Review Dell XPS 17 (9700) Review: Big Screen Machine

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The Dell XPS 17 returns after almost a decade with an attractive design, slim bezels, a gorgeous display and a massive trackpad.

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[nofanneeded]

missing cons : Very Expensive !!!

 

[chickenballs]

yeah 3k for a laptop with 2060 Max Q....
why the high res screen though because the gpu is inadequate for most modern games at that resolution

 

[Trident1983]

missing cons : Very Expensive !!!

Laughs. Takes 4k 60hz video in the dark making it like it's the middle of the same with webcam. Fixes the green leaf yep script on hp omen to make the Intel desktop and then laptop sip tdp on all ssds CPUs gpus and RAM post chrome web browser. Also fixes the 4k laptop monitor for lighting sensor for light dark detection for screen color correction and brightness using ai and for webcam using lidar for security and for recharging the laptop when your away from your computer using solar panels. Linus can shut up for now and that other troll as you not though enough as your late.

 

[DanielWatt]

This post contains a complete and actual review Great Work.

 

[informskumar]

The Keyboard of the Laptop should have been with Numeric Keypad. Keyboard without the numeric keypad for such a large laptop is certainly inconvenience to use when the user needs to key in figures and deal with numbers. Day by day, the designers lack sense and they are not weighing the most important cons of their own design flaws like this. Whether these newgen designers agree or not, keyboard with numeric pad is of course more convenient and is a must for keying in numbers.

 

[thuckabay]

Dell needs to put in a much better webcam, as the crap ones are old and should not be considered acceptable these days. The XPS 17 of a decade ago had a much better one! Also, the machine should have a subwoofer and and AMD CPU option.

 

[jorger101]

Hello

This is my first post at Tom's Hardware. Reading Tom's review on the XPS 17 convinced me that it is the machine for me. I was considering buying the XPS 13 2-in1 from Dell, but after reading reviews about it, I found out that the memory and the storage are not upgradable. That was a deal breaker for me. I have a very cheap Dell laptop that I bought during Christmas and I was able to upgrade the memory and the storage with very little trouble myself. Your review showed that those components are upgradable in the XPS 17. Today I just ordered mine. I got one with 16 GB of Ram, and 512 GB of storage with the 4k display. I plan to upgrade the memory to 64 GB and purchase a couple of 2 TB M.2 drives. With that powerful laptop, I will be set for quite a while. Thanks very much for such a thorough review with excellent information that I can use.

 

[kanayamasha]

hello, does the XPS 17 i7 10750H FHD + heat up less than the 4k version?

 

[jorger101]

That is a good question, but in order to answer it, you would have to have both. Maybe someone here knows.

 

[nofanneeded]

hello, does the XPS 17 i7 10750H FHD + heat up less than the 4k version?

it depends on the game you are playing and the GPU+CPU load ... if it is 100% load does not matter if it is 4k or FHD screen ...

But in General , GPU will work 100% to render in 4K so yes it will heat up more if you play in 4K resolution more than FHD .. but again this Notebook GPU is not for 4K gaming.

 

[kanayamasha]

it depends on the game you are playing and the GPU+CPU load ... if it is 100% load does not matter if it is 4k or FHD screen ...

But in General , GPU will work 100% to render in 4K so yes it will heat up more if you play in 4K resolution more than FHD .. but again this Notebook GPU is not for 4K gaming.

hello, it would not be for games, only photo processing, web design, video editing and a little 3D design. But I have read quite a few negative comments about the design quality of this computer. I'm afraid of being disappointed

 

[nofanneeded]

hello, it would not be for games, only photo processing, web design, video editing and a little 3D design. But I have read quite a few negative comments about the design quality of this computer. I'm afraid of being disappointed

Why would you render on a Notebook ? use desktop for that much better ... you can get 300% much faster PC with Quadro RTX 5000 GPU card for the price of this Notebook

 

[kanayamasha]

Why would you render on a Notebook ? use desktop for that much better ... you can get 300% much faster PC with Quadro RTX 5000 GPU card for the price of this Notebook

i know i could get better on desktop but i'm going to start a new school and i'm going to need a laptop. The XPS screen interests me a lot and I don't want a Macbook pro

 

[nofanneeded]

i know i could get better on desktop but i'm going to start a new school and i'm going to need a laptop. The XPS screen interests me a lot and I don't want a Macbook pro

then get Light Notebook AND a Desktop .. and if you are worried about space get a comapct ITX case .

