Dell XPS 15 9560 release date, specs, price news: laptop with Intel Kaby Lake, NVIDIA GTX 1050 now available to purchase

Following its introduction at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the refreshed version of Dell's popular laptop, the XPS 15, is now available to purchase in the United States for $999.

For 2017, the XPS 15 has been upgraded to sport more powerful specs including seventh-generation Intel Core Kaby Lake processors. The laptop's most popular feature, the InfinityEdge display, which makes the bezels look almost invisible, allows the 15.6-inch display to fit into a 14-inch form factor. Thus, consumers get a compact and portable device that delivers high levels of performance.

The entry-level XPS 15 9560 comes with a 15.6-inch InfinityEdge display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The laptop is powered by the seventh-generation Intel Core i3-7100H processor with Intel HD Graphics 630 and 8 GB of random-access memory (RAM). For storage, there is 500 GB of hard disk drive (HDD) with 32 GB of solid state drive (SSD) memory. The device comes preinstalled with the Windows 10 Home operating system (OS).

Meanwhile, for consumers who want more performance and capability, especially when it comes to gaming, Dell is also offering the XPS 15 9560 with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 graphics processing unit (GPU) with 4 GB of dedicated RAM.

An additional $250 affords customers the GTX 1050 graphics card, as well as a seventh-generation Intel Core i5-7300HQ quad-core processor, 1 TB of HDD storage and the Windows 10 Pro OS. A configuration priced at $1,449.99 will equip the XPS 15 with a seventh-generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ quad-core processor and 256 GB PCIe SSD storage.

The top-tier version of the XPS 15 9560 is priced at $1,649.99. The laptop features a 15.6-inch UltraSharp 4K Ultra HD InfinityEdge touch display with a resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. It also comes with the seventh-generation Intel Core i5-7300HQ quad-core processor and 256 GB of PCIe SSD storage.

All models are equipped with a fingerprint sensor which allows password-free logins via Windows Hello.

Dell has announced that there will be additional configurations, including more affordable options, to be added at a later date.

The Dell XPS 15 9560 is available to purchase on Dell.com.