Dell unveils Frost XPS 15 (9500) with arctic white woven glass in palm rest
One of the XPS 13's best looking options is coming to the XPS 15.
What you need to know
- Dell announced that the XPS 15 will have a Frost color option starting later this summer.
- The Frost version has an arctic white woven glass palm rest that resists smudges and grease.
- The Frost XPS 15 starts at $1,350 and is a $50 upgrade option across selected configurations of the XPS 15 line.
Dell announced that the XPS 15 will have a Frost (white) color option later this summer. In addition to having a striking white finish that some people may prefer, the Frost version also features an arctic white woven glass palm rest that resists smudges and grease. Apart from the color swap and material change of the palm rest, the Frost version is the same XPS 15 that earned a 4.5 out of 5 in our review. The Frost version costs an additional $50 and will be available later this summer across select configurations of the XPS 15.
The XPS 15 is a redesign of Dell's popular 15-inch premium laptop, and is one of, if not the [best Dell laptop you can buy](/(/best-dell-laptop). It features a display with a 16:10 aspect ratio which supports HDR400. It runs on up to a 10th Gen Intel Core i9-10885H processor paired with up to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti. The laptop's full specs are below, but you can read about how it performed in the real world in our full review of the device.
Category | Dell XPS 15 |
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Operating system | Widows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro |
Display | 15.6-inch 4K UHD+ (3840 x 2400) touch15.6-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) |
Processor | 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10300H10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H10th Gen Intel Core i7-10875H10th Gen Intel Core i9-10885H |
Graphics | Intel UHD graphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti |
Memory | 8GB DDR4 Dual Channel SDRAM at 2933MHz16GB DDR4 Dual Channel SDRAM at 2933MHz32GB DDR4 Dual Channel SDRAM at 2933MHz64GB DDR4 Dual Channel SDRAM at 2933MHz |
Storage | Up to 2TB PCIe 3 x4 SSD |
Battery | 56WHr86WHr |
Ports | 2x Thunderbolt 3 with power delivery & DisplayPort1x USB-C 3.1 with power delivery & DisplayPort1 Full size SD card reader v6.03.5mm headphone/microphone combo jackWedge-shaped lock slot |
Audio | Quad-speaker designDual microphone array |
Wireless | Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2)Bluetooth 5 |
Camera | 720p with Windows Hello |
Dimensions | Height: 18mm (0.71") x Width: 344.72mm (13.57") x Depth: 230.14mm (9.06") |
Weight | 4 lbs. (1.83 kg) for non-touch with 56Whr battery4.5 lbs. (2.05 kg) for touch with 86Whr battery |
In his review of the XPS 15, our executive editor Daniel Rubino mentioned that he preferred the white design and materials that at the time weren't available on the device. While we don't recommend it, Rubino has even seen someone mark up a different white XPS device with a permanent marker which they then wiped off.
So much screen
This Frost White XPS 15 brings more than a new color to the already impressive laptop. The arctic white woven glass fiber finish resists smudges and grease. Apart from the material swap, this XPS 15 brings the taller 16:10 display, solid keyboard, and impressive specs of the standard XPS 15.
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