if y where in your place y would run away in your place, bad firmware. bad drivers, most of the time if you use the pc in domain, it won't turn off only if you force the power button. display driver crashing etc personally y won't get other than Asus or hp.
Gotta say the notch on the Macbook Pro has never bothered me. I don't own one (I own an Air) but the space where the notch is at is taken up by the menu bar, so its not like you're losing screen real estate.
I remembered Linus said something along the line, where they (the reviwerer) kept asking for thinner bezel with webcam and facial recognition but at the same time complaint about the poor webcam performance. This is what they wished for when asking for thinner bezel accordingly to manufacture. At the same time, LTT usually are more forgiving with Windows laptop than Macbook anyway
I am sad if this is one of the best windows laptops. I had one in the past and it was a pain to install graphics drivers and became more problematic the longer I had it. It became practically useless after the warranty ended. The worst thing was the boot-up glitch that posted a TPM error, that wasn't included with my model, that never resolved after multiple bios updates.
I have this issue with my XPS15 9550 for 6 years and I thought of giving the XPS 17 9730 with 4070 a try, it blue screened within the month of me not updating anything and it just had a motherboard change last week because of a BIOS flash fail…..
@@breaddough-vk8gf Not sure how having to decide between outdated official Dell Nvida drivers that crashed games when trying to play new-for-the-time games or New Nvidia-direct drivers to attempt to play games on release, which caused the XPS to BSOD during regular usage my fault, but go off king. Also, not sure how getting a BIOS error 3 years after purchase for not having something that was never included with my XPS my fault as well, but sure, blame me and not Dell. Shame on me for expecting a $2K PC from a multi-billion dollar company to work with minimal hassle! :P
I'd love to see a zen 3+ APU laptop roundup, I recently got a thinkpad t14 gen 3 and the power/battery life combo has been a game changer, I hope by now it has more competition.
The best upgrade Dell could make to the Dell XPS 15 is going AMD. They could keep the OLED and the maybe the same battery size and it would get at least 2 hours more life on battery. I have an Asus Zenbook Pro 15 with an OLED, Ryzen 7 5800H and 3050 Ti and I get well over 9 hours on battery. And it hasn't got the later, even more efficient AMD CPU.
The performance seems off with the GPU, it's definitely throttling. Was hoping you would show thermals but oh well at such a price imma just grab the Strix G16
Something I hate about a lot of these recommended laptops is the lack of a numpad, I love numpads since it usually means better key arrangement. Also what's with manufacturers putting OLED in everything? It's an awful screen type for lengthy browsing sessions.
@@brohanson and funnily makes mention of the notch with a side by side which clearly shows the apple display as taller than the dell's: apple increased the height of the display so you have a 16:10 below the notch, so it's not like you're actually losing any screen real estate. Essentially it's a free menu bar (which apple's own fullscreen takes in account). Not that apple's laptop cameras are not unacceptable garbage, but the fury over the notch won't ever not be nonsensical.
As a heads up, DON'T go with the 4070 model! It's a 100+ watt card, but in the xps it has a tdp of under 50W. If you need a good gpu, look elsewhere, or stick with the 4060 instead.
Yep definitely good advice and that explains why the gaming benchmarks are poor and lower than my MSI laptop that has a 130W 3070... More people need to check the maximum TDP of the card when buying gaming capable laptops that have an RTX card to avoid being disappointed
@@nooneinpart It does run worse. I watched a different review of the laptop and the 4070 performed even worse than some 3060 laptops. It's a complete waste of money if you're planning on gaming on the side with it.
@@nooneinpartit's a relative issue. The 4070 should draw 200w, whereas the 4060 should draw 115w. So if you're only giving them say 40w, that's 35% of the 4060 but only 20% of the 4070. So you wind up in a situation where, because of the thermal limitations of a laptop, the 4060 can and will outperform the 4070 because you are getting more of the available performance
I find I so weird that you compare Windows to Apple laptops. Without taking sides here, I assume Windows users will buy Windows and Apple users will buy Apple. You don't just switch a whole platform because of a couple Hardware features, or would you? I definitely wouldn't...
Nah, Dell XPS are trash and have a lot of overheating issues, throttlestop was the only way to use my 2021 XPS . We had to return half of them and quit working with Dell. Nice advertisement video though although undermines the whole LTT brand imo.
