The Dell XPS 15z....look familiar?

Currently, I am typing out this blog entry on a Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop, which I first bought in 2005. Even with only 512 MB RAM and only a 60 GB hard drive, it's lasted longer than anything else I have ever owned. As you'd expect it's now getting a bit slow and worn out, and with several missing keys and a broken screen hinge it can be quite annoying at times. So I decided it's time for an upgrade, and seeming as this one has lasted me so long I went straight to the Dell website. As I use Photoshop, play the odd game and have quite a hefty music collection I decided to go for an XPS (Xtreme Performance System) laptop. 

Dell (top), Mac (bottom).

This is where I found the Dell XPS 15z, a very powerful laptop and quite an aesthetically orientated one too....but something about the design seemed quite familiar. Then it hit me, it looked very similar to the Apple Macbook Pro. You can't really blame Dell for taking inspiration from arguably the best looking laptop in the world, but it just shows how companies are using Apple products as almost a base to design their own products on. Samsung are one of the main culprits for this, with their 'New' Galaxy tablet having them taken to court by Apple over it's appearance. Granted, here there are a few design features that are different e.g. the hinge, the colour of the inside bottom layer and the design of the keys, but apart from that they look very alike. They are also in a similar price range, and have similar features e.g. a back lit keyboard, a tray-less disc drive and a HD screen.


 Below are some images from different angles of each product to compare....but what do you think?

Dell images (top), Mac images (bottom).