Dell Studio 15  laptop’s elegant design, gorgeous screen, and nice performance are very impressive. It’s not the most powerful laptop, but it delivered excellent performance for its price, and it is quite enough to meet most people’s computing needs.

Features:
Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Memory: 4GB RAM
Storage: 500GB hard drive (plus 2GB of online storage)
Optical Drive: DVD±RW
Screen: 15.6 inches (1,366×768 native resolution)
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 (512MB)
Weight: 5.3 pounds
Dimensions (HWD): 1.5×14.6×10 inches
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium

Design:
Dell Studio 15 follows Dell’s recent, and welcome, trend of putting HDMI outputs and touch-sensitive control buttons on just about every laptop–you can also get those on even the cheapest Inspiron 15-inch. Like the XPS 1530, it has a slot-loading optical drive and an Express Card slot that doubles as a holder for a credit-card-style media remote.

Screen and Graphics：

The standard display unit has a 1280X800 XGA resolution but you can opt for 1440X900 or 1920X1200 resolution if you want to see more content within the screen. The horizontal viewing angle is great for watching a movie with a couple of your friends and the vertical viewing angle is also standard. The graphics option was disappointing. The standard system comes with a Intel X3100 graphics which is only enough for movie watching. The optional dedicated ATI Radeon HD 3450 is also underpowered to deliver good gaming experience. We would like more dedicated graphics options

Keyboard：

 
The keyboard feels quite good with natural click sound while typing. The key travel is pleasurable and key size and spacing is also standard. There is also option for backlit keyboard which is nice to type on darker environments.
The touchpad response is excellent and moving fingers over the glossy textured surface gives a nice feeling. The dedicated scroll areas are also useful to scroll through large WebPages. The buttons are quiet and have good travel.
The media buttons are touch sensitive with white backlights that stays lit for a fraction of a second after being touched which gives the response of a key press.

Battery:
To test the battery life of the notebook, we played a DVD continuously until the computer shut down. In this grueling test, and with the standard battery (a six-cell model), the Studio lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes, which is over an hour longer than both the Studio XPS 16 and the Lenovo Idea Pad Y650, and about 30 minutes longer than the category average. A nine-cell battery is also available for an extra $45.

User’s view:

The good:
Nice keyboard, touchpad and media buttons
Outstanding performance scores 
XPS design at Inspiron prices
Highly configurable options
Excellent typing experience
Variety of design options

The bad:
Bulkier than the 15-inch XPS model
Just under the wire for new Centrino 2 chips
Intel graphics is not good for HDMI viewing
Upgrades are pricy
Access cover at bottom opens up everything