Reviewers got to stop sobbing over that big ol’ hdmi hole. It’s not about saving money it’s the fact that a crater wouldn’t look good with these sleek and thin edges. Also what stops you from investing into a 15$ usb-c to hdmi cable…
Can you confirm this laptop can actually do wifi 6E? Despite what this card is capable of on Intel's site, Dell doesn't have this feature enabled without the "required hardware". I'm very confused and would love you to test if it can do 6E or not.
Good stuff. I wish you'd do a review of the new Dell xps 17" 9730 with the 13th gen i7 chip, and maybe discuss both of the screen options. I just love the 17" in a roughly 15" form factor. I could save about $1k if I get last year's 9720, but I'd like to get the newest. Also am wondering if the newer 9730 is really that much improved compared to the 9720. And I wonder if its keyboard quality went down from the prior year the same way you say here that the 15" model's keyboard went down, and if the 17" has HDR since you mentioned this 15" did not. Regarding this 9530, I see the vent on the bottom, I think you called it an intake vent, but is that also a vent opening along the back edge just behind that little lip that raises it up when laying flat on a table, is that another vent and if so does it remain useable or does it get covered over when the laptop is open? If so, I hope it's also there on the 9730. Thanks.
Somewhat in the same boat. I'm currently considering the 9720 (17") and 9520 (15") at rebate levels. I can get these with UHD+ for roughly the same price as the 9530 with FHD+ but higher spec'd (i9 and RTX 3070). I'm not sure the marginal performance gains (from what I've seen) are worth the extra coin on and for an FHD. Anyway, I'm still thinking about it.
@@JimKanaris Good input. One of the reasons I'd like to get the newer 13 gen chips of the 9730/9530, in my case the 9730, is my guess that the newer chip might be more efficient and run cooler than the older gen 12 chips in the 9720/9520, but that's a guess on my part, wish I knew. If so, then I might be more likely to get the UHD+ screen, thinking if the 13th gen chips are more efficient and run cooler might give a bump up to battery life too. Round and round. That roughly $1k savings sticking with the gen 12 chips is tempting though. I've decided to give it a few more weeks at least and see if any more video reviews of the 9730 come out to answer some of this (I am seeing multiple 9530 reviews already).
As vents are on the bottom, would you say that closing the lid and attaching external monitor, keyboards and mouse would make the thermals and fan noise even worse?
I think this laptop has the ideal size: small enough to be portable, but still featuring a large 15.6" screen thanks to its thin bezels. However, what pushes me way from buying it is the poor thermals, subpar battery life, and loud fan noise. If they can fix those issues and perhaps add an HDMI port, this laptop would be perfect for me.
The issues you pointed out have plagued the XPS laptops for years and have exactly been the reasons I've avoided this otherwise gorgeous 15-inch laptop year after year. The problem is Dell has crammed an Intel "H-series" processor that with heavy battery and thermals demands that this chassis and architecture can't meet. Also no point in paying $2400 for a laptop that has to sit on your desk all day like a desktop machine because you can't confidently carry it around for poor battery life.
I have this laptop. No way are they able to fit a full size hdmi port on this without making the base much thicker.. How can you even raise this as a negative point? Never mind raising it multiple times
I liked your video, nice production! The problem that has always plagued Dell XPS laptops is their heating and thermal throttling. It is paradoxical to expect a thin chassis and powerful performance in the same hardware. The only reason Apple can do this is because they use ARM chips that don't need that much power nor produce that much heat. It was the same issue with Macbooks when they were using Intel chips.
@@JimKanaris I think the major issue has been Dell’s offering on this. I9 is constantly on discount with all the high end components which is not built for this chassis and people fall for the pricing and marketing. If you spec this right with i7, 4050 or 4060 and 1080p it works like a charms and also battery life is respectable.
I’m so used to working on 13-14” laptops (it’s been years since I last had a pc larger that those) that now even 15-inch look ginormous and cumbersome to me. LOL Sorry, had to repost this because of dumb fanb0ying comments.
3:00 I'm really curious - is there anyone who use that lock? I've never use it and not going to. And I don't understand why spend that space for this and not for something really useful
A solid review with delivery of facts we need to know. Some reviews are over done with detail. Your style works well. I am considering this model but have some concern with your remarks about the keypad. But many other things seem positive. I’m a long time Dell user and fan. Thanks.
90 fps is the frame rate the game can run at, 60hz (60fps) is the physical frames you will see. A higher input frame rate indicates more powerful performance independent of the display output rate.
Yeah dell XPS is an awesome machine but in other hand it has high maintenance also they didn't upgraded the web cam yet , it was awesome until i changed the os on my own, anyway but yeah it do justify the premium windows laptop in market and a direct competitor of MacBook pro, but it was the best windows laptop available in the market till now...
I was thinking to choose XPS 17 2023 4K till i watch this video, now convincing me to take 15 FHD+, 15FHD+ really good ? expecting to see month after review )
Dell XPS 15 or XPS 17 Still IS the ONLY Laptop with a BASS DRIVER speaker.This is great.Why does every other Prosumer Laptop only have 2w tinny cheap ass treble only speakers? I know great headphones are a tiny stereo input jack away,but Stay With Me - for the actual device to Have Kick Ass sound answers itself, as 99.9% people balk at putting on some else's ear buds especially ,but even headphones are a PIA. finished,or demo ideas in VLC to any unsuspecting visitors is instant body language critique. Please other brands it's just such an obvious thing to include,but here we are 12+ years after my 2nd gen L502x and still All the option brands:for even double $4k and wt? no bass sound.
