Amazing and disappointing at the same time - Dell XPS 15 2023 + RTX 4070 Review 

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Dell's XPS took a very good lesson from Apple in that your interface with a notebook- screen, keyboard, speakers, touchpad- is *extremely* important, which is something that other brands are still figuring out to this day, but they still haven't figured out the lesson that Apple has learned from their crippled Intel MBPs: that there is a limit to the sacrifices you should make for slimness. You can see it in the new MBPs, where they abandoned the race for being the slimmest and just settled on something sensible. Just bringing the full depth most of the way towards the lip solved so many of the problems they created for themselves, it's crazy. I'm sure that a lot of very significant watts could have been freed up if they abandoned this chassis design where it grows ever thinner towards the lip. It might look very pretty, yes, but it sacrices a boatload of not only performance, but all of your ports! It's a nearly three thousand dollar device and it has fewer ports than a chromebook! It's a business laptop that requires a bloody adaptor to hook a wireless mouse and a projector to it! We have to give them points for the many things they do right- high battery life with high resolution screen and powerful processor, paired with good build quality, speakers, trackpad and keyboard. And, something rare in thinner devices, fully upgradable RAM! That's great stuff. If this GPU inched towards 75~90 Watts, and I'm entirely onfident that's very doable in a chassis with this footprint, then we'd be having a conversation about how this is an *incredible* device with almost no compromise. As it is, it's leaving too much on the table. Seriously, the Aero 15 crammed a 105 W 3070 in a chassis two mm thicker, and Dell is much larger than Gigabyte, especially in mobile devices. Apple figured out that virtually everyone would rather have half again the performance for a truly negligible increase in thickness and heft. Also, 720p webcam on a $3k 2023 XPS, what the fuck Dell? This is your flagship "do it all" business notebook, but it can't manage a decent Zoom meeting? At least the mic is good, I suppose. There's never been a generation of GPUs that have enabled XPS-like devices the way the RTX 4000 does, and yet Dell has simply elected to fail.

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Hi, better to buy this or a discounted 2022 model?

If the laptop is plugged into a power source, is the wattage delivery improved for better graphics performance from the RTX 4070? Thank you.

I want to thank the 13th Gen XPS lineup. I purchased my XPS 17 2022 at a good price. The 4K display is mind blowing!

Even Appale changed their take on ports with their 14" laptops but Dell insists!

I got the 12th gen 3050ti XPS 15 for 1,400 GBP and it's an incredible machine. It's virtually silent when performing office work with the battery able to last around 8 hours. It can handle pretty much all games I play (sometimes I do need to drop the graphics), however, I do wish I could've had the option to spec it with a 3060. Despite this, the price dell is asking for the 13th gen model is absoulutely outrageous. If I were buying a laptop right now I'd probably just get my 12th gen again.

Hello, I mainly edit 4k 60p videos on Davinci Resolve and do some light gaming on the side. I curently have a desktop : i7 8700k with 1080ti 11gb and 32gb of ram. Is this laptop a good replacement? One goes for 2,195.50 euros on sale right now with i9-13900h 13th gen - RTX 4070 - 32 gb of ram. I know that editing sofware are getting more and more GPU dependent so I am kind of scared to do the move, and also does not have 1000 more to spend. What are your thoughts or recommendation? Thank you

Hi, thanks for amazing review. If gaming is not an option I am looking for in Dell XPS 15 do you recommend going for cheaper 4060 or stay with 4070. As I see price difference in both. My primary task will be around usual IT task and bit of entertainment and might consider content creation in future if i go along that path.

More interested in XPS 17 model. Hope they will use new power delivery standarts, because mine 9700 is limited by 130W charger, and vapor chamber can probably handle up to 180W. Its a shame that they didn't put chamber in 15 inch model.

hello, I'm looking for a laptop for mechanical engineering, my heaviest usage will be working with solidworks. what would you recommend? I'm looking for something not too big so I can use it on the train, so 15 inches would be good and also max 2K euros or so

When MacBook Pro 2016 edition came out, I was excited as it was about to changed the future of I/O. Although ended up not well as I expected 🤔 Sorry if this is my Dumb Idea. Imagine if USB C, one port "ruled them all". And no SD Card (something new and just better maybe) 😅

My only deal-breaker is that the headphone jack is on the right side. The cord gets in the way of the mouse for right handed people

Hey im thinking about buying asus zephyrus m16 ,but i can't choose between last year 3070ti or this year 4070 series. ( They are relatively close in pricing after all) which one is better for me?

