Dell XPS 16 2024 Review - Core Ultra 7, OLED Display and RTX 4060 edition

In this video we check out the new Dell XPS 16 premium laptop with new Core Ultra Cpu, OLED screen and RTX 4060!
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:25 - Specs
0:01:29 - Configuration
0:02:13 - Externals
0:02:47 - Ports
0:03:22 - Trackpad
0:03:43 - Keyboard
0:04:36 - Speakers
0:05:50 - Screen
0:06:28 - Webcam and Windows Hello
0:07:05 - Performance
0:08:32 - Battery Life and Performance
0:09:13 - Conclusion

[@vinibrian3867]

pricing is way bad.

[@Blinkers2007GameDev]

This is my favourite channel for reviews- Thank you for being so awesome and chill while being detailed and helpful

[@cherie5649]

I appreciate your thoroughness and easy to listen to manner. Thank you.

[@MatthewCimone]

Loving this loft style studio setup with the custom neon backdrop!

[@MashITTech]

Thanks mate, we were also really pleased with how it turned out. How are you doing? Alienware still going strong?

[@GaganRuia]

Amazing review Dave, would love your opnion between the XPS 16 and HP Spectre x360 16, mostly for MSoffice, Websurfing and Videos. Love from India.

[@tomgjonaj9965]

Watching this on my ridiculous, yet amazing, MSI Titan 18

[@tsaukenneth4209]

nice and calm vid. 🙂

[@MashITTech]

Thank you

[@Dr.D00p]

So many of the 2024 model laptops from all manufacturers seem like a downgrade from their 2023 range.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Yeah, in 2023, Lenovo Legion downgraded their laptops to make room for a crappy Legion 9i. Now every other brand is ruining their laptops. Thank goodness I'm not buying another laptop for a while. I'd be mad.

[@MashITTech]

this year is a bit of a Meh year anyway as its mostly just refreshes (AMD cpus and nvidia GPU) only these core ultras are different and even then not that exciting

[@furnitureandbedding776]

Yea I was thinking that. I mean the M16 r2 sacrificed a ton of performance the r1 m16 offered and got rid of the Alienware design language for something much more basic and dell like.

[@gymfamily]

Got the new spectre x360 and it’s actually been super amazing!

[@syedmohdfaize7813]

​@gymfamily I am also planning to buy spectre. Is it good for designing works?

[@SenselInc]

We're thrilled that you like our haptic touchpad! If you're interested in learning more about it, please let me know.

[@MashITTech]

Yes of course! It’s so great to finally start getting them in windows laptops 👍

[@snkcorp.502]

Does it come with an fan controll mode like the new galaxy book 4 / gram 16?

[@DJ_Z3ddi_Shorts]

Sir, could you please provide a review comparing the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 16 i9 4080 with the Razer Blade 16 2024 4080, both equipped with similar specifications? I'm eager to know how they stack up against each other in terms of performance, design, and overall value

[@James-ed5pk]

All your reviews are very informative! I currently have last year’s all AMD Alienware m17 r5 with a 4K 120hz screen and a mechanical keyboard. The 4K ips display is nice but I can’t help but think that an OLED Screen paired with a great mechanical keyboard and a high end GPU and CPU would be an amazing experience. Hopefully in the future Dell starts doing this with their Alienwares. I’m a big fan of OLED displays. I have an LG OLED tv and I just ordered a steam deck OLED.

[@MashITTech]

yes they really need to improve the screen options on the Alienware's!

[@jangeiss8693]

Excellent video. Question: Can you run the XPS 16 - which brings a 130 watt power brick - via USB-C PD connection to a monitor? Or are monitors power deliveries to weak to run the XPS 16? Or is it that the battery loading would take longer, but the laptop can run endlessly on the monitor USB-C power delivery? Thanks.

[@MashITTech]

This is a little tricky to answer but if your monitor has 100w+ PD it will work fine. At 100w battery charging may take longer but you get almost full performance. If you have a 60-100w PD it will probably work with reduced performance and any lower than 60 may cause you issues

[@AwesomeOne1086]

The best looking laptop 💻 🩶 Nice video 👍🏼

[@MashITTech]

Thank you 🙏

[@srgeo1908]

What screensaver is that you use in the Screen section?

