Dell Precision 5550 15-inch Mobile Workstation Laptop Computer

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Product Overview

Dell Precision 5550 is the mobile workstation version of the company's premium laptop, the XPS 15 9500. It offers a Xeon W-10855M CPU option and ECC memory support as well as Turing Quadro GPUs instead of the GeForce graphics found in the consumer XPS 15.
Like the consumer version, the Precision 5550 is a gorgeous device with virtually no bezel around the 15.6-inch display, which is available in FHD+ or 4K. Both come with a pleasing 16:10 aspect ratio.
For a marginally larger footprint, Dell has also debuted the Precision 5750, the first 17-inch mobile workstation from the company that focuses on portability besides performance.

Ratings

What we found**

Pros
  • Very fast WLAN transfer rates for a workstation
  • Slim bezels
  • Fast SD card reader
  • Long battery life
Cons
  • Below-average CPU performance when gaming
  • High power consumption when gaming

What external reviewers found***

External score 74% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
  • Good battery life
  • Fast Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity
  • Fast SD card reader
Cons
  • No Thunderbolt 3
  • CPU throttling when gaming
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Specifications

FHD+4K

Connectivity

Ports3x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Audio jack + 1x SD card
Wireless ConnectivityWiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity56 or 86 Wh
Camera | FrontIR HD fixed focus camera
SpeakersStereo woofer 2.5 W x 2 and stereo tweeter 1.5 W x 2

Dimensions

Size | Depth230.30 mm
Size | Height11.65 mm
Size | Width344.4 mm
Weight1.84 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio16:10
Display Diagonal17 inch
Display TypeNT, Anti-glareIPS
Gamut100% sRGB
Refresh Rate60 Hz
ResolutionFHD+, 1920 x 12004K UHD+

Function

GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 630, NVIDIA Quadro T1000, or Quadro T2000
Keyboard BacklightWhite
Operating SystemWindows 10 or Ubuntu Linux 18.04
Processor10th-gen Intel Core i5, i7, i9 H-series or Xeon W-series
Touch Screen4K panel only

Performance

Memory | Capacity2x SoDIMM up to 64GB (non-ECC) or 32GB (ECC)
Memory | TypeDDR4 2933MHz non-ECC or DDR4 2666MHz ECC
StorageM.2 PCIe NVMe up to 1TB, Self encrypting SSD available

Production

Debut2020-05

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External Reviews

notebookcheck[1]

Reviewer score 74%
Reviewers from notebookcheck have found the following***:
The chassis is identical to the XPS 15 9500 but in a darker matte gray tone instead of silver. The metal bottom panel is slightly more difficult to remove than on last year's Precision 5540. The Intel AX201 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity. A three-year limited warranty comes standard.
Find the original article here.
Pros
  • Fast Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity
  • Fast SD card reader
  • Good battery life
Cons
  • CPU throttling when gaming
  • No Thunderbolt 3

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References

  1. ^ Dell Precision 5550 Workstation Review: The XPS 15 For Professionals. [notebookcheck]. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Precision-5550-Workstation-Review-The-XPS-15-For-Professionals.483877.0.html. Retrieved 2021-03-22.

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