This post may or may not be erased eracisted evacuated. 1 non probable reason could include:fire starting= E.g.Gossip gone out of any control.Mike Patton is 4 or 5 years my junior,and superlative.
Many times i have experienced and also long term use of Dell XPS is sub-par quality in their build such as rubber pads and finishing (barely last 2 years at best), the sound METAL GRILL easily chips and you will find more issues on software lack of optimization or so. Overall, it is good in design, but with the amount of teething issues, money you spend for such premium & you can find in dell xps forum and as a user myself, i can tell you it's pretty disappointing. The main issues is the rubber coating on top of the carbon design looking surface of the laptop, it will not last and it will start to degrade in 2 years time.
still own the 2020 Dell XPS with a GTX 1650ti and it's quality has never degraded after 3 years, upgrading to the new 2023 for the CPU and GPU. the only quality problem I've had with it overtime is the battery draining too quickly and the hinge making weird snapping sounds when closing but overall nothing has degraded where I could say it's not worth it, because no other laptop looks this minimal and clean and now performs well enough to do anything with that kind of GPU/CPU but obv if u don't care about how it looks and just the internals then this laptop isn't for you
@@gabescripts Hi, good for you but i bought it because of the looks and perrformance, unfortunately. Saying i do not care about the looks and all is premature at best. when you spend a premium price, you expect premium. Performance is still ok though it gets hot and battery drain very fast. The thing i cannot accept is but the outer carbon coating and rubber "feets" are coming off in a year or 2.
@@gabescripts Same here! My 2020 still looks pristine. Maybe this depends on how one treats it? I must confess, I'm pretty ocd when it comes to my tech.
Yep I agree, this dell have RTX4070, I9 and 130W charger?? So Processor is running at 45W and RTX at 85W? Where Blade 16 have 330W charger and running RTX up to 170W.
@@PKperformanceEU I'm a content creator not a gamer, I wanted to buy this laptop with the configurations I mentioned above bad sadly I'm getting for $2000 whereas in other countries it's lower than this and funniest thing is I'm getting the 2023 4060 model for the very same price but based the reviews and benchmarks it seems this 4060 is good for nothing the 3070ti is knocking 4060 out in almost all categories
@@Inc0gnit045 so you re a content creator yet 12Tflops is not enough for you to create? Something is very off with you and I know what. You re a gamer who doesn't want to be seen a gamer but a serious person that's why you make up things here. You are no content creator, if you were, you could easily do some good content on a 3050ti 9520 without needing more power. If you are a reasonably serious 3D graphics programmer developing your own engine and game or using UE5 or Unity, YOU WOULD STILL BE GOOD WITH A 12Tflops 4060! But you are clearly just here pretending like you are a valuable serious person lmao. Just one good advice: stop gaming and start walking on the way to becoming smarter, more intelligent and serious.
Seems they're still using the abysmal panels. 60Hz and horrible response rate causes eye fatigue. The keyboards are also very cheap and weak for the cost of these machines. Dell has not learned.
still really enjoy your videos...but, sorry man... that's a hard no! let me explain fully: it's a dell. worst customer service of any company ever on planet earth. i know...i had one a few years ago. so i'm in africa...but i hear its even worse in the states? & something WILL go wrong...guaranteed. the smaller ones (keyboard to the edge, xps 13 in white) just look so cool...that was my mistake. maybe if it was fully designed & manufactured in china...i might have more faith. no word of lie. 👊🏽🇿🇦 maybe i got one of the batch from brazil or malaysia...not the main factory in china?
I don’t know elsewhere, but I’m in Europe and Dell is pretty much the go-to brand for most firms, factories, companies and workplaces in general in my country (and a few other ones as well I believe)….and a brand doesn’t get, and stay, there wtih just good products, it must have consistently good support too. Plus, if it’s as good a laptop as described in the video, you won’t even need support until the machine is on its last leg and needs to be replaced….but whatever. No sense in wasting breath on someone (you) who thrashes of a brand, and a good product, based on his *personal* experience (which is not objective fact or standard) and, worse, “discriminates” based on country (to use an euphemism). That completely disqualifies the comment, turning it into a simple bitter (single) customer rant with next to zero credibility and value.
oh, poor lucien. so naïve...yet so vocal. i have also had work machines, the whole company has a contract. overpaying so much for convenience, the supplier can afford to just toss the problem machine & replace it. it's different when you pay for something yourself & get screwed over... more than once by the same crooks. as for my country...yes, we do discriminate...against assholes...particularly when they try so slip a little snide, racist comment into a tech discussion. i mentioned the geographical thing as different factories supply different territories, just as we manufacture 3 series bmw sedans for export to germany. yes, really. possibly, the reason for my displeasure with dell is that i was warned by several different people before my ill-fated decision to ignore their advice. plus, your assumption sucks huge balls as to the prevalence of poor quality. of the about 20 people i regularly chat to about tech, music equipment, cameras, etc...about half have had personal negative experiences with dell & much less with other brands. so go & extrapolate that & look sheepishly at yourself in the mirror. blind fan-boy loyalty does not impress me...quality & fairness does. hamba wena, lucien. 🙏🏽
