Dell XPS 17 Review - The Best 17" Laptop Right Now in 2021?

[@JarrodsTech]

The screen looks so good!

[@DaMastaSkullFox]

I also think so. I would get an XPS if they ever went for Ryzen... Not willing to the intel tax for less performance... If not. I might get a Legion when ryzen is available on the 7 or 7 slim.

[@rohit2405_]

Bruhh, how does ur logo look similar our hardware Canucks

[@NoTimetoCry]

@@rohit2405_ he had this logo even before Hardware Canucks changed their logo from a canuck to this.

[@danielzb]

That’s the only reason why I still buy 60hz displays on laptop. I photo edit a lot these days. More than I game. I’m excited to see how the 165 hz with 100 dcip3 does in your testing Jarrod

[@kone2979]

No heartಠ ͜ʖ ಠ

[@agiverreviga4592]

FYI, Dell hasn't addressed the trackpad issue AT ALL. Their new XPS line up (15 and 17) still have that issue, a simple search on Reddit/KZbin will prove that. It's the fact Dell sends to reviewers perfectly working machines because they get tested more, unlike what the regular customer will receive. Not saying every laptop will have that issue, but beware.

[@42isTh3Answ3r]

Also the hissing sound in the speaker. And apparently it's a problem that affected xps from the beginning of time. It blows my mind that there is not one rewier that knows about this problem

[@JD-nx4vp]

@@nohandlehere55 I had to use the touch screen a lot of times

[@poeticsilence047]

Definitely should do these long term reviews on more of the tech you feel like would benefit from it.

[@why_tho_]

I know right!

[@OfficialMikePerry]

I've had an xps 15 now for 3 years. The carbon fiber holds up great, no visible wear.

[@docmediaMlambo]

And it is not overheating like some people are experiencing?

[@stoked9004]

On carbon fiber-like material: I used my XPS 15 (9560) for 3 years now and I do use moisturizers - no issues. Just clean it once in a while and you will be golden.

[@andrewdftilley9791]

I'll give my review. The XPS 17 appears to be a great machine but Dell has serious quality control Engineering issues and it's very common for owners to get motherboards replaced with refurbished ones only weeks or a few months after purchase. There service division gives people the run around first changing heat sinks and cheap parts before opting to change out the board only to have the issues persist. People are spending 3000 4000 dollars on the higher end models of it to basically get a computer Dell refuses to replace or properly fix and which has made it unusable for many people for months. If you have an issue more then 30 days after Purchase you are stuck with what ever service requests and fixes they arbitrarily decide to pursue all the while spending hours and hours dealing with them service tecks and not having use of the machine. These are not isolated incidents be careful about some of the KZbin reviews many are just sponsored commercials.

[@monotypemesh3174]

my XPS 9310 2-in-1 has had 3 motherboards swapped by dell. . Still Dell will not replace. Fingers crossed it will be stable now

[@adinchandra1797]

Listening his Voice, feel like listening Lisa Su's voice

[@oscarcharliezulu]

He has a great, calm voice actually. Doesn’t talk too fast like some!

[@madst4059]

I still received two devices with faulty trackpads months after their "patch". They later sent someone to repair the device, that did the job. You should be prepared for faulty trackpads, if you choose to buy this device. But it's definitely worth it in my opinion, it's an amazing device.

[@docmediaMlambo]

Faulty how?

[@madst4059]

@@docmediaMlambo it does a kind of double click. Like a shutter button on camera. But it doesn't do anything on the first click. Another did the same, but almost made a sound like it had gravel stuck in it. You can read a lot about it in the XPS Reddit. But remember people are mostly prone to write there if they have issues. Many people receive perfectly fine devices

[@docmediaMlambo]

@@madst4059 And what about throttling issues, does it overheats?

[@madst4059]

@@docmediaMlamboSomewhat. I'm running a 10850H, a higher clocked 6 core i7. So it runs warm with CAD-work, but usually doesn't doesn't throttle. But for sustained workloads like rendering, it will throttle.

[@madst4059]

@@docmediaMlambo but at the same same time it's very, very fast considering the form factor. It's great!

[@DarthChewie]

I have one too, and I'm now hooked on the 16:10 aspect ratio!

