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Wait so you get a 4k touchscreeen, gtx 1050ti, 5 minute faster render times for 800 dollars less?
exactly, what are we talking about? dell is clear winner
Yes and you even get all of these wonderful windows bugs for free. You will learn how to fix computer problems in no time.
(Small annoying inperfections also included)
Altho he stated it, but if you use mac you should probably use final cut pro.. see and compare these on a mac and it will render even faster than the xps.. preference man, but premiere is not optimized for mac a shame tho..
Trumpalumpa im so tired of seeing people saying windows is full of bugs, i never get any bugs. And either way, pay 800 dollars more for a slower pc with "less bugs" are you fucking stupid?
exactly, i am running W10 for 2 years now, got all updates never had a problem. Running 3ds max, premiere, after effects, and never had a crash.
"Let's start with real world use" *starts playing Fortnite on professional laptops*
Lol
tunkor, 💀
these are not pro laptops lol
@@aog3999 yes they are
@@aog3999 When these are no pro notebooks. What in you opinion is pro? And don't say thinkpads because thinkpads are the same league.
@techchap, I have to thank you for your review of the XPS 15 9550. It was your review that convinced to buy it and i'm still very happy with it.
UPDATE 1: So the MBP update has fixed throttling issues on the i9 (the i7 didn't suffer as much, but as also been patched). Therefore the i9 is now a option for those who need the best performance, but i believe the i7 is still the better value option for most people (on both laptops). Great to see Apple have fixed this so quickly though! (But even with this, imo i still think the XPS comes out on top) 👍
UPDATE 2 - The 3rd gen butterfly keyboard with a new membrane has now been confirmed by Apple to help reduce risk of breaking - but we'll see if this works over time 😊
Are you going to run a test with the i9 and updated MBP? That's really what I'm looking for.
Thank you. It would be nice to see two more videos: 1. Dell i9 vs. MBP i9, and 2. Dell i7 vs. Dell i9.
J. Wagoner exactly!!! I would love to see those two videos too. And how about repasting the thermal compound on the XPS, and see how much performance gains it gives you, on the i7 and the i9?
They didn't fix it though. It still overheats and throttles, but not as much.
Did the Update remove the hickups when playing games?
Who am I kidding, I can't afford either
Damn my thoughts
so sad I just bought the macbook cause of IOS development
This comment is so true:/
Ivan Richard why would you want to develop for ios and have to buy apple computer when you have so many other options
The Tech Chap lies in this video about color accuracy. As such no one should trust anything he says, you have been warned.
Just switched to the XPS 15 after almost 10 years with MBP. I’m hoping it turns out to be a good switch. Nice video!
KB Actual are you a computer engineer or do any programming?
jed23ify no, audio production mainly.
Im returning my xps 15 for the mbp
why?
The Malay-American Guy why? I don’t have my XPS yet (waiting for it to ship), but I’m curious what made you decide to go with the MBP.
Excellent video. I believe that Apple said that they made the keyboard quieter but really they were adding a membrane to stop dust getting underneath it. The quietness is a side effect of that membrane. Of course, they couldn't say that officially as that would admit there was an issue with the design of the old version. Clever marketing as always from those fellas :)
Forgot one important thing for creators.
The dell has an HDMI and SD card reader
I still find it unbelievable that apple took away the magsafe and Cardreader
I switched to windows after 10+ years on Mac. I do sometimes miss FCPx but resolve and premiere are great when you get used to them.
Osx is the better OS but windows 10 actually never really crashed on me.
I type a lot during travels and the sound of the MacBook is terrible plus I just can't get used to the keytravel (we also have a 13" mbp).
Overall both are high end premium laptops but as a creator I really feel Dell has the best all-round laptop.
Funny whenever I go to tets laptops I find the sound on the MacBook to be the thing that always pulls be back to the MacBook... Win laptops suck at that still.
Excellent review.
One point could have been discussed though: longevity and resale value... I think the cost per year perspective could be interesting.
Thx and big thumbs up for the good work 😉👍
I want to see the speed test between the top model of dell xps 15 2019 vs apple mac book 2019 top model both with intel i9 processor
So chaps - what do you reckon? Macbook Pro 15 2018 or Dell XPS 15 9570 - Which would you go for (and why)?