[@archaichobo6969]

Got burned by dell too many times. I'll never buy another dell. Their quality control is not there anymore.

[@MashITTech]

Oh sorry to hear that. I must admit their qc is hit or miss but I have had a lot of luck with their Alienware range

[@archaichobo6969]

@@MashITTech Yes pre 2006 Alienware laptops were very well built. Since dell's acquisition the quality has drastically gone downhill.

[@Cybertron667]

Idd Dell's QC isn't what it was 6 years ago... Went downhill very fast...

[@ruiyangao9255]

16 inch macbook pro always > dell xps

[@Rayu25Demon]

dont worry. asus it trying to take the crown from dell.

[@MiloDC]

Waiting to receive mine (OLED, 64GB, 2TB) via UPS this morning! Cannot wait!

[@MashITTech]

hope you enjoy it :)

[@MiloDC]

@@MashITTech Been playing with it superficially for a few hours, now. It's lovely! Took me about a minute to get used to the new style of keyboard, which feels great; it'll take me longer to adjust to the capacitive function/media and escape keys, but I don't foresee them being a problem. So far, the biggest shock is the speakers. Wow! So much louder and more opulent than my XPS 15, which I've had for over four years. They obviously can't compete with desktop speakers, but I've never heard sound so full coming out of laptop speakers. My one gripe is the Copilot key. Really annoying that there's no right-side Ctrl key; I've always used it a lot, and now I'm constantly finding myself invoking the Copilot by accident. I'm still looking for a way to remap that key to right-Ctrl. Really happy with my XPS 16 so far, overall. Looking forward to firing up my coding (C++ and F# mostly), music composition (Dorico), and gaming apps soon to see how they perform. Fun!

[@andriizakrevskyi5335]

Hello Mash IT. have this issue with my Alienware x17 r1 11800 h 3070 power throttle blink red . Undervolt Cpu core -60 , cpu cache -45 . When I play a game and this power blink red the game starts lagging but it hasn't been like this befor. 2 questions that I have. 1. Why did it start happening? 2. How to fix it exactly? what steps should I do? The temps don't surpass 100 most of the time when this happens

[@Dex2R7]

The new XPS looks gorgeous but it's so expensive. I always prefer to buy last-gen models but If I was a professional engineer then I might be able to justify this.

[@PKperformanceEU]

I would get a refurb m3pro 16inch with 36gb over this very good looking e-waste. Even the m3pro severely outperforms this core ultra chip, lasts all day long and the 18core gpu is a lot faster than this 60w 4060. And you get really fast memory and arguably the best looking laptop with the best user experience

[@mikerahl123]

Nice review! It looks like a nice laptop, if a bit quirky regarding key layout and such. No escape key was an odd choice. I had thought of going with one, but ended up with the Asus Zephyrus G16 OLED.

[@MashITTech]

I would take the G16 too! how are you finding yours? they have been hard to get the spec I want in the UK atm :(

[@mikerahl123]

@@MashITTech I absolutely love this thing! I chose the 4070/32gb RAM model as the most strenuous game I play is probably diablo 4 and the DLSS works very well for games like cyberpunk. It is litearlly the perfect laptop. On battery, it's nice and quiet. On mains, it can be very quiet and when I push it, it's not remotely bothersome. The Audio is amazing, easily as good as my MBPro 14 and probably as good as the M1 16" i had a while back. Overall, this is a gem of a laptop and that OLED is absolutely stunning. Asus created a real winner here

[@MashITTech]

Wow, so glad you are loving it! I heard the 4060 and 4070 have an annoying small third fan, have you noticed it? This was the reason I was looking to pick up the 4080 version with vapour chamber

[@mikerahl123]

@@MashITTech I haven't encountered any issues with the 3rd fan and I've run the thing full bore using the turbo mode and 3dmark Time Spy. The fans definitely kick up but there's no irritating sounds from the 3rd fan in my unit. There might be a manufacturing defect where the fan in some units is slightly touching the case or some such, given how thin it is.

[@ekerazha]

There are reports that the vapor chamber versions fans are even more annoying than the third fan of non vapor chamber versions.