I've owned an XPS15 (2020) for 3 years now. Once you've made a clean install without all the Dell's bloatwares, it's a good computer with a very premium feel. 3 usb-c ports was not an issue. I'm a photographer and in a pinch, it's a computer you can use in front of your clients. For low demanding tasks, it's a very good laptop. Speakers quality is very good, as is the OLED display.

i wonder how is the cooling on this one

The temps on this year's config is concerning. But overall it's a great laptop!

Do the speakers still rattle? (9500 owner here) Audio driver is also still a concern. My Waves hasn't worked in 2 years despite reinstalls etc. Many other minor annoyances with Dells in general, like the constant fan cycling on/off. OLED should have been 90Hz+ at least when plugged in - I understand battery life is already taking a major hit.

Your XPS 15 affiliate link is broken by the way, RU-vid detects only the first and last parts of it and offers them as separate links.

PTM9750 and thermal pads all across the heatsink, removing the insulating mesh covering the mosfets and this thing can easily hold 100watts on the cpu under sustainable work loads. Disclaimer: It will burn your legs lol.

Thanks for mentioning PWM. Most neglect it and for some users it is a deal breaker.

One of the best-looking Windows laptops out there. Just hope Dell makes some changes to the overall design for a more refreshing look. Still wait for them to launch XPS plus 15 if that's possible.

Between the dell xps 15 and the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo 15 which would you say is better for 4k -8k video editing?

5:47 At least this Dell will most likely not crash/reboot constantly like my Asus Rog Flow X16 (3070 Ti) does.

How would you rate Lenovo slim pro 9i (2023) against XPS 15?

I"m curious what people think about the 4060 vs the 4070 using the 13700h. Since the power limit is in place, I still assume the 4070 is going to give better performance. I am buying one for work first, and gaming second but if the 4070 isn't going to do much more and I have to deal with a lot more noise then maybe I won't do it and settle for the 4060. what do you guys think?

is that the Dell XPS 9530?

I would very much appreciate to see the review of the new Samsung book 3 ultra. Of course if it’s possible and not a bother

Hi! Please allow a quick general question in regard to 2023 gaming laptops: Which one would have the best overall display also suitable for content creators? (I'm a gamer but also enjoy photography and graphic design very much, using mostly Photoshop and the likes). Thank you! :) ...Mini-LED display I guess? ...and doesn't matter if it's a 16, 17, or 18 inch model btw.

touch & detachable screen ?

This laptop is spectacular, I like it, when are you going to try the new HP OMEN Transcend

The best thing you can do on a Dell XPS 15 is disable the dGPU. They become quite capable machines when you do that.

can you make a review on the new XPS 17 9730 please

Great review! It's crazy to me that the XPS has gotten worse in many ways from each iteration to the next. Battery life has gotten worse since the 9500, and performance (at least according to NBC) is actually better on the 9500 than 9520 in many games.

I just received my XPS 15 a few days ago. It is a great machine. Only issue I had right off were the Nvidia drivers. I was on a call with Tech Support, to remedy the issue. Other than that, it has been great. I received the i9, 1tb, Nvidia 4070, with 32gb of ram. If not for discounts, I would have spec'd the video card lower. That being said, I will install more ram and I have a 2tb nvme drive, I will install this coming weekend.

Unfortunately these have become obsolete with pricing this high and not offering any real upgrades. Not all of them have OLED screens, the OLED versions cost CAD $4000 to start!! For what? Similar to 2020 model?

Hope they put a vapor chamber on Dell XPs 15 like they did to Dell XPs 17….perhaps it could reduce the temps a little bit 😁

Thank you! How is NOBODY else reviewing this Laptop? Nothing, not from MKBHD, LTT, Dave or any mainstream channels (no offence to these guys). Usually XPS is the single most anticipated Windows Laptop, the flagship of flagships, but this year, nothing??

Do a review of the Samsung galaxy book 3 ultra with the rtx 4000 series!

Is there no xps 17 this year with rtx 40 series?

I get mine tomorrow 🎉 intel i9, 32gb ram, 1 tb, 4070 and 3.5k oled

They should've made it 16" 16:10 every company is offering just that while they're still stuck with 15"

Please review XPS 17 with RTX 4080 gpu

I hope they fixed their quality control issues 😢

Manufacturers must stop going for slimmer designs for a while and focus on performance and fan noise. Next gen processors have smaller surface area and are more power hungry with increasing core counts

How good is a hp zbook 15 G5? Does anyone use this?

I mean, dell, come on, you haven't changed tue old design for 4 years! Wouldn't it be a great idea to refresh it, maybe use some xps 13 plus designs and new pd standards. Byw, the new precision 5000 series seems like a proper xps 16...😅

Dell XPS 15 2in1 laptop???