Dell
The Tech Chap Dell ftw idc even if i have to repaste and undervolt
Apple fixed the performance issues with i9
#DellXps15 as it has windows and it play AAA titles very well
Tom Alawatte on what basis ?
Great work, just bought a Dell XPS 9570 myself and absolutely love it and, seeing this review, makes me wonder why Apple is charging an extra £800 for a worse computer.
Fanboys mainly, you will come across poor excuses such as "MacOS is better" or "It has FCPX", but in reality Windows is much pretty easy to use and will have much more customization and rarely your average consumers barely have a use for FCPX. I also have some experience with the MacOS because I had to use an iMac for school use and had a poor experience in comparison with windows. In the end, they're just paying that price for the premium of having their social status on social media boosted just because they have an Apple logo.
But if I were to get a laptop, it would be a Dell XPS since I do play games and schoolwork, therefore the Dell XPS is better due to its versatility :D
Techno Eclipse Always better having reason to buy things rather than just because the sake of the premium 😁😁. The XPS 15 is pretty good for every day use while being able to game on it. I also believe that the MacOS inhibits the performance of Adobe, so the XPS is actually better in your case lol
Congrats! Which spec configuration did you go for?
Got the 16gb 512ssd one with the HD screen
The Dell looks like the winner to me :) Kind of shocking to see Fortnite being unplayable on the Mac.
Mike Stevenson same
Mike Stevenson thats the macbook throttling itself.
If you are looking to game, you are much better off with the razer laptops. They are a bit more expensive than the dell though.
Kind of shocking to see there are still people gaming on a mac
A gaming laptop is better for gaming? Who would have thunk it...
I"m a long time Apple MBP user. Like others, I'm looking at the options to the new MBP. thank you for the insight on the Dell option. Cheers!
I already made my move and got away from that “apple ecosystem”. I mean, considering not only smartphones like galaxy s10 that blows away iphone and also costs less, that Dell XPS is way better and costs £800 less. People need to wake up!
I want a good laptop for school and video editing. I'm already pretty invested into the Apple ecosystem and initially wanted the MBP, but the XPS specs are just so much better it's hard to ignore...
@jonsan astari True, I probably will end up getting the macbook pro, but I still wish Apple would give us specs that aren't several years old.
I just got a refurbished XPS 9570 in 2020, and this device is really holding up well. Theyre under $1500 now for a 4k model, and theyre just as good as everything else out today. I think these are gonna be amazing machines for many years to come
This is just sad. In the past the MBP was at least a decent option for content creators. But it's losing out in every single area this time.
The Tech Chap lies in this video about color accuracy. As such no one should trust anything he says, you have been warned.
Not true at all., The macbook pro is still the best option. This video is full of lies/omissions. The macbook pro renders and finishes videos much MUCH quicker than the dell if you're using Final Cut. Of course adobe premier is going to go quicker on a windows it was made for windows. Use something that's made for mac and the macbook pro (even a simple macbook) can render a video quicker than the dell xps.
T Bone thats true. His review was so biased. There is no comparison with macbooks. I am a macbook user, i switched to windows laptop. I feel my self in a stone age. So i went back for my macbook.
Yeah, its crazy, i was a Mac user but now i feel like im paying more for bad keyboard, less performance, less ports and i cant even play games
DELL XPS 15 ❤
Alienware 15 R3. Lol
people should buy upgradable laptops , DELL XPS is NOT UPGRADABLE .
Groot Official It’s indeed
9560 here ✋🏼
Not a big fan of the dell, just got one 3 days ago, it has terrible coil whine and a broken cpu fan
Just fyi: Apple did fix the bread crumb keyboard issue (it now has a membrane)
This man is so underrated as a youtube tech reviewer.
Could you make the comparison between the macbook pro 15 and the computer ASUS ZENBOOK PRO 15 SCREENPAD UX580GD?
I just bought a used dell xps 15 9560 which is the previous model to the one just reviewed, for $1500 AUD and its the best decision I've ever made. The performance on this unit is amazing not to mention the quality of the unit itself. Do yourself a favour and test the unit yourself to see how good it really is.
I see this a lot on tech review videos, but feel it needs to be corrected because it's a little misleading: Gamut coverage =/= Color Accuracy. You should look at Delta e values to measure overall color accuracy. It's relevant in this head-to-head because the MBP gets Delta e values under 1, which is really really good. Professional-level good.