[@gatsbysoloski1742]

Hi Dave, I bought the 51m r2 in 2020 after watched your video. now its time to upgrade, do you think a 4070ti + i7 14700 would be sufficient to play most the game these days? or should I just go i9 14900+ 4080 super or it even worth to go 4090 to unlock the full potential? I've a budget between 4-6k Aud for gaming PC, not a laptop this time. I've already bought surface 9 and mba for work.

[@MashITTech]

Definitely either the 14700 or ryzen 7800x3d if a gaming build. If you are going small then the 4070ti is a great option as you can get some decent 2 slot solutions but if you are going the atx route then get the 4080super or 4090 depending on budget. I have just started doing builds on the channel and got a range of cards I will be using, loving the pro art 4080 super as it is compact for a 4080 yet still performs like a beast

[@gatsbysoloski1742]

brilliant, thanks a million @@MashITTech

[@PauloBarretto]

Can you please tell me what is the name of the game you show at 09min31sec? Tks

[@Shabbir-A.]

we bought 2 high end dell laptops recently for SolidWorks & Solid Edge drawings. both have blue screen of Death problem. fans run loud and systems crash everyday.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Yeah, the amount of BSODs I had just using Edge in 2021 was awful (when I was still using Windows 10). I literally had a RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED BSOD just using a touch screen on a laptop with Microsoft Edge open back then; it was a known problem that took a while to be fixed by Microsoft. And don't get me started on the color management banding on the XPS 7590 (XPS 15 from 2019). They literally said to customers they wouldn't fix it.

[@lolidasterner414]

Nice laptop. It always worries me how such thin laptops can pack a xx60 gpu and not risk thermal problems. My 3060 nitro is quite thicker and has more space inside . Its always a risk when you pack things too tight inside.Asus rog , alienware , dell and macbook seem to suffer damages quite often and need repairs.

[@antgau]

nice video, Could you review the lenovo yoga pro 9i gen 9 with the intel ultra 9, as it is a serious competitor against the dell xps 16

[@MashITTech]

Will try and get one in after I have finished the 2 alienware I have waiting for review 👍

[@jaeemanuel]

Is this laptop worth buying for video & photography editing to have & use long term before upgrading to something new?

[@MashITTech]

that is exactly what it is designed for and will be great for photo editing and good for most editing (unless you are planning multiple reds or something crazy in which case get a desktop!). Cuts through my 4k60 editing. The only thing that annoys me is the micro SD card slot :(

[@jaeemanuel]

@@MashITTech I have the dell xps 7590 OLED from years back & I only use it for video editing & photo editing. I want something new but I wanna stick with dell. I’ll take your word for it & bite the bullet, forking over dosh to get it. I’ve got tones of micro SD cards don’t should be fine for me.

[@MashITTech]

My only advice is don’t get the intel arc graphics! They are not powerful enough. If you can afford it get the 4070 as it comes with a vapour chamber so runs at a higher wattage. Also get into dell chat and try and haggle, they will often drop the price a little

[@wolfpowergaming5308]

Think I'll just stick with my XPS 13 7390 2 in 1 for a couple more years before getting an XPS 16

[@disastermaster1413]

could you make a Alienware are 51m r2 in 2024 video?

[@Movie101yt]

Hello Dave, If I'm willing to spend $4k on a window laptop.. Do yoi think i should go for a maxed out Dell xps 16 or the New galaxy book 4 ultra also maxed out

[@MashITTech]

Both are great options but I would take the Ultra for the better ports and that screen!

[@Movie101yt]

​@@MashITTechBless you bro❤

[@akin242002]

I like most aspects of laptop, but the F keys being electric is annoying to deal with. From simple tasks like turning up /down volume, mute, and esc key need to be hard placed.

[@BlindMango]

It's annoying you can't get a dark palmrest with a light silver exterior (the color scheme that XPS has had for 12 years now), or simply an all silver color (both palmrest and exterior). Instead the choice is two color choices that aren't ugly, but probably aren't what anybody was asking for either. I am very happy that the palmrest (finally!) no longer has that material that was an instant fingerprint magnent

[@sibowu1188]

XPS 16, wow, if you can make a X16 review that will be insane, dell is making great progress i am gald you can show case them

[@MashITTech]

Just waiting for the x16 to arrive, it’s currently on its way from China

[@sibowu1188]

that is maginificant :D ty for effor@@MashITTech

[@furnitureandbedding776]

at first glance I thought this was the long awaited X16 R2 review. Saw the X and the 16 and white laptop initially lol

[@MashITTech]

haha I feel your pain! I have been waiting for the x16 to arrive for weeks 🤣

[@user-ji9tk3qw3b]

does the Graphite Colour have white backlighting ?