[@nateportney672]

Did u consider waiting for 11th gen? When did u buy it. 11th coming soon.

[@hk6926]

@@nateportney672 I am going ahead and getting one . Not new but open box and it’s way cheaper than the new one .

[@hk6926]

@@r.j.macready5410 I swear I had the same issue . Honestly I tested 3-4 xps and none of them had this issue . Probably people who have problems complain and people who don’t , they don’t come on Reddit and say good things . I finally bought and I swear I have never been this happy . Was thinking to get m17 r3 but thank god I got this one . Great battery , crazy screen and performance . If you can check before hand then get one seriously .

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

The answer to the USB-C paradox: A USB-C dock.

[@TomCarroll49]

Nice honest review. Great job and certainly one of the best reviews I've seen. I'll be watching more. I have the XPS 17 and it does a great job for everything that I need it to do. I really wanted to wait for the 10nm 11th generation version because I felt like it would bring better battery life and might run a little cooler.. I personally am happy with the power of the 10th gen when editing photos but it can definitely drain the battery if you stay unplugged. But on the positive side, the battery is considerably better than my 3 year old XPS 15 - 9560. Much, much better.

[@KirbyEnthusiast]

Thanks so much for sharing as as up and coming content creator this review was so helpful . I was looking at the XPS 15 . Now I’m looking into getting the XPS 17. As I am still editing videos off my Sony Vaio from 2009. Which has served me well with upgraded ram and ssd . But I want to use my 4K camera to its full potential with 4K content.

[@twystedhumour]

there he goes again: "spend responsibly," while showing off a $2700 laptop. great review, though!

[@mrrohitjadhav470]

Yeah I just googled its price in our country that's 3237$

[@omshree901]

@@mrrohitjadhav470 it's a trash laptop. The worst part - windows The second worst - intel third worst - RTX 2060 at that price Fourth worst - throttles every goddamn time simple evergreen guide :- gaming : build a P.C. (upgradable) office excel : MacBook air m1 coding : wait for 16" Macbook pro m1 As far as that display praise is concerned, any MacBook pro will put this laptop to shame. Plus, most people spending 3,000 USD get an external display anyways I'm not even an Apole fanboy but that company did wonders with silicon.

[@battlebuddy4517]

@@omshree901 bruh if you don't like windows just install macOSX(opencore I think it called) or a linux distro, android folks,freebsd and goood luck getting a good Dgpu, also no coder/programmer wants a laptop that's locked down

[@mopnem]

@@omshree901 Yr right BUT apple refuses to add a 4k screen so until then it’ll always be windows laptops for me...I mean really? Apple TV has 4k content you can’t even fully appreciate on a MacBook *face palm lol

[@joeserra9825]

@@mopnem 4K on a laptop... Lmao

[@Shubham_Sinn]

Using XPS 15 9500 for over 10 months... really happy so far... carbon fiber holds up well.

[@deansaghafi8926]

Bought the XPS 15 9500 and Dell sent me two of them brand new out of the factory broken. I had the wobbly track pad and one usb-c port that wasn't functioning. The second one had a damaged hinge on the screen brand new from the factory. The tech support was phenomenal. But the quality control from the factory was the worst I've ever seen using computers since 1983. If the quality control was good the machine actually worked very nicely! Returned both machines and got my money ($3000) back.

[@Piketom1]

I really, really wish dell would replace the base FHD+ display on the XPS 17 with a 2560X1600 unit. That would be amazing and on a computer this expensive, I don't really see an issue dropping the base model to make it better equipped.

[@AndreiMorar]

The 2021 edition of the XPS 17 BEGS for Ryzen 5000 series & Nvidia 3000. Imagine the improved performance AND battery life!

[@AbbatyKori]

The thumbnail is 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@HardwareCanucks]

THANKS!

[@unknownanon62]

@@HardwareCanucks that beautiful Porsche completes it perfectly

[@pkrskinkaphant4612]

@@unknownanon62 fax

[@MatSmithLondon]

Wow your production, lighting, vocals, and backdrop are beautiful. Very inspiring space.

[@dansalzer4449]

Agree - incredibly well done video

[@TheFaustianMan]

This guy is the best! I have watched countless review of Mac Book Pros, and never once has anyone mentioned REC 709. Funny thing, being MACs are all about artists and content creators. This guy does a deep dive into color. Fantastic! As well as talking about build quality!