Matthew Abrams I’ve realized this after having my xps 15 for a couple of months now. The screen is way oversaturated and not color accurate
Well I'm watching this video on my New DELL XPS 15 9570 i7 with 16 GB RAM. I was very very happy with the results u gave.
are you still happy with your choice? Asking to be sure, I'm also thinking about getting a Dell XPS 15 but there are so many reports on early breakages and issues. I want to know if everyone is having problems
If i was given a free laptop, I would choose the Apple...To sell and use the money to buy a Lenovo Carbon or something good.
I would have chosen the apple product and then bought a mansion
I think about Lenovo too but heard some issues they recommend me dell xps than Lenovo
A B well played
Lenovo Carbon doesnt even have dedicated graphics and is more expensive than the xps so i think it is an awful option. And you shouldn't forget that it doesnt even look good.
@@_______________00 if you allow me , what's the difference between dedicated and integrated graphics? and which is the best?
Might get the xps 15 but can’t decide between xps 13 and xps 15
have HP 8540w. Still rocking :)
My old HP failed but I'm starting to think they are improving quality.
As a viewer, I really really really appreciate you factoring in price as opposed to the other riddiculous tech channels that don't even mention them. Earned a new sub!
Most people in the US probably pick XPS 15 for the cheaper price than the macbook pro, because the price difference is so huge, it's a no brainer. But in the country I live in (Indonesia). The cost of US imports are so huge that makes the price of XPS 15 almost the same, if not more expensive than the macbook pro. In this case, I just picked the 15 macbook pro because, in the long term macbooks usually has the big advantage of resell value. If you buy a laptop that costs more than 2000$ dollars, you have to think it as an investment so you can sell it with price that is not far from the original price tag.
Yoya dell xps mahal aja yg gtx 1050 bisa 35 juta. Wtf
For those photo/video editing beware of one huge problem with the xps 15. The screen is very heavy on the reds and way over saturated. It’s pleasing when just watching things but is a huge problem when you need your colors to be accurate
I'll wait for the XPS 2019. I currently have the MacBook Pro 2011.
I had the dell XPS for 2 months and have been a pc user for the last 10 years. Recently switched the dell for a MacBook Pro and I love it. Also got an iPhone and AirPods with a gift card thanks to the other two purchases and they all work seamlessly together. Never thought I’d care so much. I can write or copy and paste things between the phone and the laptop. I use the laptop for photoshop with large Sony A7r3 files, capture one and Lightroom with no issues and feels just the same as the dell XPS 9570 (32gb ram) and 9575 (8gb). It’s also nice the colors are the same on the Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Thanks for review...
I'm buying my system primarily for coding python, javascript, java... web development, AI, Machine learning...
$3500 MBP with 1TB & 32GB
$1850 XPS with 1TB & 32GB
While most of web developers I've talked with own MBP ...
I'm going with Dell XPS because of cost...
Again thanks for video review...
why...are..you..writting...like...this...
hey are you happy with dell xps ?
Thank you for making this decision for me. I’m gonna go with the cheaper priced, fastest video rendering, and lastly the system I am most familiar with, although I have an iPhone and iPad my desktop and laptops are Microsoft . The Dell XPS 15 will best fit me for my uses in photography and videography! Thanks-a-million 👍🏽
dell xps laptop is much better...there is no way around it. 800 dollars difference....thats freaking a lot!
Tom Alawatte That is true for a lot of people, but not everyone thinks MacOS and Final Cut Pro X is worth $800
im returning my xps 15 for the new mbp
How people will know you are using an expensive laptop if you are using XBS 15.
Bolaris Linux doesn't have final cut pro
Bolaris I haven't used any of them so I can't comment.
Been waiting for this one, Tom! Cheers!
thank you for this review as I am battling with which one would be best for photo editing.... this was so helpful!
You just made it easier for me to buy the Dell and install Hacintosh (MacOs Monterrey) on it. In that case, I can enjoy both worlds. I will actually be walking around with 2 laptops in 1. Thanks
Like your new Office setup, seems more Pro, love the content!