[@MashITTech]

yes it does

[@JogBird]

the xps line are nice to look at but overheat for basic tasks, which is why they stopped offering the 4080, plus it would just be thermo limited, no point in spending extra $500 they would charge you

[@gintarus7029]

Its overheating on Windows only. On Linux it uses almost twice as less resources on the same programs to run and works even better sometimes. But that is only my personal experience.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Not to mention the 4080 has more vRAM. Some apps and games REALLY love vRAM.

[@leonardwise5807]

I'm curious what mode and screen brightness you have this on. Marc Andrew Davis tested it with a 4070 at 40% brightness at 90 htz on optomized mode and got 15 hours battery life on video playback. I am curious what you find so much better on a Mac Book pro. I koow it has hdmi and a full size card reader and longer battery. But you can game on this as well as doing intensive productivity work. It has a better screen, unique design no notch and it's keyboard is not a smudgy mess like the Mac Book. It also has excellent battery life, great speakers and wi fi 7 and the fastest ram available. I'm not saying the Mac is bad it's excellent, but this is every bit as good. I returned my M3 max since i like Windows better. I got the Ultra 9 with a 4070. Is it the best value of course not but it doesn't take away from what it is. Also rare forva Windows computer to be this quietvand cool. Soid review you did.

[@MashITTech]

had it set to 200nits brightness and default colour mode and optimised. 15 hours seems insane but it sounds like Andrew was using 15hours of local playback? sorry haven't watched his review. running 4k KZbin over wifi is much more demanding. I am not a big MacBook fan and actually prefer my Thinkpad P1 gen 6 because of the ports, WAN card and keyboard but I did use a MBP m1 max for a while and I did love the speakers, battery life, lack of fan noise and video editing performance due to built in encoders. I also like that I could edit on battery for a few hours due to how efficient the chip was. Of course there are loads of downsides with Macs such as lack of gaming and windows software support, no upgradability at all but everyone has different needs

[@leonardwise5807]

​​@@MashITTechI get it, just seemed odd such a big difference. He even ran PC mark 10 at same settings and got 12 hours. What did the Mac get on this test? Thank you for your response.

[@simonefiorini8298]

Good work Dave, ad always. XPS design is it same to Latitude, Precision and Inspiron. Also, I hate welded ram.

[@MashITTech]

thank you mate, sadly the core ultra have the ram soldered on so it looks like the direction intel are taking :( hope they keep non integrated chips around too

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@MashITTech They will. The Alienware m16 r2 still has two SO-DIMM slots and Intel Meteor Lake.

[@MashITTech]

I am assuming you meant m18r2? m16r2 is also core ultra

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@MashITTechThat's what I said. The new m16 r2 is Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra but still has Two SO-DIMM slots.

[@MashITTech]

Ah, I thought the m16r2 also had soldered ram! I haven’t had time to open it yet 😀

[@tinybit780]

My X16 R2 has been shipped 6 days ago and still no sign when it will arrive in Germany :( any progress with yours @MashIT? Tracking still says it’s on the way from China.

[@MashITTech]

Mine is arriving today. It is very normal and you will get an email the day before delivery when the Chinese logistics hands over to your German Logistics (not sure who it is for you, but in the UK it is DHL) From my regular Dell orders it is about a week in the UK so I am sure you will get it in the next day or so

[@tinybit780]

@@MashITTech Damn, I got it today but I'm not able to install the official and better updated GPU display drivers from Nvidia. "Not compatible with your device". I've had it once with another laptop and it needed to be replaced. Only the custom Dell display drivers work but they don't work well with newer games. Really liked the keyboard, the design and wow, it's so quiet in Balanced while maintaining a great performance - much better than RB16 oder Legion 9i. Really annoying after waiting 3 weeks to have a GPU that is not working properly :(

[@simonweaver7525]