@@FlyingGuy123 The best life is to have 2 Thunderbolts (one on each side) AND the rest of the normal IO. When you use it at home, just use your dock, but when i'm, for example on the train, i'm not going to pull out a dongle for my usb a headset
XPS 15 has shitty io and thermal, but the real dealbreaker is the pricing. For the i7 4060 model in the UK, they charge £2,149. This is INSANE compared to the competition from Lenovo and Asus.
@@ArthropodSpidey They will smash it on battery life but be nowhere close performance-wise. Identical spec premium Windows laptops from Lenovo and Asus with a 4060 can be had for only 1500-1600 ish a whole 700 less.
@@Ec1ipse.. nowhere close? What absolute nonsense. Have you even used a M1 or M2 powered Mac? The M2 Ultra is a monster and doesn't require 250W to run like Intels chips do. They also run at the same wattage and speed when they're not plugged in. You have zero idea what you're talking about.
My old XPS 9560 is still going strong, and it's shocking to me because I normally upgrade electronics more frequently. However, there has been nothing that drives me to do so with this computer: the screen still looks great, the battery lasts long enough for my use, and the power is more than adequate for the basic tasks it performs. Also, there is no other company that I have found that matches the warranty of Dell for Windows computers. Every time I had an issue with mine it was fixed within three days. Sometimes even the next day.
Also in this camp. It kept going so I ended up putting 32GB of RAM, a 2TB SSD and a new battery in it over the last year. The thermals are definitely bad under heavy loads. Surprisingly the throttling wasn't caused by the CPU/GPU but the VRMs overheating. A thermal image was shared around back in the day which identified the problem areas. If you connected the VRMs with thermal pads to the bottom aluminium case and pointed a fan pad at it the throttling stopped. After doing it I could actually play BF4 for longer than 20-30 minutes which is when they would get heat saturated.
I've used a Dell Precision 5520, after more than 5 years of usage, to a Precision 5570 - not because of lack of power or functionality, but because the battery was beyond gone. These devices are brilliant and are even better than XPS. That being said, while the warranty service is great, a 1 year base warranty isn't so much. When we got my wife an XPS 9570, we paid extra for the 3 years extended warranty.
my XPS 9550 is still running strong too! The only "repair" I've had to do is replace the battery a few years back but besides that, it's been doing great. When this finally kicks the can, I'll definitely be going for another XPS!
are the atrocious bloat maxxaudio drivers still present? did dell address the trackpad double click issue that has been present since the 9500 (3 years ago)?? Will Microsoft ever fix modern standby??? since buying the 9500 for a buttload of $$$ and having a myriad of issues I can't recommend the xps lineup or trust any reviews praising it
You are too optimistic about XPS. I bought XPS 15 after seeing all the great reviews, including from you guys, and it wasn't a good buy. 2 years after buying it, everything started failing. Motherboard, GPU (literally died!), battery (which happens, but it's really bad if at the same time charging from USB C stops working until you restart your machine), errors about SSD missing during booting. It's constantly hot, no matter if you work on it or just watch a movie. It's designed to look good during reviews but it's not a reliable working machine and the funny thing is, that all these issues are common for XPS 15. It's not like I had a bad luck with my unit. These laptops are just not a good business/working laptops.
Why are we calling this the best laptop? how much does the diamond cut edge weigh into that? thermals appear to be a nightmare, bad IO, and a zephyrus would give far better performance for a wildly lower price, even with a similar quality display. And when you include the massive amount of bloatware on these devices as well as insane pricing, doesnt seem like a great buy
Sorry dude but I would always choose the notch on the MacBook instead of the thicker bezel at the top. Also, you get EXTRA screen on the MacBook, not a notch within the same screen. It gets even more ridiculous when you look at the webcam quality. It's just garbage BECAUSE they cramped it into the bezel there. You know what actually sucks? Paying this much for a Laptop, having 3 USB-C ports and then not even all of them having TB support. The MBP Also isn't a $1000 more for the same specs. You even said that you should not get the i9 version of the XPS but then you opt for the M2 Max on the MacBook. When you go with the M2 Pro and 32/1TB you end up with $3100. Sure that's still more but could easily be worth it for the imo better display, better port selection that is not compromised and like twice the battery life.
would be great to see your review of laptops with ryzen 7840u/hs APU's. should really be much better in terms of battery life+igpu as powerful as full powered laptop 1650
The battery life is the reason I went MacBook Pro rather than Dell. I really, really wish intel would invest in a truly power efficient architecture for high end laptops. Windows laptops just can’t compete with Apple. I routinely get 12 - 15 hours of screen on time from my 16” MacBook Pro with the display above half brightness.
