And very much so.
For HP is our normal hardware vendor.
In fact, HP Inc. products are the only client systems we directly support, and always recommend.
Until now.
We brought in a few units of the Dell XPS 15 as test units for a customer requirement for a several hundred-unit buy of 15” Ultrabooks as replacements for the systems currently in use at that company.
Sadly, I did not like any of the offerings I had in our inventory, and the visibility I had into HP Inc.’s products did not offer me any confidence enough to put ourselves on the line for them.
I had reviewed the delectable Dell XPS 13 at the start of 2015, and found it capable. Moreover, the word-of-mouth on the newly-released XPS 15 was very positive.
As a result, I decided to give a single unit a go.
I liked it, and authorized a few more units for the staff assigned to that account for their testing and review.
To cut matters short, it passed our muster splendidly.
Because of that, it was named our SmallBizWindows Laptop of the Year 2016.
Barring any unforeseen issues, we shall be proceeding with implementing the Dell XPS 15s at the customer location later this year.
Also resultantly, the Dell XPS 15, our SmallBizWindows Laptop of the Year 2016, is also the SmallBizWindows Product of the Year 2016.
Congratulations, Dell.
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