SLIGHT CORRECTION: "All of these laptops have soldered ram due to the fact that they use these new Core Ultra CPUS." That's somewhat misleading. For instance I just purchased the MSI CreatorPro AI 16 with 32GB and the 185H Core Ultra 9 (same CPU as the highest XPS 16). I then opened it up and replaced the RAM with 96GB RAM which cost me only $300. No soldering iron needed! Yes, Many of the new laptops with Core Ultra do indeed have soldered RAM, but that's just the choice of the manufacturer not 'due to the new CPU'. I think you probably know this and it was just a Freudian slip, but it may be confusing to some viewered. I needed a minimum of 64GB so unfortunately that ruled out a lot of these newer laptops which don't offer above 32GB. Had I chosen the DELL I'd have taken the upgrade to 64GB but all the other factors (no FN or Esc key, lack of air exhausts, weird close together keys, no USB-A really deterred me from this one.)

[@praveenkumar-kk2jj]

Plz compare it with MacBook Pro m3 pro oro 16

[@MashITTech]

I only have an M1 Max 16 sadly 😢

[@savant8029]

I don't trust Dell (or most manufacturers really) when it comes to thin and light laptops with high specs. They overheat like crazy. The last Dell laptop I owned was a Precision 5560 with an NVIDIA RTX A2000 and i7-11850H, and it ran so hot I couldn't even have it on my lap while doing web browsing or playing music. I would often turn on the air conditioner because the amount of heat it radiated was super uncomfortable.

[@450_undefined]

If they included oled screen for base price, I would definitely consider buying it. It's just too expensive for me... Sorry Dell.

[@Romash.]

Its Nice

[@DrFurb]

Very good review. Did you see Just Josh thrashed this laptop? Pricing is way off.

[@MashITTech]

Yep, pricing is insane but no doubt dell are doing the usual sell high then make a great sale so you think you are getting a bargain 😂 I didn’t watch just Josh’s review, did he hate it?

[@DrFurb]

He was very in-depth. Told everyone to avoid it. 😂

[@wvthoog]

Bought this laptop. Really regret going for the 4TB storage option and not the OLED display

[@wvthoog]

Is it returnable ? Was under the impression that RAM and Storage we're soldered, which isn't the case for storage apparently.

[@MashITTech]

Yes, if you have had it recently, get onto chat and say you want to return to get the oled version. Buy the minimum ssd and upgrade yourself

[@JimKanaris]

Nice review! Wouldn’t touch this beauty with a 10 foot pole, if only for the price tag. There’s certainly better out there that doesn’t sacrifice function for form. Dell’s design team definitely has to start working weekends. I wonder if sales will force it to. Dell seems to be losing the interest of that corner of the market interested in devices that strike a serviceable balance between creativity and performance.

[@MashITTech]

totally agree, they certainly seem to lack a real vision at the moment

[@ricarmig]

I think exciting news will be when Qualcomm really enters the market with a great ARM chip and eventually Microsoft forces the anti-cheating software to work on ARM as well. Until then…only the low/mid low end market may be interesting with AMD APUs

[@TheSonoranSniper]

touchscreen on a nonflip laptop is a little odd but I guess oleds are usually glossy, and glossy is usually touchscreen. . . .not that I'm complaining, I'd rather that than a matte, nontouchscreen LCD

[@MashITTech]

yeah I also would never use it but I know people that do! I hate people touching my screen with a passion 🤣

[@JogBird]

i have the older 13 inch xps w touch screen and use it like a tablet when im just browsing or reading

[@WarAlex16]

XPS 18??? Next year??!

[@leonardwise5807]

I wanted a refund on my core 9 minus the extra 120 dollars for ultra 9. They would not do it so essentially paying 620 dollars just for ultra 9. I returned it and checked and saw asus g16 4080 available for 2699. Will receive it Saturday. With 32 gigs of ram 1tb storage oled.

