Dell XPS 17 Review - My New Laptop? 

Seen a number of reviews on this laptop but yours is the most thorough yet still not too lengthy. Well done.

wow, another video, you really are working hard to get these quality videos out! nice Jarrod!

I love your videos man ❤️ keep posting more!

You're a legend

Been waiting for this hell yeah!

Hi Jarrod, Another great thorough review. The Dell XPS 17 with 4K Touch display, RTX 2060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, then upgrade the RAM to 64GB and add another SSD is currently my preferred purchase option. I'm planning for a Black Friday purchase in November. Your review highlighted downsides of low latency of the display/audio and battery drain under high performance loads - but I can probably live with those. I've watch a lot of laptop reviews for at least 18 months and the XPS 17 is currently my favourite laptop to purchase. I was originally going for a Alienware 15 or 17 but when they started soldering in the RAM I shied away from Alienware.

Every single details 🔥 Good job as a reviewer

I love basically all of your content, and am a huge long-time fan! Keep it up; soon, you'll be setting the trends for all the others. Your videos are the most informative, though well-produced and funny videos I've seen! :)

I am so happy you reviewed this model and not the high end one. Almost every content creator is reviewing the high end one. And i want this version because of its battery life! Your review didn't disappoint. Great battery life!

Such an amazing display, yet most reviewers don’t even bother to change the wallpaper.

the best xps 17 review I have ever seen on youtube by now.

Another great vid! Hope to see something on the Legion 7i from you in the near future!

good quality content mate. keep it up.

7:18 Nice :D

Great work man, thank you

In my country you need to sell your soul to the demon to afford this beauty :((

7:18 *NOICE* 😉

Bro every time I got a laptop on mind I make a video about it, thank you

Why do you only have 200k subs? You deserve more!! 👌👍👏👏

Nice review Jarrod. I was tempted to get this but as you say its so expensive for the performance you get. I would be tempted more with the Razer 17 perhaps but I do like that battery life :)

The display looks really amazing. 💓

great vid always.... can we expect a review of msi creator 15?

This is the type of laptop I would get if I already had a good pc... untill such a time comes I'll get the slick gaming laptop that the legion 5 is... cant wait to get it with a 1660ti

I’m buying it for the aesthetics.👍 Great review!👍

Nice man, this may good competition for razer blade and macbook

Great review. I bet the magnets are made to be stronger since it turns on when you open the screen. This prevents the screen from flopping open in a bag maybe?

Even though this laptop is great... I am still gonna buy the Acer Predator Helios 300 2020 model. And nothing can change my mind about that. Hoping Jarrod can do a full review on it soon. Due to him being very informative in each single test, which I do greatly appreciate.

Hey Jarrod, great video! Can you compare the XMG fusion 15 with the Infinity W5/XMG neo 15? Are there any noticeable differences in build quality, performance and screen quality? Is it worth upgrading to from the fusion 15?

Omg! Im sold. Adding to cart.

I love your videos ❤️

Would love to see a review of the new dell G7

So with 2k budget. Is this a top choice for casual use, web, watching films, editing 2d in lr, pts, light gaming ? If not, any other recommendations? Great vid btw, u earned a sub

For me this would be perfect if dell offered a high refresh rate option because it doesn't matter whether you are gaming or browsing, you can really notice the smoothness!

Good quality content! I returned my XPS 17 due to overheating shutdowns, getting a new one though. Love the clean and white desk, would like to know the desk link if possible!

Hey Jarrod, will you review the new Lenovo legion 7i with 500 nits panel? Cheers and thanks for the great content, I always look to your reviews and comparisons to decide what I want to buy.

One suggestion: for the 'lower is better' graphs eg. 12:09 , it should be sorted top - lowest and bottom highest, instead of the other way round.

In Czechia, the XPS 17 starts at around $4000 for the i7 model, even Macbooks 16” are cheaper ...

I got this computer with higher graphics rtx 2060, iclre 7 10875H and 4k screen fro 2500 dollars in the USA. Its powerful. It does have a trackpad problem and im getting a replacement.

Hey did you or do you plan to review the Eluktronics Thick with the high end AMD in it? There is an option for the 16 core one, I am curious how the termals do on that one when paired with a 2070

This needs an AMD cpu so badly

Thanks Jarrod, great review. I have two questions for you, 1) Can it be used outdoor? Can I work in park with this laptop during the day? (My actual laptop Dell latitude is too glossy, I cant work outside during the sunny day). 2) Can we connect this laptop to power supply and 3 4k monitors on the same time?

Great review Jarrod, but is 1650 good for 2020 and future titles? or is it just a content creator focused online, I am looking for something well built and gaming focused but not too "gamery" (i.e Flashy lights, red keys and crazy logos everywhere)

I hope they will have Mini-LED display on XPS next year with More better battery life.