Very insightful video and useful comparison
Doing a separate review for the MBP? And btw the throttling issues for the i9 MPB has now been fixed with a patch. Would be nice if you had mentioned that in your video but nonetheless this was a great comparison
Lars he wasn't reviewing the i9 models though, so throttling wasn't really an issue here.
You can't fix a hardware problem with a software you fucken idiot.
No that was due to the absolute integrated crap graphics. You get a gtx 1050ti in the xps.
the terrible thermal management will kick in for apps that are cpu intensive, gaming is hard on the gpu so thermal throttling wont affect it as much unless if your using the i9 before patch.
Yasser Elgreatly chill tf out bro. No need to start a drama
Great review...well done.... no-nonsense, to the point, and what we want which is information. Thumbs up.
What abt durability.?
Which is the best for 5-6 years of smooth use!
I was waiting for this video for a long timeeeee. I'm now getting the dell xps 15! Would you do a review on the Dell 27 7777 AIO ?
Surface book 2 vs XPS 15 2018 video
ili 129 yes to this. Deciding between these two myself.
Yessss...
ili 129 that’s the video I need, I’m deciding between these 2 as an engineering student laptop
Yeah Surface Book 2! So excited for that video.
XPS 15 has 6 cores whereas surface book only has 4
It was exactly what I needed, I can not find this kind of review in my language. Thanks
So why exactly is anyone buying mac anymore? It seems they've really lost their innovation edge but not their high prices. Sad.
I think this may have helped in deciding which will be my next laptop. Thanks!
Despite the recent upgrade of the MacBook Pro, I feel that the XPS 15” is probably the best. Apple may be premium, but with Dell + Windows 10, you can’t really go wrong.
it all depends. i just like my apple devices and even with different windows laptops and pcs i would never turn in my macbook for a windows laptop.
Marvin B: I would normally agree with you, Apple has some amazing products. But in the past few years, Apple has been really inflexible with their products. I just can’t get over things like dongles and strictly non-upgradeable hardware. Apple products are great and last forever, but I am very concerned about their future. I feel they have boxed themselves into a corner with their no-touchscreen policy and frankly outdated performance. All for a nearly outrageous price. I would normally take Apple’s side in a matter like this, but it’s 2018, and I feel Apple refuses to look forward.
A "premium" price does not a "premium" product make.
Windows and can’t go wrong, that’s an oxymoron
Funnily enough, windows is the only reason I would even consider choosing the MacBook Pro over the XPS. The XPS wins out on all other aspects, except the trackpad.
Something interesting I've found about the XPS touchpad (and any touchpad that uses Windows Precision Drivers) is that the scrolling is drastically different in applications. Not sure why. I had a MBP with Windows 10 and had no issues with scrolling speed; when I switched to the XPS, man applications had issues with scrolling. One interesting fix was to change the color of my cursor in Windows... that actually worked a little 🤦♂️. Still, even in VS, the scrolling speed between the solution explorer and the editor is huge.
I got the MacBook Pro 2017 and I should admit I regret it! Dell XPS would have been better. I have to live with this for a couple of years now!
sorry to hear it, just give it a chance, good luck :)
Resale value is good tho
thx t
so much brooo this is hella helping my laptop choice for my photgraphy and videography passion
Do a adobe on window
Vs
Final cut on macOS
Take the best from both the platform
IF thats a joke then its bad if its not then am sorry to say this but ure quite foolish. Lemme ask u something render the video with final cut on mac then with the same mac run windows in bootcamp and carry out the same test with adobe premiere, wouldnt final render faster. We're not comparing applications, we're comparing cpu performance between the two.
Amazing review Tom superb
I wish I had a lot of money to buy both.
Great review, thanks! P.S. Your room looks super nice! :)
Dell XPS is my dream laptop, I'll never be able to afford it though.
Dell is my dream laptop my name is unicornpinky and naimazeeshan is my mom account
I got the pink screen issue on my 2500pound MBP (flexgate). I am strongly considering jumping brands, and going xps. I only bought mac because of many years of final cut usage, but now my new jobs all using windows, and that seems to be the dominant platform in the tv industry.
Sorry tech chap but you’re wrong about the butterfly keyboard on the new 2018 MBP. Besides the more “quiet”- It actually has a membrane underneath to prevent dust and particles from getting in as easily... but otherwise great video :)
Johnny IsBoss Apple actually havent come out and said that's what's its for... Theyre only promising quieter operation. Although theres no doubt why its actually there...
hopefully it does! We'll just have to see i guess!
shhhh, you don't want Apple to lose the lawsuit haha
Wanted to point this out too..
r/woosh
Great video!
