One of the most trusted PC manufacturers out there is Dell, and their Labor Day sale is nothing to sneeze at. The computer company has been in the business since the 1980s and has amassed a glowing reputation for creating quality, reliable, and durable computers. Dell’s Labor Day laptops are divided into two main categories: Work and home use. One of its best home laptops is the Dell XPS 15, which received an outstanding review from us back in 2018, garnering a nearly perfect score of 4.5 out of 5 stars. All in all, this is one of the better Labor Day laptop deals going on right now.
This strikingly attractive and powerful laptop is available on Dell’s website for $338 off plus free shipping. Get it for $1,337 instead of its usual price of $1,710. Dell is also offering some
The XPS 15 laptop has a silver aluminum finish that makes it look elegant and classy. It may not boast the more modern aesthetic of a Surface or a Mac, but it’s still a head-turner. It has a 15.6-inch 4K Ultra HD display that offers dramatic and dynamic images with rich contrasts and vivid colors. It is not the thinnest nor the lightest laptop we’ve ever seen, being a full pound heavier than the 15-inch MacBook Pro, but its bulk serves a purpose. It’s built like a tank and feels extremely solid and durable.
This laptop is outfitted with a terrific number of ports. You’ll find two USB-A ports, a Thunderbolt 3 (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3), an HDMI port, and a full-size SD card slot. Typing on this laptop’s keyboard is speedy and comfy, with a layout that fortunately doesn’t stray from the normal. The touchpad is also extremely responsive, reacting well to multi-finger gestures and the lightest of strokes.
This unit runs with an eighth-generation Intel Core processor, 8MB of RAM, and 256GB of memory. It’s a formidable speed demon, capable of running heavy software like Photoshop, Pro Tools and CAD swiftly with little to no heat. It deftly handles multiple opened programs and browsers and streaming Ultra HD videos. In fact, you can even use this as a gaming laptop with its upgraded GTX 1050 Ti graphics chip. It can run graphically demanding games smoothly and glitch-free with an excellent frame rate.
The XPS 15 can easily last the entire day even with maximum usage. Its 97-watt-hour battery managed to last over 14 hours in our video loop test.
It may not be the thinnest or lightest 15-inch laptop out there, but when it comes to sheer power, display, and battery life, the Dell XPS 15 laptop is a seriously strong contender and our pick for the best 15-inch laptop for 2019.
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The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.