[@SouryaDP]

Dell is throwing up some good price cuts for the XPS 17 to sell out the existing stocks. So if possible, I think it might be sensible to go for that. Obviously, you would miss out the OLED panel, but the 4 thunderbolt USB C ports, along with upgradable RAM and dual SSD slots would more than make up for it in flexibility. And the 13th gen i7 and i9 are no slouches either in terms of performance. I think you would get the peak measure of the might of the intel core ultra series when you get the Alienware x16 R2 laptop, where the wattages might be much higher. Eagerly waiting for that review sir……

[@MashITTech]

Well the x16r2 is currently on its way to me and the m16r2 I ordered a few days ago arrived yesterday 😂 hoping to get m16 review out this time next week and the x16 the week after depending on when I receive it 👍

[@SouryaDP]

@@MashITTech I think even the m16 r2 can still give a good measure of the peak performance of the ultra chips at high wattages, so that's still a good thing. Also, I think you can validate the claims about the USB-C PD charging support on the m16 r2. Thing is, it is hard to trust the gaming laptop companies about their USB-C PD implementations, as many start putting caps on the minimum and maximum wattages, and some chargers are not supported at all. As a side note, the fact that the m16 r2 (which you ordered late) came before the x16 r2 (which you ordered earlier) shows that buyers are not as much interested in the m16 r2 as compared to the x16 r2. Also, I think the requirement for soldered RAM for the Intel core ultra chips might take away the upgradability advantage that the m series laptops carry over the x series.

[@rezberry.x]

@@MashITTechi am wishing and waiting for x16 r2 with much better display option end of this year

[@MashITTech]

yes it seems insane they are still using a 300 nit panel for the top end Alienware laptop!

[@SouryaDP]

@@MashITTech Exactly. Razer either uses a 500 nit panel (blade 18) or has already made the jump to OLED (blade 16). The rog zephyrus series has also transitioned to OLED, while the ROG strix Scar series runs mini LED panels. Even Acer has switched for the mini led tech for its predator series of laptops. Dell is lagging far behind the curve in the laptop display business.

[@youp1tralala]

That keyboard is an absolute no go for any user needing proper tactile function keys. And do not even get me started on the ESC key...

[@rahulbranding]

we can buy 2 gaming laptops for the same price for this machine with almost same specifications and still have some cash leftover

[@MashITTech]

yup, dell pricing is insane 🤣

[@leonardwise5807]

Dell dropped base 16 and 14 price 200 dollars, and with the 16 inch 4070 with ultra7 500 off. Also reduced 14 inch 4050 300 dollars. I'm in USA.

[@MashITTech]

and so they should! I still feel its a little too expensive

[@ShukkaDTheGreat]

Hi, love your videos! I wanted to know if you could give me some tips about starting my own KZbin tech review channel? You always give me a good perspective on things and I’d like to try to spread that via my own KZbin channel. If you have any tips to help me get started with my channel, it would be great! Also, if you have any contacts or if you know anybody who could help me get a review unit of a device, that would be great! Thanks!

[@MashITTech]

add me on insta and start a chat. mashittech :)

[@ShukkaDTheGreat]

@@MashITTech Ok, thanks! Can I contact you on Reddit by any chance? I actually don’t have Instagram.

[@MashITTech]

sure, I am lardyninja on reddit :)

[@ShukkaDTheGreat]

@@MashITTech Alright, I’ll DM you

[@burtonyan8467]

I find the 14 and 16 to be really quite poor value proposition over the compeition. I like the design a lot, but for what they offer, even Razer seems to give better value here. I think they might be aiming these at the premium business market, where the price tag has little to do with how much the laptop will actually cost.

[@andyH_England]

The XPS 16 is a premium-targeted laptop, so I was not expecting value, and this isn't. I still need to be sold on the new design, form over function with the light-up F-keys. There was a reason Apple ditched these, and they were arguably much more premium: the majority didn't like them. I certainly would not have this at the top of my "pro" laptop choice. It does not come close to the MB Pro 16 M3 Pro for metrics and is £400 more expensive for the same spec, though the Mac gets 4GB more RAM countered by the 4070 dGPU vRAM in the XPS. But if you are stuck in the Windows world, then the premium choices are few and far between, and they are all now as expensive as or more expensive than Macs!

[@cameronbosch1213]

Actually, there is the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i. Just Josh was very pleased with the 16 inch model and it costs a lot less but has more performance, better battery life, more ports, and a better keyboard. Again, it's less money! Unlike Apple with macOS, Dell isn't the only brand running Windows; HP has the excellent Spectre 14 for former XPS 14 users and the aforementioned Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i is a great choice for former XPS 16 users. Sadly, many brands (and even Apple is guilty of this) just do not understand that making your laptops stand our should *not* mean not getting the basics right.

