The ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 and the Dell XPS 15 sit at the top of our list of best 15-inch laptops for several reasons. They’re both incredibly well-built and fast, and they offer outstanding large-format displays.
But they’re not identical. In fact…
You can pick up a dedicated gaming notebook and put up with a sci-fi aesthetic with jet fighter exhausts, or you can pick up a stodgy business-oriented machine that looks like something out of a cubicle farm. Those are your only choices, right?
Wrong….
Dell XPS 15 (9520)
MSRP $2,253.00
“The Dell XPS 15 is at the top of its game and remains the best 15-inch laptop you can buy.”
Streamlined and solid build
Aesthetically perfect
Strong productivity and creative performance
Above-average b…