The only way you can tell this isn’t a MacBook is the crappy Windows stickers. Photo Engadget
This is Dell innovative new XPS 15z, apparently the “thinnest 15-inch PC on the planet.” Does it look at all familiar?
Let’s just say it: The 15z is an obvious rip-off of the 15-inch MacBook Pro, from the squared-and-rounded aluminum body to the black screen bezel to the upward-facing speaker grilles to the chiclet keyboard, complete with miniature arrow-keys. Head over to Engadget’s gallery and you’ll see the truth: while Dell’s own product shots hide the similarities with lighting, Engadget’s photos show just how close a clone is the Dell.
And it’s not even thinner than the MacBook Pro: Engadget pegs it as “a few hairs wider.” I guess that Dell is using the term “PC” to mean “Windows PC.”
The 15z costs just $1,000, and comes with a 2.3GHz core i5 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M graphics processor with 1GB, 6GB RAM, a 500GB 7,200RPM hard drive and a DVD drive. That’s not a bad setup, but the price is too good to be true. According to early reviews, the thin, non-unibody case is flexible to the point of being able the squeeze the internal fan and stop it from working, and the fit and finish is equally shoddy.
It looks like Dell has gotten into the cargo-cult school of design: copy all of the external aspects of a successful competitor, but forget to include any real substance. Available now, if you hate yourself.
Dell 15z product page [Dell]
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