[@MashITTech]

I would not take this over a Mac ever unless your priority is also gaming or windows only software. I am hoping the new snapdragon chips for windows machines may be a push in the right direction

[@cameronbosch1213]

@@MashITTech macOS isn't for everybody though. Then again, neither is Windows.

[@andyH_England]

@@cameronbosch1213 I did look at the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i. It is similar in price in the UK to the XPS 16, £2440. As I said I am not seeing any cheap premium Windows laptops, be it ultrabooks, pro machines or gaming. I suppose in other regions this may be different. FYI the 16-inch HP Spectre with only Core Ultra 7 and 16GB of RAM is £2100 and we do not get a 32GB option so it isn't even worth including. If it had 32GB it would be close to the Yoga and more than the MB Pro 16. As someone that uses Macs and Windows, if I was forced to choose only one, then out of all these the MB Pro 16 M3 Pro would win easily (Amazon has had £300 off recently making it even more value agaisnt the rivals!).

[@ricarmig]

@@MashITTechwhen you buy a windows device, you can run from office to CAD / professional 3D apps, from simple old games to the latest AAA games. That means, the same CPU and GPU will be used for everything. With macOS you may have a good hardware but you are limited to a bunch of apps and games, which may be the ones you use and you’ll be happy or…very sad. What my Mac does, it does mostly well; what it doesn’t…it’s a lot.

[@cameronbosch1213]

Yeah, this laptop is too much of a downgrade from last year's XPS 17 or even the one from 2020 (when the model was reintroduced) that I would honestly look elsewhere if I wanted something similar. It's clear that Dell isn't even trying to compete with Apple's current MacBook Pros anymore; they're trying to compete with Apple's 2016 - 2019 MacBook Pros, which very few people liked and for good reason; it was a thermal throttling, few ports, form over function mess. It was so much of a mess, as a matter of fact, that they had to abandon that design and return to a different design that was slightly thicker, but allowed for a much better laptop. But of course, Dell is so delayed in their response that now they think that what Apple did and failed at in 2016 was a good idea. It clearly isn't, and I can't see myself ever buying any one of these new XPS laptops because of the touch function row, the bad invisible touchpad, the poor port selection, the underperformance compared to alternatives, the lack of RAM slots, and the reduction to just 1 SSD slot instead of 2 from 2020 - 2023. Dell really needs to redo the entire XPS lineup and "follow" the current MacBook Pro ethos, not the 2016 - 2019 MacBook Pro ethos. As somebody who would never buy another Mac, I can say that even Apple now knows how to make a better haptic touchpad and get the basics right, unlike Dell.

[@MashITTech]

I totally agree with you and if I was to ever buy an XPS I would take a cheaper 17 over this every time. I still like ports though so ended up keeping the Thinkpad p1 I reviewed last year

[@cameronbosch1213]

@MashITTech I like ports too. To see Dell have a worse port selection than a MacBook Pro _from 2021_ just blows my mind, especially on the XPS 16. Like, there's clearly room for a full-sized SD card slot and a fourth USB-C port. Heck, why not add HDMI 2.1 while they're at it? At that point, it might be similar to the MacBook Pro in that regard, but that would actually be a _good_ thing at that point!

[@miniDrew4]

The Asus Zenbook Pro has everything this has and more for less money.

[@5after12]

it annoys me they got rid of the 17 inch

[@MashITTech]

me too, the 17 was better IMHO

[@191.]

This is so gorgeous! 🥰 It is the pretty blonde amongst notebooks. 😆 HAHA

[@MashITTech]

🤣

[@lgbfjb6450]

Beautiful but overpriced for what you get. Just because Apple gets away with it doesn’t mean the Wintel vendors will.

[@user-lb2mf6bl5c]

Great Review! Laptop is crap thou, keyboard looks odd and old, no function keys (people actually use them a lot), no proper IO ports, and it's priced badly. Apple made similar mistakes few years ago... and dell is "smart" enough to repeat them... (No esc key? are you serious?) I have an old dell xps, such a good machine, need to buy a new one... no way I am buying this piece of crap. Anyway, thanks for the review!