[@raxzin]

Loving the long term reviews, look forward to see more!

[@erickeil8095]

Been loving my XPS 17 for about 8 months now. Best laptop I have used to date.

[@mr.bojangles8539]

Never comment, but must say your video presentation, graphics and lightjg use is spot on (laptop review great). Your background has horizontal tube lights, consider vertical accent lines narrow, same color, keep the orange spherical lighting and do som hidden faint lighting under the shelves. Will make a 9.5 presentation a 10. Great job and have a sucriber. Thanks.

[@nezbrun872]

If gaming performance isn’t key, the super light 17” LG Gram has a beautiful and bright 16:10 screen 2560x1600 that I run at native 100% scaling. The 2020 i7 1065G7 version I have I’ve pimped up to 40GB RAM and put in a 2TB NVME SSD, but best of all it has three USB A and one TB3. The 2021 has 2 USB A, and two TB4, but I don’t think the 2021 has upgradable RAM. For development the screen running at its native resolution is just beautiful. No discrete GPU, but iGPU QuickSync video encoding is surprisingly good. Only downside in my use cases is its audio. I also have an i7-1065G7 XPS 13 2-in-1 late 2019 fully loaded to 32GB RAM & 4k screen which is better for train commuting, but on a desk the 17” is so much better for development due to the screen real estate. The push by manufacturers to discard USB A and force us to dongle life has been very premature IMHO.

[@alexgrethen]

I got another theory for the bad performance at low battery levels (and the reason I returned my XPS 17). I experienced battery drain when hitting it with heavy loads. So naturally it has to throttle while charging, otherwise the charge would go down while plugged in...

[@omarfmercado]

Mine doesn’t throttle until 20% battery, but it will drain the battery while on load unfortunately.

[@alexgrethen]

@@omarfmercado i had an early unit, and the word on reddit was that they could only sip 100 watts from the power supply, even though they were supposed to get 130 watts... Not sure if that got resolved with newer units.

[@Richie016]

It gets easier to tell the pros and cons after trying the system for over a hundred days😀

[@Cortesevasive]

Dell was kind enough to send it for free, oh yeah boy thats an ad

[@Rabaikal]

I have an older model, back then everyone was hyping the xps series. Turned out they suffered head problems. Either it was software and Bios side or the head piper were bend. Still no reviewer is talking about daily use during workload. You had to undervolt the old models and change to an older Bios cause Dell just could get their shit together. A colleague at work had a technician send to change his heat pipes and fans twice and it didn't get better until I fixed it it for him with undervolting. Don't get me wrong though, everything else about it is marvelous and i love using it but of i pay 2k for a fucking laptop it should work out of the box and not keep me from working.

[@battlebuddy4517]

@@Rabaikal that's like every company

[@Rabaikal]

@@battlebuddy4517 And that's pretty sad. They knowingly sell faulty products and fake statistics.

[@howardxian]

With enormous keyboard space, I don’t understand why Dell still make these tiny arrow keys, and share Home/End keys with function keys. These keys are vital in coding and document editing, but Dell’s keyboard design obviously makes typing a bit more difficult. Guess I’d have to wait till the next gen if they come up with a more functional keyboard

[@NoahBraun21]

As of December, Dell had NOT fixed the trackpad issue on the XPS 15. I had to return MULTIPLE laptops because of QC issues with the trackpad and the hinge.

[@FrancescoDeRosaTheOne]

I was considering this laptop, together with the MSI Creator 17 and its HDR1000 dispaly. I ended up buying the MSI, but it's incredible how little justice it got compared to the XPS or MacBooks. It definitely deserve more. If you got amazed by the XPS display, try to look at the Creator 17

[@FrancescoDeRosaTheOne]

​@Juri V The display is stil incredible. But the PC itself it's not. I should have waited for the M1 Macs. First of all, it's really HOT. The cooling barely manages to keep temps under 100°C in "heavy" use like video exporting. It's a Creator laptop, if it's problematic to export videos, what is its point? Sometimes it just shut itself off due to extreme temperatures! The build quality is poor, compared to other 3000 €+ premium laptops. The integrated Intel GPU can't properly drive the 4K HDR display, resulting in a sluggish Windows interface (you have to disable it and use only the dedicated GPU). The integrated audio is terrible, worse than any premium smartphone. Forget using it on battery. I have the 2020 model, the first one, and I hope that the 2021-2022 revisions fixed all these problems

[@TSaleh-zc7kn]

I have one for few months, I encountered many problems with touchpad and fans and fingerprint. It also sometime freeze with black screen.

