Dell XPS 15 vs. Lenovo Y500

[raystriker98]

I know that in general, both the laptops have almost same specs. This is not for myself, asking for a friend. He wants a sleek laptop with good gaming capabilities that makes a style statement too. I recommended him the XPS 15 9550 i7 variant. Did I do right by him? He did some research himself and likes the Dell but can't decide between the Lenovo Y700 and the Dell. The Lenovo is cheaper and provides slightly better battery life whereas the Dell is downright gorgeous and future-proof but expensive.

 

Basically: better Battery life+ Cheaper vs Better aesthetics+ thunderbolt and hence future-proof(eg usable with Razer Core)

[Orangeator]

15 minutes ago, raystriker98 said:

I know that in general, both the laptops have almost same specs. This is not for myself, asking for a friend. He wants a sleek laptop with good gaming capabilities that makes a style statement too. I recommended him the XPS 15 9550 i7 variant. Did I do right by him? He did some research himself and likes the Dell but can't decide between the Lenovo Y700 and the Dell. The Lenovo is cheaper and provides slightly better battery life whereas the Dell is downright gorgeous and future-proof but expensive.

 

Basically: better Battery life+ Cheaper vs Better aesthetics+ thunderbolt and hence future-proof(eg usable with Razer Core)

The price of the Razor core is so ridiculously high I would not even consider buying it. However does the laptop have thunder bolt 3.0? You need that to use the core if I remember correctly...

[raystriker98]

5 minutes ago, Orangeator said:

The price of the Razor core is so ridiculously high I would not even consider buying it. However does the laptop have thunder bolt 3.0? You need that to use the core if I remember correctly...

he doesn't need the Core right now. Maybe in 2017+ when the GTX 960M will struggle. Core prices might drop and there more alternatives by then.

Edit: Only the Dell has Thunderbolt 3.0, hence the consideration.

[don_svetlio]

Value - Y700
Luxury - XPS15

[raystriker98]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Value - Y700
Luxury - XPS15

agreed. But if you had the money, would you go for the XPS 15?

[don_svetlio]

Just now, raystriker98 said:

agreed. But if you had the money, would you go for the XPS 15?

Personally, I HATE Dell's keyboards - not my thing - I also like red so hence why I own a Y50