Dell 15 Laptop Touchscreen Black

The Dell 15 Touchscreen packs a 10-core i7, 32GB RAM, and a 2TB SSD into a business-focused laptop. It's a productivity beast, but the integrated graphics are a serious weak spot. At $1,399 USD, it's only worth it if you need pure CPU power and never plan to game.

The Core i7 here sits in the 84th percentile for CPUs in our database, which means it's genuinely fast for everyday work. 32GB of DDR4 RAM is plenty for heavy multitasking, and the 2TB NVMe SSD lands in the 94th percentile for storage, so boot times and file transfers are snappy. But the integrated Intel UHD graphics drag the whole package down. Gaming performance scores 11.5 out of 100, which is rough. This is a work machine, not a play machine. The 15.6 inch IPS touchscreen is fine but sits in the 41st percentile, so it's nothing special. Brightness and color accuracy are about average for a budget business panel.

Stacked against the competition, this Dell gets outclassed fast. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and Lenovo Legion Pro 7i both offer dedicated GPUs that make this Dell's integrated graphics look ancient. The HP OMEN Transcend 14 and MSI Raider are also in a different league for gaming and creative work. Even the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, while pricier, delivers a screen and GPU that embarrass this panel. The Dell's only real edge is the 2TB SSD and 32GB RAM at a lower price than those machines. But you're sacrificing a lot to save a few hundred bucks.

At $1,399 USD, this is a tough sell. You're paying for the CPU, RAM, and storage, but the integrated graphics and mediocre screen hold it back. For that money, you could get a laptop with a dedicated GPU and a better display. The 2TB SSD is a nice perk, but storage is cheap to add externally. If you need raw CPU power and tons of RAM for work, it's not a terrible deal. But for most people, there are better-rounded options at this price.

The Dell 15 Touchscreen is a weird mix. You get a 13th Gen Core i7 with 10 cores, 32GB of RAM, and a massive 2TB SSD. That's a serious productivity setup. But then Dell pairs it with Intel UHD integrated graphics, which is like putting economy tires on a sports sedan. It'll fly through spreadsheets and code compiles, then wheeze if you try to play anything newer than Minecraft on low settings.

Skip this if you want to game, edit video, or do any GPU-heavy creative work. The integrated graphics will frustrate you daily. Also skip it if you need lots of ports, one USB-C and no Thunderbolt is limiting for a $1,399 machine. And if reliability matters, the 33rd percentile score and 3.4 star customer rating suggest you might be rolling the dice on long-term durability.

This is a machine for office workers, students, and developers who need raw CPU power and lots of storage, and who never plan to game or edit video. If that's you, the 10-core i7 and 32GB RAM will chew through anything you throw at it. But if you want a laptop that can do a little bit of everything, this isn't it. The integrated graphics are a dealbreaker for anyone who wants to play games or do GPU-accelerated creative work.