Space between lid and body on XPS15 9510

My hunch, and it is just a hunch is that two things are happening. Either there are rubber bumpers or a rubber seam if you will, that prevents total closure. And the other thought is even with no rubber bumpers or seam, the lid is not closing completely because the keyboard keys would contact the LCD screen and cause marking on the screen.

I have the XPS-15 9520 (I think the same body/case).

Mine does not have this anomaly. 

These are UltraBooks, and the Display is rather large (but thin). I always try to open it from the middle or equally from both sides concurrently. Try not to flex it. They are not built to be rugged. They are built to be thin, light, and fast.

Just out of curiosity, it would be interesting if one of the dell engineers or designers would chime in on this.  As I stated above, as far as I'm concerned this is not an issue, but I would like to know if this is designed to be this way and, if so, what the reasoning behind that design is.  I kinda wonder if JOcean, who responded above, is correct when he opines that perhaps it's to keep the laptop keys from contacting and potentially damaging the screen.  Regardless, I'm interested.  Dell people:  what say you?

Thanks a lot for your replies everyone!

It's nice to see that I'm not the only one with such thing.
I figured it might be intentional (although I fail to see the reason for this, especially since earlier versions of XPS didn't have this "feature"), but wanted to check just in case.

I guess it's not a problem overall. Mine also "closes completely" when I keep pressure on the lid, like on the pic from @StZill . I wonder though if it being constantly "pressed" like this (e.g. in a backpack) would cause some issues down the line. And of course this thing needs additional care, or it will gather so much more dust and dirt while carrying it around in a backpack...

Another thing I would like to add is that I’m of the firm opinion that my XPS came from Dell this way:  It has not been acquired during my ownership. Most of the time the laptop sits on my desk and it well protected when traveling. Also, its construction is fairly heavy duty and neither the base nor lid flex much at all. And the minimal opening on each side appears perfectly symmetrical which also argues for intentionality.  Hmmm………….

About 3/4 of the time I use my 9510 as my home pc with a docking station. When I take it portable, I place it in a sleeve before putting it in my backpack. I do it for added protection—-it’s a large investment for me—-and to keep it clean. Works for me. 

That's my exact experience and impressions as well.

And seeing how others have exactly the same thing, for whatever reasons it may be, it does suggest that this is intentional.

I don't know if I should accept any of the answers as "solution". Just out of curiosity, I would also like to hear something from a Dell rep about this "feature", but I assume that if this is marked as "solved", they will probably just pass it by w/o taking a look?

Come on, Dell.  I know you monitor this forum as I see periodic posts by your people offering help and requesting service tags.  How about some good old fashioned public relations by answering Sergio and my question:  Is the gap shown in our post pictures intentional product design or not?  Also, are there any other 9510 users out there besides Sergio and I that have noticed the same thing with their XPS laptops and would be interested in having this question answered?  I grant that this is not an earthshaking issue, but is certainly of interest to at least two dell owners. These are expensive, high quality machines and it's a legitimate question as to whether this is intentional design for some unascertained reason or whether the manufacturing process results in slight variations from machine to machine.  If it is intentional, I for one would like to know the reasoning behind the design. Either way, I am happy thus far with my 9510.

I also posted the same question in a DellXPS subreddit (link if you're interested: https://www.reddit.com/r/DellXPS/comments/zanvc2/space_between_lid_and_body_on_xps15_9510/ ), and some users replied that they have a similar design on their 9x00 and 9x20 models.

I'll give it a few days for someone from Dell to "notice" this thread, and else will mark your first answer as a solution.

Thanks for the subreddit link. The responses are interesting:  seem to indicate intentionality in the design. 

 I found this recent statement from a different computer manufacturer concerning the “gap”.  I did the suggested test with 4 sheets of paper:  they would not fit into the gap on my machine.  Another suggestion that this is not an issue. 

Interesting find. Thanks for sharing!