Say what you want about the notch-mind you, all you can say is you don’t like the design choice bc the notch doesn’t affect the actual use of the laptop at all-comparing that dog shit webcam to the MacBook’s should be illegal. Especially if you use your laptop’s webcam for meetings.
Not hearing Alex mention Windows modern standby felt weird, it had become such a mainstay in his laptop reviews aha. Also I don't remember hearing if it was ever fixed after those Windows devs started to look into it?
@@8020Alive it’s absolutely an issue. The fact that I NEED TO boot into an unoptimized Linux distro on a laptop to get better sleep drain than Windows while traveling is a MASSIVE oversight. I got so fed up with losing 15%+ battery daily in sleep I went and bought an M2 MacBook. No regrets. I shouldn’t have to dualboot PopOS just so my laptop doesn’t murder itself connecting to rogue Wi-Fi APs while I travel from worksite to worksite for work. If you actually care about using your laptop’s battery windows is ABSOLUTELY a non-starter in 2023.
I'm frankly astonished that Microsoft hasn't quietly gone back to offering hibernation by default. It has all the upsides of "modern sleep" without these ridiculous problems...
@@PhysicsGamerit’s even stupider when you consider how fast modern NVME drives are now. (Sleep stores in RAM, hibernation stores in storage.) MS’s trend of trying to make laptops more like phones is incredibly asinine. I do not need background updates while my laptop is off Microsoft please politely get the F out of my space and stop using my computer for me.
Give me Framework or give me nothing!! Or a vintage Dell, I own a few early 00s Inspiron models 1300 our first laptop (retired from regular use) 1501 my Jukebox And a pair of 6400s for retro LAN multiplayer fun
@@chandler2 the 1300's battery is long gone, it flat shorted and probably would've cought fire if I hadn't been there. The 1501 and both 6400's don't think they have batteries (guessing the control IC chips died in them)
I hope you'll also start talking about BIOS settings for upgradability: for example HP is well known to lock down everything, even fan profiles and RAM timing with the risk of messing everything up when trying to upgrade...
Honestly, a must-do for these laptops is to open them up and repaste them with a high-quality thermal paste. You can also upgrade the thermal pads or use TG-PP10 for any chiplets for a little extra performance. Honeywell PTM7950 is also an option. The stock application of paste oftentimes sucks, so this should help with idle temps, fan ramping, and frequency drops at peak.
@@Hentjim this wont void your warranty in most parts of the world i imagine (certainly wont in EU), and it shouldn't void it in NA either but i know NA has some horrendous warranty laws so it wouldn't surprise me.
Had XPS a few years ago, and I don't know why this thing exists. Why bother to put GPU in this form factor, at all? I'm not apple fan but they do this kind of things right - "we are building busines laptops with good screen for movies/social media and that's all. XPS are comparable to Apple build quality and niceness but as for me I'd rather have more battery life and better thermals for cpu, gaming on it was annoying.
@@profacecreator3810 Well no. 1) It's a productivity-based laptop, your argument would also apply to the gaming benchmarks which they did anyways. 2) It has a severely limited 4070 with a 50W cap. The laptop suffers under load and thermal throttles itself to death. 3) This whole video feels very sponsored. It might be a good productivity laptop compared to a 2015 chromebook, but it is not compared to others in its pricerange. a laptop with better performance could be had for 1k$ less from the likes of asus or lenovo.
It would be nice if all laptops came with options to swap between performance vs battery hardware options, for people who use theirs plugged in vs those who use theirs out
Maybe I am looking in the wrong [places, but the i7 13700H with 32GB RAM and 8GB 4070 is $3200 USD everywhere I look. So $300 less than the MBP, not $1000 less.
hp's laptop *kept* the barrel jack, so they can still feed lots of power, but it also come with Thunderbolts for connectivity. That's how things should actually go.
