Help me choose between the new XPS 15 9550 and the new Precision 5510

[GNito08]

OK. I think I am down to choosing between 2 Dells - the new XPS 15 and the new Precision 5510.

Can you tell me what pros/cons you see from each one compared to the other? (or help me with the additional things you'd look for?)

The difference in price seems to be about $400 (Precision costing more)

They seem to weight about the same, the Precision being a bit heavier

Dell Precision 5510

*Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ (Quad Core 2.70GHz, 3.60GHz Turbo, 8MB 45W, w/Intel HD Graphics 530)
*Windows 7 Professional English, French, Spanish 64bit (Includes Windows 10 Pro License)
*16GB (2x8GB) 2133MHz DDR4 Non-ECC
*Nvidia® Quadro® M1000M w/2GB GDDR5
*512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
*Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8260 Wi-Fi + BT 4.1 Wireless Card (2x2)
*6-cell (81Wh) Lithium Ion battery with ExpressCharge™
*LCD 15.6" UltraSharp™ FHD IPS (1920x1080) Wide View Anti-Glare
*Ports:
1 Thunderbolt 3
2 USB 3.0 with PowerShare
1 HDMI
1 Headphone and microphone combo jack
*Slots
SD Card Reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, supporting up to 64GB)

Dell XPS 15 9550

*6th Generation Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core (6M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz)
*Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English
*15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge
*NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M with 2GB GDDR5
*16GB (2x8GB) 2133Mhz DDR4 Memory
*512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
*Dell 84 WHr 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
*DW1830 3x3 802.11ac 2.4/5GHz + Bluetooth 4.1
*Ports:
2 USB 3.0 with PowerShare 1 Thunderbolt 3 (Thunderbolt™ 3 supports: Power in / charging, PowerShare, Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps bi-directional), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps), VGA, HDMI, Ethernet and USB-A via Dell Adapter (sold separately) 1 HDMI 1 Headset jack
*Slots
1 SD card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC)

Thank you!

 

[hang-the-9]

What are you getting the system for? Precision is a pro level system with a good screen and video card for CAD/Photo/Video work, the XPS is a home level, although higher end, system that is more for games and general use.

 

[GNito08]

What are you getting the system for? Precision is a pro level system with a good screen and video card for CAD/Photo/Video work, the XPS is a home level, although higher end, system that is more for games and general use.

It's more for general productivity work, research/internet so I know performance wise the XPS would probably do just fine.

That's why I need to compare them on other than performance too....like how easy it is to change the hard drive, or the memory, etc. I want a system that's going to grow with me since I tend to keep them a few years. But I need to put a value on those kinds of things to justify the ~$400 extra.

I am also trying to find out the exact hard drive model in each system but I'm having hard time getting that information from the Dell sales rep.

 

[velo3100]

The xps is a consumer line whereas the precision is a workstation. They cost more due to the gpu.