[@MashITTech]

thanks mate, and I do agree with you. I try to always be subjective but I won't be trading in my Thinkpad P1

[@TheCloudX]

We live in a time where the XPS costs more and performs worse than a Razer Blade.

[@MashITTech]

so so true

[@5after12]

co-pilot key? barf

[@skfirojali2429]

Don't go for the looks.

[@episode013]

Premium in price only.

[@seiyachan]

dell hired the wrong people to make thoe internal design change to xps. and they are wrong to change what people got used to. don't fix it if it ain't broken.... will not buy, I will stick with 9550 for a few more years. they change everything for the worse again and again. if I do upgrade I will find a 9720/9730 in the 2nd hand market.

[@clipmage]

For me personally, the 2024 model is a downgrade. I have a 17" 4K with 100% AdobeRGB with 500 nits - so my display is brighter and larger, with the same case size. IPS technology is ideal for graphics and design. Two M2 slots, physical function keys (DELL hasn't learned anything from the MacBook Pro disaster). In addition, the dark carbon Surface is much better to concentrate on work. I'll keep it until DELL eliminates the weaknesses of this generation, I suspect in 2-3 years.

[@antong3987]

Wouldn't touch or recommend those to anyone.

[@keerthiranatata2531]

Speakers are very bad for that price

[@MashITTech]

I thought they sounded pretty good but maybe I am too used to gaming laptops

[@keerthiranatata2531]

@@MashITTech yes for the standard of gaming laptops they are pretty good, but they are charging a price equivalent to mac book pro, so I believe they should further improve to beat MacBook Pro

[@Cybertron667]

@@keerthiranatata2531 Amen!

[@MrDucatiV4]

The 2024 Dell XPS 14/16 are a downgrade from previous years💯! All the mistakes that apple did, Dell is now putting it on their XPS line. I do not recommend these new models at all!

[@jessegriffin9]

I'm tired of Macbook-like laptops.

[@MashITTech]

me too, but there is not much different out this year so I had to get them in :)

[@newbielives]

Removing ports for no reason besides copying apple, big pass

[@gymfamily]

What an awful design and price for what you are getting. If you’re paying like 4700 usd for a maxed out model why not just get the MacBook Pro? That keyboard looks absolutely awful and not practical. I’m sure it feels nice, but takes away practical elements imo. From watching this video I can just say off the bat: 1. You got the power button right beside the backspace button. No explanations needed here. Touch pad esc key as well. Those are extremely common keys and it makes the user extra cautious. 2. Those keys on the sides like the ~ and tab are absolutely massive. Why? It looks like they played Tetris on the right hand side with all the keys in different shapes and sizes. 3. Does anyone actually enjoy touchpads for the function buttons?

[@MashITTech]

agreed and 3. No! I hate touch buttons, hated them on the Mac, hate them even more here!

[@tonylegend8593]

Sounds like dell let apple build their computer now..

[@omarcortes5754]

Look how they massacred my boy 😔These new laptops feel like a downgrade compare to the 15" and 17" models.

[@MashITTech]

totally agree mate, grab a 17" with 4080 and upgradable ram and 2 ssd slots while you can 😃

[@MrRedialplease]

i'm macbook hater but MBP is better.

[@MashITTech]

sadly it is

[@cutthat4643]

I dont get what Dell Are doing?, the function keys are absolute rubbish,, 50watt GPU?, so so expensive, lenovo with oled is so much better and half the price

[@MashITTech]

haha yup, I won't be trading in my Thinkpad for sure (even if it is bigger 😃)

[@kennysponto6568]

Buy a M3 MacBook pro instead of this! I can play dying light of the MacBook pro hight settings! MacBook pro price is cheap compared to this scam garbage.

[@BFLAT3D]

Overpriced.

[@Unicornpirate]

These are garbage laptops. You are better off sticking with Asus or Lenovo.

[@kennysponto6568]

The weakest logo earth! Dell for dilbert :\

[@pikachusolu1606]

windows laptops are absolute trash compare to apple silicon macbooks. i use programs that are exclusive to windows and it sucks that i am forced to use crappy windows laptops.

[@kennysponto6568]

Dell sucks!