The Dell USB-C charger is 130W out of the box and supports up to 180W (you can buy that charger separately), so there's no lack of power - it is not limited to the standard PD 100W, like other laptops are.
I think I would really like to see a yearly comparison between windows and mac laptops. Like, make them do the same stuff, like compiling an Android project, editing videos etc.
I have such love hate relationship with my old Dell XPS 15... I bought my XPS 15 (9560) based on an old LTT review of it and I've had problem after problem with it, like the WiFi card being so slow i had to change it, Thermal paste dying after only 1 year of ownership, Dell's god awful pre-installed sound drivers damaging the inbuilt speakers... But the icing on top is the WORST thermals I've EVER seen its basically a hotbox if the GPU gets over 50% usage it will hit about 60c (pretty normal) but if it even gets close 65c it WILL unclock the CPU and GPU to about 300mhz... Basically making it useless since even opening file explore takes 5 to 10 seconds and games will run at about 2-4 FPS, Worst part is when its underclocked it wont boost back up to normal speed even after letting it sit and cool off, it has to fully reboot... But then every time I pick it up to watch a video, Photoshop or anything that involves the screen I'm amazed it looks stunning, the keyboard is so damn good i don't even want to bring a mechanical keyboard... And the build quality is Impeccable! its such a shame i LOVE absolutely everything about it on the outside... but the inside is more rotten then an apple with boated software, garbage thermals, and nowadays specs so outdated that playing games on my phone is smoother... TL:DR as much as i love the idea of the XPS (A Windows version of a Macbook) i don't trust dell to deliver due to how badly ive been burned (literally) by them before...
@@fran2911 This current one (XPS 15 9500) hasn’t had any issues of note and has actually been pretty great, but the previous iteration of the XPS 15 from over 3 years ago (9550) had all sorts of issues. A hinge that broke after a couple years (current one has a much better designed hinge), there was BIOS issues that caused a flickering screen that only got fixed by downgrading the BIOS, touchpad issues, and more. The one before that from 8 years ago (XPS 14 L421X) had some issues too, so they’ve gotten better with each iteration fixing the major pain points
Don't buy an XPS if you intend to game on it. My older XPS 15 couldn't cope with any moderately demanding title; the noise from the fan was ridiculous. It's also not the best for productivity due to its sharp edges which tend to dig into your hands after prolonged use.
After using M1 Pro 16" for a year there is no way I'm ever buying a Windows laptop until there is competition for M chip from either Intel or AMD. You can talk about screen or keyboard or speakers all you want (not that Apple is lacking in any of those areas), but actual meat and potatoes of Apple's M laptop is all day battery life, no fan noise and pretty much full 100% performance guaranteed without power cord. Apple's M laptops are the first "perfect" laptops and what I imagined laptop should be like when I was a kid.
In fact, 100% performance without power cord is a tradition in MacBook Pro since the early days (the performance is only limited by thermals), it was just never marketed
I can say with my personal experience with the FrameWork 13 coming from an XPS 13 that the FrameWork has way better thermal management. Also the XPS' hinges, fan bearing, display coating quality is super disappointing. All issues Dell seems to not care about fixing in newer generations of laptops. For the FrameWork I would say the touchpad is worse but then again everything that is improved over generations can be easily upgraded. Loving the FrameWork so far, can't wait to order the 16 inch model.
I'll also say I used an XPS 13 for Linux a while back buying the developer's edition thinking there might be better support. I was wrong. Not only was the battery drain awful due to the hardware trying to keep the network and Bluetooth on even when asleep, it also didn't come with the bios configured properly. This is just all the issues it had running Linux...
I have the current gen xps 15, and had most of the previous gens as well. I can wholeheartedly advice against getting an xps 15 if you will be daily driving linux. From intermittent touchpad delay, to terrible battery usage, to spotty wifi and bluetooth issues. And oh yeah, the subwoofers don't work either in Linux.
The xps was never the laptop to beat. Horrendous QC for YEARS with the trackpads, terrible Intel chips, overpriced, etc. Stop recommending subpar products.
The configurations of this laptop make it a deal breaker. The OLED screen should be high refresh rate, and it should be available with the ARC GPU. Also, the cooling needs a complete overhaul and Dell needs to fix prevailing driver issues. I think the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra and Lenovo Slim Pro 9i are better options over this. Still, all three of these laptops have basically unusable battery life.