Why are mobile GPU benchmarks so wacky since the 40 series? They make no sense, is it all the random TDPs? 🤔🤔

Precision 5680 has hdmi extra so better option and yes it is 16 inch in same chassie so all the way precision 5680. And yes precision 5680 has 98 Whr battery

Some big problems. Too expensive. Limited performance. Those problems are solved with the much cheaper 2022 model. That’s what I will be buying.

It is a good laptop for software engineers, mechanical engineers, civil engineers, automotive engineers, and architects. However, it still has build quality issues and heat issues. Too powerful for its size. I like the Dell XPS 17 (9730) for better build quality and heat management.

After last year's offerings in the notebook lineup, this year's seems like a big step down. The 40 series GPUs seem weaker than last year's (maybe because of the crippled TDP) and I don't think we've seen or heard much from AMD's side as yet. It was enough for me to keep my 2017 MBP 15 for mobile use and decide to, instead, build my own desktop PC for working and gaming at home.

hi are you going to review yoga 9 pro 2023?, if yes i will be waiting for the review turn on your bell

Lol Dell really needs to step up its game. The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" and even the 14" will blow this out of the water with RTX 4070 at 100w and 80w vs this pathetic 50w...Also, 60hz is becoming kinda unacceptable in these premium devices imo.

Watch other reviews. Performance is bottlenecked by heat, and dell will probably lower performance with bios update, like they did before. No buy for me this year

So cool 3300 €

Makes no sense buying the XPS 15 when the Zephyrus G15 and M16 exist. Better specs, more ports and GPUs that actually work

Very sad to see worse battery life in this year's model.

Terrible marketing, Dell is looking to scam their customers with a 50W GPU.

Nice and slim

Slapping a 60hz panel in a 2023 RTX 4070 laptop is just ludicrous! I hope they sell 0 units.

a port for everything and multiple of these super connectors are not comparable to having one of one like one hdmi one USB-A , One USB-C what the hell and what about placement of these i have to connect a hdmi on one side of one other side of the other laptop that's bs Instead thunderbolt on both sides basically removing proprietary connections i feel like these people are basically the ones asking apple to keep lightning connector😂😂 how about vga port and how about revolutionary c storage solution dvd or cd i guess i see why floppy disk should be brought back that's substainable paper based storage solution wth you want

This Dell XPS 15 once again feels like Dell's neglected middle child. It's using a 4 year old design that severely thermal throttles AGAIN, it has fewer ports than even the 2021 and later MacBook Pros, and battery life isn't anything too special given the price and meh performance. Honestly, if you're an Apple user, you're laughing with your 2021 or later MacBook Pro right now, because you're fine right now. If you're a Windows user, just go for a comparable gaming laptop, like the Eluktronics Mech 16 / XMG Neo 16 or pretty much any other "comparable" Windows laptop. Heck, Just Josh on RU-vid showed that Dell actually somehow disabled Intel's thermal throttle limit of 100 Celsius and set it to 108. It ended up thermal throttling and the chassis ended up becoming hotter than any laptop I've or Josh had seen to date. Do NOT buy the XPS 15. Go with an XPS 17 or another laptop.

60hz and no cooling chamber in 2023 is unforgivable, why tf would anyone even buy this?

€1000 per extra 1mm thinner. PWM has already been mentioned. The design is nice until looking at the label - still present despite €3300. These manufacturers' greed is beyond words. The design, however, is worthless as long as the arrow keys are small. 4070 is upselling. --robert jasiek

XPS should have AMD version and i will come back to XPS, my last XPS just go directly to trash with trash screen broke within a month, losen touchpad, retarded keyboard sound.

For paying so much, and you get a lousy 720mp camera since its launch.

Dell XPS 16 inch + 4 nm ryzen 7940hs + 4070 with upgradable RAM up to 64 GB and SSD up to 4 TB would be the best choice even for $3500. Intel is making a junk 10 nm APUs with useless iGPU. Dell should think about it.

And then they say Apple MacBooks are very expensive 😂😂

239hz pwm is bad for human eyes. Don't buy this laptop

XPS 15 has gone downhill. Shame on Dell.

your graphic on GPU perfomance in game does not mean any things for someone who is interest on buying this

3000€ and what do you get? Ridiculously tiny cursor (and function-) keys that are well optimized for children fingers. only. IMHO, this is a stupidly expensive children's toy.

dell didnt build to last

$2800 garbage

Im gay for reviewer. He is so cute

Great Review! 👐. Will we get an Asus Zenbook Pro 14 4070 review?