I wish you can review the ThinkPad series, really looking forward to the new AMD ThinkPads

looks accurate, solid and premium :)

I have 5 questions with Dell XPS 17 : 1. Can I use two power bricks to solve the charging problem ? 2. Can I disable the dedicated GPU somehow ? 3. Can I use high refresh external display for gaming ? 4. Can I use e-GPU with it ? 5. Does the battery continue to drain while using e-GPU with an External Display ?

Could you please make a review of the Acer Nitro 7 of the 2020 model. I am looking forward to seeing your view about it. so I know if I should buy it

Hi Jarrod I thought the low end configure like the i7 6 cores, GTX1650Ti and FHD+ Display would set you around 2.1kg based on the internet I saw? 😅Anyways love your content and would you recommend this over the Alienware m15 r2?🤔I mainly bring it for school work, a little gaming and video editing🙏💯💯

Nice job as always. This is a hard sell when you can get more performance with a 4800H and a better card for $600 less. Looks nice but as long as the laptop isn't butt ugly that is not my number one or eighth priority.

Thanks as always for the great Review !!! but one thing i don't understand is how come your latencymon result did not pass but other's reviewers for the xps 17 did pass latencymon ? Dave Lee said in his Review that he run latencymon over an hour without any problem ... thanks

Nice. Unfortunately, I think any kind of ghosting would make me feel like I'm ingesting fumes. The price already does.

Could you try and please review the refreshed Hp envy 15. It looks really good and nobody has reviewed it yet.

The WiFi / Network performance is impacted by the Killer Software Suite. This has been a known issue for Dell systems using the Killer Network cards and the installed Killer Suite for some time. The XPS 9500 and 9700 are no different. When comparing WiFi / Network performance against other systems the Dells are usually 300 to 400% slower! If you uninstall the Killer software and use the Killer remover software found on the Killer Site @t and then download and install only the Drivers your WiFi / Network performance will improve considerably!

Hey jarrod what do you use to make a really good looking graph that you use in benchmarks. Can you do a small tutorial about it ?

Hey Jarod , Is HP Omen still drunk at an airport?

Waiting for the HP Omen 15 ( ryzen 7 & 1660ti)

Just got my 2nd unit and my god, they're like bethesda. They try to fix something, and it mess something else up. They fixed the trackpad, but end up making it not flat. You can feel that they stop gap the issue with cheap fix like putting something underneath it pushing it up higher. The cost is that the left side of my trackpad is raised higher than the left. Not only that, the trackpad is not centered. Imagine 2 rectangle, one large and a small inside a large. Now image that small rectangle push itself all the way to the left side of the large and inclined up left you with a gap on the right. You got a solid left but a offset limped right. Now outside the trackpad, the left hand palm rest is bulged. Idk what else to describe it but it's not flat. The moment i put my hands on it, I knew something is off. On the the keyboard, you don't have to press it and it make plastic wrapper crinkling noises. Move your hand aross the board lightly and you got a bag of chip. Oh did i mention it's not flat either? Contemplating on return or exchange. Feeling cheated but I did get a good discount.... Oh and it's the 2060 FHD model with a stuck pixel. I'm not excited to find more problem with the more I'm using it. STAY AWAY from this shiz, they need to redesign the "redesign".....

How's the fan noise after an hour or so on low stress tasks such as watching RU-vid? Thanks

The undervolting problem comes from the Intel security Patches in the Bios, had the same problem after updating the bios on my dell G5 (has something to do with voltage regulation access or something like this). in my case it was possible to enable it back by reset the Bios to factory reset , dont know why , but it work for me XD

Jarrod could u please make a video on Dell g5 15 se with the bios update since the temps have come down after update 1.3.0

That trackpad size tho... :O

Really thanks for this great review but are you sure you have a 97 watt hour battery on non Touch full HD model. Since on Dells website they mentioned you only get 56 watt hour. Please clarify because I’m looking to buy the exact same configuration?

Great review. Would you buy this top spec for $3000 or Lenovo Legion 5P AMD 4800H RTX2060 for a $1000?

I have the version with a RTX 2060 Max Q, 8 core i7-10750H, 32 GB RAM, and 1 TB SSD.

Are you reviewing all kinds of laptops now? Not just gaming ones? I mean, this does have a graphic card, but isn't necessarily a gaming laptop. Are you planning on reviewing something like the HP Spectre x360 15"? That one has a graphic card too, just not nearly as beefy as others cause it's a 2in1. It is 4K and OLED with a touch display, and I'm very interested in a review cause literally nobody has been reviewing it for some reason. It's been out for a month and I've only seen 1 or 2 reviews from big channels

I think you did not inderstand the power drain issue: 1. yes it drains the battery under load, that is how Dell designed it but 2. the charger in many many cases (including mine) will never provide more than about 100W to the notebook. (when measuring directly at the power outlet). That means that there is 30W less in the power budget, so the battery is draining even more. Under heavy load mine drains about 1% per minute.

