-in. Constant shutting down is a major sign of battery issues. Dell has opted to ditch the infrared camera setup of the 2-in-1 model, where it’s used as a Windows Hello sign in option, though the remaining Webcam is still awkwardly placed at the bottom edge of the display. That’s understandable, though, given the screen’s ‘InfinityEdge’ design. Even in other models, unless you absolutely need the 2.5" drive, you're better off with the larger battery.Before starting the repair, swollen battery or not, unplug the device and let the battery's charge reach 0%. More environmentally responsible than ever. Smarter materials: Free of materials like cadmium, mercury and some phthalates, it’s also EPEAT® Gold registered * and BFR/PVC-free *. https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/xps-15-9570-laptop/xps-15-9570-setupandspecifications/battery?guid=guid-3f26ec74-8527-460d-be1f-df1d6b1ce32e&lang=en-us We again see nearly a tie of the three 8th-gen Core i7-based laptops, which all finish encoding the video a healthy clip ahead of the quad-core CPUs. IDG