I wish you had covered Ubuntu/Linux. I think the operating system plays an enormous role in your everyday workflow.
A lot of people would rank Linux over MacOS and then Windows if it comes to performance, privacy, and security!
This is a very interesting aspect since DELL already ships the XPS with Ubuntu and i am very much tempted to order one of these.
Your channel is growing. I hope you don't forget about us when you are famous.😂
Thank you for this review!
Fully agree with what you say, had a difficult decision to make quite recently to pick between them.
Went for XPS.
Great to see your channel growing. Does the Dell come in 13"?
Yes it does, the Dell XPS 13.
Shreyas Aradhya P okay thanks!
Yea it does, but it has some cutbacks, such as lack of a dedicated graphics card and more
Harsh Shekhar thanks for advice.
Thank you so much for this video, you helped me out ridiculously!
XPS is better because you could use all the software that's out there for business vs mac where you're limited on what you run.
bootcamp is the solution for that
I’ve had my dell xps 15 for a week now and I absolutely love it!
Never do a comparison of similar specs against the MacBook, do instead it competitive with the same price to compare the value that you get for your money on both computers
To be honest, he contradict's so many of his earlier saying's. Not just that he as well speak's with the office of Dell. I think some one among us has been payed out.
I have been a Mac user since the original white laptop emerged around 2005. I have upgraded my laptops and always taken the fastest and strongest options. I also have a host of iPads and iPhones. The lack of customer support and the constant disregard of Steve Job's original intentions has made me go back to DELL. I'm pleased that so many agree that the Dell product is a better buy, screen and wins overall. It reinforced my intention. Off to place my Dell order now and grateful it isn't necessary to fall into the line at the nightmare apple store which calls itself Democratic in nature. I just call it a frustrating waste of time! Thank you so much for your review!
I bought a £2700 Dell XPS, even though I live in an apple eco-system, LOL
Ditto I'm looking to buy the same one and I'm in the apple ecosystem
Well, it is a very good laptop, but it just takes a bit of getting used too :)
@@StarNightGaming holy fuck I tested one I may bitch about apple on a conveyer belt but I never realized how much I take for granted with them
Don't consider 'gaming' falling under the Power User category. Gamers have gaming laptops and custom dekstops. IMO, a Power User run resource-heavy applications on a consistent basis in either a professional or hobbyist capacity. Or both.
MacBook pro can not compare to XPS 15. How about the surface book 2?
林昱安 yup
Yeah Surface Book 2! haha
Yes you can compare, it has been done.
sure surface book 2 is a good competition
it is a good competition, but it is also a lot more expensive
I enjoy your videos, man. Keep up the good work!
I have a quick question, can you display more things on a 4k screen ? For example, are the icons smaller or simply sharper ?
Because, the battery life is really important to me, and I don’t really see what are the pros of taking the 4k screen.
Technically, you could scale your text, icons, etc to smaller size to fit more on it, but that wouldn't benefit you very much. Everything would still look sharp, but would be smaller and of course harder to read. I purchased the XPS 15 4K i9 version and I love it. I undervolted the CPU and now get about 6-7 hours of battery life editing photos in Lightroom at 40% brightness while listening to music, with no discernible performance drop. However, one other thing to note is that by scaling down your resolution to 1080p, you get slightly better battery life, although I only saw about a 45 min to one hour increase on average by doing so.
people should buy upgradable laptops , DELL XPS is NOT UPGRADABLE .
it is actually. you can upgrade ram.
Thank you all, I think I am gonna stick with the FHD and later buy an extra monitor if I need to display more windows !
Upgrading your laptop is a meme. It will soon be all soldered anyway (like MBPs) in favour of sleeker designs.
Thank you Tech Chap for that video which was pretty enlightening. :)
I'd go with the Dell, I hate apple for many reasons, everything is proprietary and overpriced, they're just unethical in my book, they make beautiful laptops but I don't like them as a company, I'm a Lenovo fanboy for the most part and I'm a big fan of Linux
I used to think the same way, but if you mentioned overpriced, the fact these laptops are over priced, ends up as a good thing in their resale value.