I bought a used M2 Pro Macbook Pro with 16GB of RAM and the extra ports for about $1700. This was my first Apple product, and it was worth it imo. Definitely don't avoid used current gen laptops if you can find them.
@@breaddough-vk8gf all purchases require weighing pros and cons. I don't agree with apple's policies, but many major computer brands (dell, HP, Lenovo) have been moving toward the same model. Very few budget- mid range computers allow you to upgrade in any way that is significant. I'm not going to buy a plastic chassis gaming computer with a 12lb weight for a daily driver. I also don't need more than 16gb in a laptop, personally (I have a 128Gb desktop workstation and at my job I have access to a supercomputer) MacOS is fine. I'm not buying a laptop to game. I'm buying it for programming and productivity. It's not as good as Linux, although it doesn't have hardware compatibility issues like linux, but imo it is better than Windows. Battery life is impeccable and the screen is amazing. I like the keyboard and have gotten used to the functionality of the shortcuts such that it doesn't bother me anymore (other than a dedicated delete key) You have to weigh everything when you make a purchase. There wasn't a better option for me, and I personally don't think many people would feel differently. Apple is a sleezy company, but so are the other major manufacturers. Lenovo was my preferred brand previously, but their quality doesn't hold up unless you go for the highest end. If you aren't in the highest end there can be hardware compatibility issues with Linux. I need unix for my work. I wasn't going to bother wasting time trying to make Linux compatible and I've not had a single issue with compatibility on MacOS (for my use case)
Hoping that Dell has learned their lesson and bringing back IO.... I just wish these come w/ AMD.... its such a tragedy that Dell avoids superior AMD Chips like the plague. Hell it might even fix their battery life issues.
@@breaddough-vk8gf Of being subpar battery that Intel is typically associated w/ most AMD equivalent mobile products can usually milk out between 2-4 more hours of battery vs their Intel versions.
@@breaddough-vk8gf Nope its the exact opposite, intel switched to P&E architecture which has higher and lower clocks, AMD has never needed to push more clock speed and stayed in their lane due to just using more advanced lithography. Keep in mind Intel is still on 10nm even if you cant actually calculate the true die shrink of TSMC's 4nm. But its always been an intel thing to clock higher for marketing reasons and letting manufactures tweak the performance down to match thermals. AMD even has models that effectively cant benefit from higher clocks like 3DVache models that need to keep thermals cooler to not mess w/ the 3dVCache, in exchange you get much higher raw performance. In comparable performance chips, Avg combined performance difference of +/- 2% for Intel equivalent chips at avg performance. But if you look at power draw Intel has both the highest and lowest power draws due to P&E architecture. The power draw will vary between scenarios but in nearly every case you'll see in efficiency metrics AMD can be anywhere from 0-30% more efficient in power draw and performance to watt when compared to intel's avgs. Intel will run on lower on draw if you need it to be more power efficient but knocks off over 25% performance but whereas AMD chips basically always on full blast but still doing so more efficiently than intel at its avg power draw. This was also why you dont see any mobile handhelds using Intel chips cause they arent going to be any different in avg power consumption and you can much higher avg performance per watt using AMD SOCs. www.notebookcheck.net/i9-13900H-vs-R9-7940HS-vs-i9-13905H_14717_14946_14983.247596.0.html In fact tech reviewers have been complaining about XPS Devices not having AMD chips for years because of Intel Thermals & Power Draw. www.theverge.com/22958468/dell-xps-15-2021-oled-review
I can't be the first person to say this. I wish they would actually review laptops with a slight undervolt and better thermals. Coming from a Dell laptop, I can say it makes a world of a difference
I have the 2022 version. For those of you that are in university, don’t get this for the battery life. It’ll last about five hours. About three hours when the screen brightness is at 100%. And you’ll be doing that a lot if you find yourself in well lit classrooms or in places with outside lighting coming in from windows. Keyboard is great, trackpad is great, and it is quite a looker especially with a dbrand skin.
13:52 what do you mean by similarly specked MacBook pro ? If it's similar by having 32 gb of ram and 1tb of storage, then MacBook pro 14 goes 100 more then dell, and even if we pick it with m2 max with max cores it's still 3,299$? This moment alone made me feel a little sus, are you really not biased on it?