Don't know if this is something Dell added recently or if it's exclusive to models with the RTX 2060, but there is an option in the BIOS to route external displays through the NVIDIA GPU. Setting it allowed me to enable G-Sync on an external monitor.

This laptop looks great. My only issues with it are the CPU and soldered wifi card (I've got 2 bad AX200 cards in my drawer - not the most reliable). Give me this with a proper replaceable wifi card and AMD CPU and I'd be VERY intrigued....

Just Amazing...

I'm so tired of hearing xps quality control and Intel overhearing issues. I just got amd zephyrus g14, for the first time I'm really enjoying windows laptop with 0 issues. Hope they start working on amd chips in proper xps, now that would be my dream laptop.

It's been a while that I'm looking for a 17" laptop for my next device. this is interesting but not my choice! max-17 and GS75 are better options but I'm waiting for a 17" Zephyrus that has an standard keyboard placement! they can remaster GM501 with a 17 inch display! i hope it comes to reality!

hey jarodd, could you please review the lenovo ideapad 3i? Thanks!

Hi sir. Please help me with undervolting with dell g3 3590.. it has gtx 1650 and 8gb ram. And also thanks for the review on the XPS 15... wanted to check if it was good for business workers as my dad needs one right now

Is the trackpad used like a mac? Or is it a weird windows left and right click thing?

Got the MBP16 with 5600m instead, although this was an option I did consider.

Hp omen 2020 review would be great and response time comparison of 144hz panel vs 300hz panel

I returned my 64 gb 2tb 2060 because there is too much thermal throttling especially noted when running in a cooler environment. Agreed for the price I paid I would want more performance and thus I returned it.

Since all the usb c port are power delivery, can you plug more than one charger to supply more power? I know its a long shot, and probably won’t work, but who knows....

I would say just get the better gpu and cpu if you weren’t satisfied if the performance. But then I saw how much it would cost. Honestly buying a new Aero 15 would be cheaper and might faster with the higher gpu options. Honestly I’m tempted. There aren’t many laptops with 500nit screens. This maybe the only 17” one also. Some have said the speakers were bad on their units, but it seems that’s been addressed on your machine. So aces there. For the right person I think this is a perfect fit. Hopefully it’s as reliable as it is sexy.

intel recommended(requested) the manufacturer to lock under-volt because of a security problem, which would only happen if the hacker has physical access to your device, geez

Hey jarrod can u do a video on the new dell XPS 15

7:18 I see you’re a man of culture as well

Sir, Waiting for your helios 300 and nitro 5 review 😔... Is it worth to purchase 2020 model of helios 300 or 2019 is fine? 2020 will cost 200 USD more than 2019 in my region... If you can't get your hands on review unit then can you please make a video telling the difference between 2019 vs 2020 model without review unit in your other channel?

When are you going to review either the vaper 15x or vaper 17x?

Beautiful

Great video! I am understanding more about computer as I use them, but can someone explain to me what’s a “ PL BOOST”? Thank you in advance!

Can you connect the oculus quest with the oculus link to play half-life alyx on the i7 model with rtx 2060 graphics card?

Worthy upgrade over a Dell Precision 5540: I7-9850H, Quadro T1000, 32GB ram, 256GB NVMe ssd???

When you will review the razer blade 15 2020☹️

my 4k 2060 version fried the dgpu last night playing league of legends. Dells customer support is incredible but definitely worried about why this could have happened

Will u be reviewing the REDMIBOOK 16?

Hello do you recommend to buy this one or the MacbookPro m1?

finally!😍

Can you review the s15 gaming laptop?

Bro I'm building a gaming rig $1000 (include all peripherals like monitor and keyboard only) totally worth it. With an matx case xD 2060 and ryzen 3 3300x

Hey Jarrod , Please do review Hp Envy x360 Amd ryzen 4500u

great video where can i get that wallpaper ?

aesthetically this laptop is perfect. Way out of my budget though, atleast for the RTX 2060 version

I cant wait for the day of bezel-less laptop screens

Hi Jarrod... I have a new laptop (msi gl65 9sd)... The was a 1x16 gb ram with 2666 mhz in there... i have 2x8 gb ram with 2400 mhz... So which is better the single channel 16gb with 2666 mhz or the dual channel 16gb with 2400mhz? Thanks... Love your vids