Secondly, the laptop is beautiful, something about apple is that their products last, idk how they manage that but my friends are using iPhone 6s till this day, in that meantime I've seen my sister switch 2 galaxy phones, i switched 3 phone total, one of my best friends got 2 phones in that time interval, now the real realization being my iPhone friends spent less money in last 3 years on a phone than 4 other people and have not faced any issues which i faced. So i think that justifies the cost.
Also I'd like to end with my own experience, the other day i used macbook air (non 2018) the display was sucked as I'm used to an oled now. But aside from that fact, Macbook air ran as smooth as any new windows pc. I was shook to realize that was a 3+ year old laptop. No windows pc will give you that. Unless you plan on going xcarbon or xps who have issues as well bec it's a windows foundation that's the problem macos being highly stable due to unix, but competitively speaking macbook seems overpriced but they are every bit worth it.
@@maniksahdev4292 I disagree about being overpriced being a good thing, but that may be because I'm a Socialist and I'm seeing it from a different vantage point
@@toddlefebvre5165 over pricing their products isn't a good thing ofc, never said that, all i wanted to convey was *the apple premium consumers pay while buying* stays there and reflects back when they are selling the product, making the final transaction same prices as a whole. As an economics student, here's a very simple example.
Premium windows ultrabook costs 1000$ to buy, after 3 years use (if it's still in working condition) will be sold be 180-290$ at best.
While Macbok air 2018, costs 1199$ go buy after 3 years of use, it's surely gonna be in good condition software wise and the built quality stands with time in apple's case. You could easily sell that for 400-500$ after 3years of use.
A) windows = 1000-250 = 750$ effective final cost
B) mac = 1200-450 = 750$ final effective cost.
I hope i wasn't rude and made my example simple.
@@maniksahdev4292 no I get what you're saying now, that makes sense, and you do get a couple more years out of a MacBook too so makes sense
@@toddlefebvre5165 i used to love xps untill recently & but the small things like coil while, windows crashing updates and bugs, made me want to research other options and then i did a practical analysis of how apple even managed to sell it products when they are so damn expensive.
It took me time to understand the same but the apple premium never fades away, sad reality is that status symbol it has become, one can be ignorant and choose not to see it, but he can't deny the reality, which is that, it exists whether the person accepts it or not.
3:07 The reason it's quieter is because they added a silicone membrane underneath the keys to protect them from dust and crumbs. This is supposed to fix the issues that the keyboards were having. So yes, they did supposedly fix it. Though I don't think it has been tested yet because the laptops just came out.
Lovin' Your Work!
I love the Apple OS too much so I bought the MB Pro. Yes it costs more but, from UI, aesthetics and software engineering point of view it's a beaut.
Did you compare Macbook Pro's i7 - 8850H to XPS15's i7 - 8750H?
Daniel Lee yes he did
Daniel Lee which it can't reach anyway because of bad thermal design
Lol wth.. If he really wanted to make this comparison "as fair as possible", he should've picked i7 - 8750H for MacBook Pro. Here Macbook Pro's processor has 2.6GHz of base clock with 4.3GHz of maximum turbo boost clock rate. That is significantly better spec than XPS's processor that has 2.2GHz of base clock with 4.1GHz of maximum turbo boost clock rate... Yeah, MacBooks inarguably have garbage thermals so they will never reach those "promised" clock speeds, but that also explains why MacBooks got better results in Geekbench because it is a shorter test...
Is nobody having trouble with the colors on the XPS's 4K monitor being incredibly oversaturated? I just cannot tune them down... I might need to get a color calibration hardware like datacolor's spyder or colormunki, since for now it is unusable to edit photos/videos and the internal software is unable to fix the problem.
for example if I look at files, that I graded on the new XPS, on my iPhone SE or even my old XPS the pictures seem to be desaturated... especially red.
I obviously googled this issue and I'm by far not the only person having this problem. just saying, if I could I would send the XPS back
The Mac book pro looks much better Imo. Just too much plastic for me on the Dell. Which do you use as your daily driver? I'm still tempted to get the Mac. Its a better os in my view with better third party apps. A lot of people who slag off the Mac in my experience have never used one and often know very little about computers.