I was surprised by your praise of the trackpad. Have they switched to haptic or is this still diving board style? What graphics card did your 2022 xps have?
The thing is the XPS 15 over the years has never been able to sustain its performance over a lengthy period of time. Thermals/Cooling have always been bad on it and I don't see Dell ever changing that unless they do a serious redesign of the chassis. I had the XPS 15 with a 7th gen i5 quad core and a GTX 1050. That thing got as hot as the sun even playing 10 year old games and would throttle constantly.
@@breaddough-vk8gf Most of the upvoted comments here are about how poor the thermals are on this lol. I didn't buy it specifically for "Gaming", I was casually gaming on it a few hours on the weekend. I also wasn't playing modern AAA stuff on it. I was playing casual older titles 10+ years old that would easily run on that hardware. Dell had very strict throttle limits on my XPS where it would downclock the CPU when it was even in the 80s if the GPU was pushed at the same time. The ASUS G14 is smaller, lighter, and can actually sustain its performance because it's cooled better with more heat sinks and much louder fans. The Lenovo Slim isn't much heavier than an XPS and can also sustain its performance with decent temps. Dell prioritizes aesthetics/quietness over maximum performance. That's fine for people like you and your workflow, but it doesn't change the fact that it can't sustain its performance over a lengthy period of time and it struggles to cool the hardware inside it when pushed hard. I'm glad your happy with yours and maybe thermals have improved compared to my older model, but it doesn't change the fact that plenty of others have a differing opinion than yours on the XPS line thermals just by reading these comments..
Fact is there are laptops around the size of an XPS now that can perform much better when the CPU/GPU are being pushed to the maximum. The Asus G14 is smaller than the XPS, under 4 lbs, and can sustain its performance under load. Even Razer has had laptops the same size/form factor as the XPS that have better performance/thermals. I get why people love the XPS. Its build quality is top notch, good keyboard, great screen, small, compact, etc. That doesn't change the fact that the thermals are garbage on it and it struggles to sustain performance when pushed hard. Some people like you don't care about that, but plenty of others like me and others in this thread do care though.
@@breaddough-vk8gf All caps? Just chill man. I get your team XPS in every way and that's fine. It's ok if people have differing opinions about things but I'm also not going to keep arguing about it lol. Plenty on this comment section have stated pretty much the same thing I have said about the thermals. Either way, I hope you enjoy your XPS and glad it works for you.
@@breaddough-vk8gf Uh why are you even still replying to me? I said go enjoy your XPS and be happy with it and I'm not debating this anymore. Is it really worth having any form of resentment towards a stranger online who has a differing opinion of a laptop than you? You think the XPS performs well and doesn't throttle under your workflow. I think it throttles easily and is a poor choice for many people that need a laptop with a high end CPU/dedicated GPU for demanding tasks. Differing opinions that aren't going to change. The end.
Depending on what you're actually displaying on it, the OLED will certainly be one factor for the lousy battery life. However - Dell should've just used AMD or at least waited for Meteor Lake. I'm a little tired of complaints about battery life when people still buy Intel CPUs as if there were no alternatives.
The dongle is crap, I was on the road and it couldn’t drive customer Sony tv. Had to go get another from a local shop. Bet it doesn’t sleep properly like my precision, go on-site and it’s half flat and bag on fire.
Honestly I still think it's crazy that the entire point of a laptop is portability, but most laptops have such bad battery life you basically *have* to take a charger with you... which drastically reduces its usability. While the Mac is $1K more (and a shitload more here in the UK) as an overall package it seems a better buy.
You've been influenced by Linus, Alex. VRAM and framebuffer are not synonyms. The framebuffer lives in VRAM, but is just a fraction of what it's used for.
I'm super happy with my 2022 model XPS 15. The only criticism I have at all is that the front edge is a bit sharp, so it can be difficult if your wrist is at the wrong angle. Other than that, the OLED is stunning, and the audio is pretty damned good for a thin little laptop.
@@w_21 I usually use mine plugged in, and I've also set the setting in the BIOS for that so that it tries not to kill the battery from always being plugged in. But Alex is right, the battery life isn't amazing. If I had to be on the go, away from an outlet all day, that would be an issue, but it's not a problem for my usage.