 

[kanayamasha]

then get Light Notebook AND a Desktop .. and if you are worried about space get a comapct ITX case .

the problem is that I will mainly use the laptop 8h / day and the desktop 1h / day. so I prefer to invest in a laptop that works well. (I already have a desktop)

 

[nofanneeded]

the problem is that I will mainly use the laptop 8h / day and the desktop 1h / day. so I prefer to invest in a laptop that works well. (I already have a desktop)

Carrying around 17 inch heavy notebook 8hrs is not fun by the way ... besides are you going to render at Uni or just use it for light work ?

 

[kanayamasha]

Carrying around 17 inch heavy notebook 8hrs is not fun by the way ... besides are you going to render at Uni or just use it for light work ?

weight is not a problem. I will mainly use Photoshop, Illustrator, DaVinci, a little CSS / HTML coding, a little 3D. I would especially like the Adobe suite to work well on it and have a good quality screen.

 

[tomboing]

missing cons : Very Expensive !!!

---and many hardware/software issues reported by the buyers. loose trackpad, random BSODs, outdated bios, parts not fitting properly etc. Such issues these days are not expected even in a $300 machine, let alone $3000.
I was gravitating towards XPS 17 instead of MacBook pro 16 due to upgradability and screen, but I think I will wait till the kinks are sorted out, if ever.

 

[jorger101]

---and many hardware/software issues reported by the buyers. loose trackpad, random BSODs, outdated bios, parts not fitting properly etc. Such issues these days are not expected even in a $300 machine, let alone $3000.
I was gravitating towards XPS 17 instead of MacBook pro 16 due to upgradability and screen, but I think I will wait till the kinks are sorted out, if ever.

Hello

I bought an XPS-17 during the summer. I purchased the model with 16 GB ram and a 512 GB SSD and 4K Display. Then I upgraded the ram to 64 GB and the SSD storage to 4 TB (2 Samsung SSD's at 2TB each.). I bought this model because of its upgradability and performance. Originally I was looking to buy an XPS-13 2-1 , but found out it was not upgradeable. Since I bought it, I have not experienced any issues like a loose trackpad, charging problems, etc. In fact, I am very impressed with the laptop. Dell has an excellent product here. I don't usually play video games, but I installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and I am able to play it without any technical issues. All the software that I installed in the machine, included Adobe creative Suite runs very well with very fast loading times. Windows hello works great. It is possible that some people received a defective unit when they purchased and received their XPS-17, but that was not the case with me. My main purpose for the machine is to do coding in Java since I am a developer. I hope that my post clarifies some of what people are experiencing with this laptop. I feel for the people that got a defective unit since that would make me lose faith on the manufacturer.

 

[tomboing]

Hello

I bought an XPS-17 during the summer. I purchased the model with 16 GB ram and a 512 GB SSD and 4K Display. Then I upgraded the ram to 64 GB and the SSD storage to 4 TB (2 Samsung SSD's at 2TB each.). I bought this model because of its upgradability and performance. Originally I was looking to buy an XPS-13 2-1 , but found out it was not upgradeable. Since I bought it, I have not experienced any issues like a loose trackpad, charging problems, etc. In fact, I am very impressed with the laptop. Dell has an excellent product here. I don't usually play video games, but I installed Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and I am able to play it without any technical issues. All the software that I installed in the machine, included Adobe creative Suite runs very well with very fast loading times. Windows hello works great. It is possible that some people received a defective unit when they purchased and received their XPS-17, but that was not the case with me. My main purpose for the machine is to do coding in Java since I am a developer. I hope that my post clarifies some of what people are experiencing with this laptop. I feel for the people that got a defective unit since that would make me lose faith on the manufacturer.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Still I will wait as you can see in the link below

https://www.dell.com/community/XPS/XPS-17-9700-Significant-Battery-Drain-Issue/td-p/7645911/page/2