The Mac may be more expensive but I guarantee youll get more of that money back when you sell it 4 years or so down the line. The Dell would be worth very little of it's original purchase price.
Richard Dale I do agree the Mac”s retain value. Sold my base 15 inch touchbar edition from 2016 for $2000 AUD and picked up the Dell in the video for $2450 AUD
Richard Dale: there is no plastic - its carbon :-)
Better third party software on apple? Are you smoking crack?
Hmm i wish dell could put the speakers like the macbook and make the touchpad little bigger but it s still awsome for its price
If you use Adobe Premiere, get the XPS, if you use final cut,
Does final cut works with windows?
Exalaxy X who cares if you can use windows 10 in macbook pro.. macbook supports dual boot OS
Use something that supports Intel QuickSync like PowerDirector, since that's what makes FCP fast AFAIK.
Tashreef Shareef
Me and virtually every actual techie under the sun.
You get the most for your money for Mac vs literally every Windows OEM.
I’ve used both.
I think the Dell XPS line has been a huge step up but I've been that embedded in MAC OS for the last ten years it's hard to go back so I'd probably opt for the Macbook Pro despite the outlandish price tag.
_Video Summary_ : The Macbook Pro is *premium junk*
Man was I excited for this! This is my EXACT same situation. I'm torn between both the Macbook Pro 15" these exact specs vs the XPS!!!
and me xps 15 vs extreme x1??
That camera position on the XPS is a joke 😂
Matthew Jura It really is. The thing is I never use the camera on my laptop anyway.
Yep, it is but no one uses it so they can get away with it for those thin bezels. I wish my mac would have smaller bezels even if it came with that cost :/
I need to communicate with freelancers etc so I hope Apple will never put camera in such place... maybe just slightly slightly bigger bezel on that XPS to fit small camera.. would be then a 100% a perfect laptop. Just this little detail haha ;D they can do it!!
It's a tradeoff for the way the screen looks tbh, for your specific use case it definitely is a deal breaker but I'm gonna bet that more than 80% of people have never even spun up their laptop camera. I myself use a mbp, just ended up with it but I would love to see the bezels go, they're a bit ugly compared to a lot of modern screens. I wouldn't be so convinced they wont, people said they'd never get rid of TouchID and look at the iPhone X haha, that had a very large user base and it was practical and they cut it with no remorse. I have a good feeling they might once they actually change the laptop design, we don't know when that is though.
Brandon Landry I do have 15” Razer Blade. It’s so hot during simulation that you can not touch the keyboard. I regret buying it. I’ll get this MacBook ( for my work is more than enough and it doesn’t get so hot outside! ) and dat XPS is next in line.
Finally the confusion between the two is resolved after watching this video. I'm finally going with Dell XPS 15.. Thanks Tech Chap for the detailed comparison.
Damn dell for the kill.
I wouldnt touch the MacBook. Mostly becuase it would over heat and burn you 😂😂😂
Great video. What about reviewing something a bit different: workstation laptops: the new Thnikpad P52 and Dell Precision 7530 ?
Fortnite is not optimised for macos
Plus if u want games buy a window
macOS is not good for gaming everybody knows that
who asked you
yeah everybody knows that
you damn right
Hi! - I'm a new sub and I'm about to purchase the XPS 15 ....after watching your videos and reading your update below, I've decided to go with the i7 version but I'm still indecisive on whether to get the 16 GB/1TB SSD or 32GB/1TB SSD. The only game i do play is The Sims. I'm not a big Gamer or Video editor. What is your opinion about GB choice? Thanks in advance.
4k on a 15" screen...kind of ridiculous.
Thank god you did an i7 comparison ....... i was just searching for just that one.....thanks a lot Sir.
I hate Mac but I love it.
great work, nice review, thanks
9750 or 9570???
az zahar 9570
Both are nearly same in performance. Go for 9750. 9570 is hell more wxepwnsive with very small difference.
Still using my good old 2012 MBP. I barely use my home Mac these days, as my computer usage is mostly limited to work computer and 10.5” iPad Pro at home takes care of most needs. Wondering how ARM Mac rumored in 2020s will be with universal apps between iOS and MacOS.
The dell looks cheap
Tnx for the review. You posted 2 links for the Dell laptop. Is there any differents? And what do you recommend. Tnx