Same here, overall happy with my 2022 XPS 15. Don't use the headphone jack though, as it doesn't disable the audio changes (DSP) done for the speakers and makes it sound horrible. If it doesn't, let me know as that means I'm using the warranty to have a tech come out and check my laptop out. Drivers and windows reinstalls haven't fixed it for me and it makes the headphone jack completely unusable imo. Oh, and I'm not the only person with this issue.
With laptops (to me) it comes down to battery life. That's why I use a MacBook. It's just not comparable to Windows laptops. Even though I like working with Windows, as well.
Yup! Love, love my 9530 (13th gen i9, rtx 4070, 32G Ram, 512 + 1TB SSD's). It is a powerhouse. I was worried at first since the qc on my earlier XPS's was tragically laughable. However, circumstances being what they were in my case, I took the plunge with this one, mostly because of specs. It has been working flawlessly since May and, even though, the FHD+ which I got can't compete with my 16" M1 Pro, it's still beautiful to look at; liking the matte! Anyway, thanks for the review, which is fairer than some on the RU-vid (I'm looking at you Josh! lol). UPDATE: Why FHD? Because this beast with (16G ram and 512G SSD) came in at a whopping $3200+ (CAD), which is exactly what I paid for my 16" M1 Pro (base) last year. My M1 Pro still smokes the XPS (battery, speakers, display, etc.) but it can't "seriously" game.
I hope this level of speaker quality becomes the standard in Windows laptop world. At least the flagships should have this level of sound quality. Watch this, Lenovo, Asus, MSI and others. The webcam, though, HP's 5MP webcam is unbeatable.
All what a Touchscreen on a Laptop gets you are ugly fingerprints on the screen. I just never got the point of this on a Laptop. There's just no benefit to it except for the "uhh look what I can do. Does this make you Mac users feel jealous, yeah?" - no it doesn't.
@@Raja995mh33 Touchscreen is useful on thin and light 13"-14" laptops but 15" or bigger I don't see why you would need a touchscreen especially if the trackpad is big enough like on the MacBooks (the one benefit to getting a touchscreen on a Windows laptop is that they are glossy)
@@Raja995mh33 Navigation, scrolling, zooming, moving things around... there's many things. Sure everything can obviously be done with a touchpad, but if you learn to use the touchscreen effectively, it can be great addition to normal touchpad.
Team at ltt, thank you for putting red arrows on the new graphs that you use. They definitely help when I'm watching at 2x speed. Are you using colour blindness aware palettes though?
I don't get comparing this mainly with the macbook instead of other x86 laptops. For a lot of people mac is a non-starter and that makes the comparison useless for them.
Eeesh, the black level on the MacBook actually looks significantly better, despite the non-oled display. I guess that is due to the antireflective coating that perhaps is lacking on the XPS? Maybe it looks better in person than in the video....
This is horrible review: 1. Intel CPUs blow in laptops, especially ultrabooks. Amd would offer better battery life, thermals, and performance 7840hs stomps 2. You’d toss it if it had an arc gpu though? 4070? Have you even watched a jarrods tech video my dude? Also…. The 4070 only has an “8 gb model”… Cmon bros…. You are slipping damn hard on laptops “reviews”
Since Alex’s review is based on complete opinion, here’s MY equally relevant review: Anybody who has actually used a MBP for more than a few hours will tell you that the notch is basically unnoticeable. I forget it’s even there. Alex’s opinion on the notch being ”stupid” just demonstrates his incredible bias to give Apple credit for anything. Sure, the XPS is a beautiful piece of tech; but until they get the thermal management and windows overhead figured out, it’s always going to be a 7/10 for me. If I have to take my charger with me to make it through a 4 hour seminar, it completely defeats the purpose of a laptop. I wonder if Apple sponsored some LTT projects if any opinions would change? I mean, does anybody actually know anyone that uses a Razer Blade laptop? Linus has had 2 die on him now, but yet that laptop is often listed behind the XPS as one of the best you can buy. Not to mention the multitude of WMS and trackpad issues Dell has had.🤔 Source: I have a ‘22 XPS and a 14” MacBook Pro. As a regular consumer I decided for myself, and so should you.
