Dell Precision 5530 (15.6-inch, 2019) Series

Dazzling display. Two Thunderbolt 3 and two USB-C ports. Near-perfect pen input.

Heavy and unwieldy in tablet mode. 16GB RAM ceiling at this writing. 4K screen hurts battery life. Webcam placement makes you look pinheaded.

Bottom Line: Dell's Precision 5530 2-in-1 takes the company's XPS 15 2-in-1 convertible and turns it into a mobile workstation with solid performance and a spiffy 4K touch screen, though like all 15.6-inch hybrids, it's too heavy for tablet use.

Remarkably thin and light. Formidable six-core Xeon horsepower. Gorgeous 4K touch screen.

Expensive. Unusable webcam placement. No middle button (or any buttons) on touchpad. Only one Thunderbolt 3 port.

Bottom Line: Dell splices its XPS 15 DNA with its Precision mobile workstation line to create the 5530, a lightweight basher with overpowering six-core Xeon and Nvidia Quadro chops and a spiffy 4K touch panel.

optional AI-based custom performance optimizer software ; bright, high quality FHD and 4K UHD touchscreen options ; included USB Type-C adapters, WACOM pen ; very powerful CPU and GPU for the size ; full sRGB and AdobeRGB coverage ; portable and thin...

pulse-width modulation on lower brightness levels ; slow display response times; increased ghosting ; reduced performance when on batteries ; lacks many traditional workstation ports ; stylus buttons have poor feedback ; only one internal storage bay ;...

If you're a traditional workstation user who wants integrated VGA, full-size ports, thicker chassis, ECC memory, Smart Card readers, more storage space, E-Port compatibility, and easier serviceability, then the Precision 5530 2-in-1 is not for you. A...

portable size ; excellent build quality ; striking case design and color ; good workstation performance ; CPU is much more stable than Precision 5520 ; GPU is rock solid ; fast storage ; trackpad is accurate ; Thunderbolt 3 ; very fast SD card reader ;...

keyboard key caps may be too small for some users ; mediocre port selection ; despite even pitch, fans can get loud ; CPU get very hot under load ; oscillating CPU performance during long workloads ; some throttling under heavy loads ; no ECC RAM...

This is more like it. Dell has tried for three years to perfect the thin-and-light workstation, and the Precision 5530 is their best effort yet. This is the machine we were hoping the Precision 5520 was going to be, and it is good to see such...

Spot on build quality ; Great keyboard ; Fingerprint and Face detection unlock ; Good battery life ; Brilliant display ; Legacy ports included

Basic utilitarian design may not be for all ; Speakers are just okay ; A bit on the pricer side for high-end specs ; Webcam is mounted on bottom bezel

The Dell Precision 5530 is a serious contender for the hearts of content creators. Especially if those creators are looking at the maxed out version of this device and have the money to sink into it. It won’t disappoint. It’s a powerful machine with an...

Dedicated ; Thin bezel on three sides ; Large screen ; Responsive trackpad ; Light in weight

Small keyboard ; No separate 10-key numeric keypad ; Awkward location of webcam ; Not touchscreen ; Average speakers

software opzionale per l'ottimizzazione delle prestazioni personalizzato basato su AI ; luminoso, di alta qualità FHD e 4K UHD opzioni touchscreen UHD di alta qualità ; adattatori USB Type-C inclusi, penna WACOM ; CPU e GPU molto potenti considerate le...

modulazione di larghezza d'impulso su livelli di luminosità inferiori ; tempi di risposta del display lenti; aumento del ghosting ; prestazioni ridotte quando si usano le batterie ; manca di molte porte tradizionali delle postazioni di lavoro ; i...

Se sei un utente di una workstation tradizionale che desidera una VGA integrata, porte full-size, chassis più spesso, memoria ECC, lettori di Smart Card, più spazio di archiviazione, compatibilità E-Port e facilità di manutenzione, allora il Precision...