I was thinking about getting this laptop for school, but the battery life was a complete dealbreaker for me. Instead I went with the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 (the 14 inch AMD version). I'm typing this comment on it now and I'm very happy with this laptop. The XPS is a beautiful machine but what good are looks when it has huge issues with thermals and battery life?
Now what the review doesn't talk about: Absurd ISR & DPC execution times which make any audio work not possible and audio crackeling very likely. Waves MaxxAudio bloatware changes all audio with weird, cheap sounding effects. This is part of the driver and cannot be uninstalled without sacrificing 3.5mm jack detection and decent speaker sound. Just wakes up randomly and drains battery. Sleep or shut down. No way to manually control fans. Thermal throttles like crazy. Fingerprint sensor is very bad. Apple did it better with the iphone 5s in 2013. If you do not pay for the support plan, getting help from dell is not possible even if the device is still under warranty. Bloatware galore. Terrible battery life, as in before the battery is broken and has to be replaced. Using thunderbolt at full speed will make other usb devices connected to different ports drop out. Gets very hot. Not lap safe. Terrible stock thermal paste. And probably about 20 other minor unsolvable inconveniences. Get the framework.
That notch Apple added to their new MacBooks, feels more like a differentiating feature, than a useful one. The webcam on the new MacBooks, slap hard, no cap. But no Face ID. Maybe that would come later. But I don’t foresee Apple removing that Notch anytime soon.
When you look at the terrible webcam quality of the XPS, this alone kinda justifies the notch already. Also the MacBook has a noticeably thinner bezel at the top AND the screen is taller than 16:10 so you don't lose any screen to it, you only gain screen left and right.
For many of us webcam quality is not a deal at all. If you need better you use external anyways to get positioning right and if you just need something it is enough that you are identifiable
It's not about spending 1000 bucks more for battery life. MacOS will just not run software that many professionals need, easiest example is CAD like solidworks and Inventor. And even if they did. You're stuck rendering with cpu wich is shit.
the laptop is nice, but I experience flickering issue at the display. Even under warranty, Dell service is terrible and not willing to take charge of the matter....good luck if you need assistandce from Dell technical support!
I'd be interested to see your thoughts on the new Zenbook 15 OLED (UM3504). I've been looking to get one before I start uni as both a portable work laptop, and docked with an eGPU for gaming, but have been slightly hesitant to pull the trigger
I had a terrible experience with the OLED XPS some years ago, when it was working, it was amazing. I switched to an m1 mac air and by far the most missed thing is the OLED display
Just give up my old working Dell XPS 15 9570, hinge is broken. Memory module sometimes not recognizing. 5 years pass, still great laptop. Interesting what my company send me as new laptop.
I just can't stress enough how unreliable dell XPS is. And yet all reviewers seem to love the device so much, it is absolutely crazy to me... Out of 20 I have had the experience to have on hand, just a single one survived over two years and (obviously) died shortly after anyways. We have specifically stopped purchasing these, because that device is just way too much of a liability to any larger company's tech support...
if you want better cooling just get the envy 15 its really does have better cooling than this I have the 2020 base model but with an i7. it can keep the i7 constantly around than 4.6 GHz under load and can push the full 45+ watts constantly. even though the GPU is just a 1650ti ity can push more than 60 watts to it. mind you the laptop is still not that thick.
2 Year old mobile samsung s21 ultra have better spec.... 2500 in almost 2024 to play valorant at 1080p? resulotuion from 2002? 20 years ago? and that is your best laptop at the world... Linux need to fire you.
The 4060 gpu also has 8gb vram. I'd go for that one instead, as it should also conserve a tiny bit more of battery life. Won't be as powerful, of course, but with throttling, I doubt you could tell the difference between the two in daily use and gaming. Only place you'd notice the difference is in gpu intensive loads and rendering.
Should it really help all that much? I mean ideally you’re not using the dGPU at all unless under load, at which point it’s a question of if it can get the work done faster than the battery life hit of the better part.
I dont know why Alex is shying to admit. The Mac's sound was far fuller than XPS 15's sound. Windows machine manufacturers will need to step up their game on the sound department, just as they did on the trackpad.
Your graphs are bad and you should feel bad. Don't use the CPU to show FPS differences when it's the GPU that's actually doing the most work toward that reported result.