[@marley720]

I got the xps 15 in December 2020. Replaced it 3 times for the wobbly trackpad and 1 time for the speakers not working. I dont think they have applied the touchpad fix to all countries, as I live in Australia.

[@IanBillen]

What a good , personal review. I must subscribe. As per the Dell 17. The display looks wonderful. For photo / video and content creators it seems like it would really shine. Those color profile choices Dell gives you on the 17 inch is so cool. Def great for photographers / videographers. Good review.

[@EndofDays213]

I didn’t find any drainage issues from the battery like most reviewers said and I played for hours top tier games.

[@joeljimenez1570]

I would personally prefer the entire industry to move from a 16:9 to a 3:2 instead of a 16:10 (8:5) display like on the Microsoft Surface products. Such an amazing asepct ratio to work with for most applications!

[@CheapBastard1988]

I understand what you mean but I think 16:10 is a better compromise. Of course a compromise isn't good at anything but reasonable for everything. 3:2 is great when you only use your laptop for work and definitely superior to 16:10 but not so great when playing games or watching videos which are often 21:9 and on KZbin are often close to ultrawide because many watch on their phone. Also many games start to act weird when not using a certain aspect ratio and 16:10 has been around for over a decade (my old 2008 HP Compaq 6820s for example has a 16:10 screen).

[@ralexand56]

what do you have against touchscreens. weird

[@joshkilinc1436]

The problem with Dell Premier colour is that it actually ruins the displays ability to display gradients. I'm surprised you didn't notice this working on colour critical content. With HDR disabled even youtube videos display excessive amounts of banding on backgrounds that should be smooth gradients. Resetting colours via the intel colour management tool instantly fixes this so that gradients display smoothly again. But the second you adjust the colours again in Premier colour the gradients go haywire again.

[@imopn]

Would love to see a laptop similar to this with a Ryzen 5900 amd RTX2060 or 2070

[@andriegilsson6623]

Great review. One thing that's constantly missing in 17 inch laptop reviews is; How does it feel in your lap? On the couch? In bed on your stomach? Is it awkward or surprisingly ok?

[@Max-es4xe]

I have it. If you put it anywhere aside from a desk it blocks the fan exhaust holes and it gets HOT. Its a powerful machine but is not a “lap”top. Your tummy will hurt

[@donalddrug7791]

This with a AMD CPU, perfect laptop !

[@shiftlofi]

Yeah I want this with a 3060/3070 and an AMD CPU!

[@bluesdog88]

Don't AMD's run hot? Or are they better now?

[@uh372]

No thunderbolt support tho

[@Garrettdx1988]

Let’s start calling 16x10 eight by five

[@DoctorTrueheart]

I always think of that but tbh it's much clearer to visualize 16x10 as being 16x9 with one extra part in height so I get why people say it like that :)

[@Garrettdx1988]

@@DoctorTrueheart I actually agree with that logic. I can’t even stand by my own comment lol

[@MrPookiexL3oi]

The XPS 17 is on my list to purchase I also appreciate the screen real estate for my work and I was wondering if the laptop would fit my 30L travel bag. I'm really glad to see how the XPS 17 fits the 20L Peak Design bag that has helped answer the major question "Will it fit my travel bag?". This review helped on my decision to purchase this laptop. Thank you all at Hardware Canucks!

[@maxperson2592]

As someone who bought this laptop at launch, I gotta say the review is spot on! Only thing I want to add is that the launch was a mess, luckily most of the issues are gone. But my fourth laptop they sent me had it's graphics card crash. And when I had an on site repair a few months ago (prosupport) the repair person didn't plug in the speaker connector for one side. They also buried the connector under the motherboard so the entire laptop has to come apart to fix this. Basically, Dells customer support and quality control has lots of issues, but the laptop is incredible

[@AirrowRocket]

I used to own the car on your shelf; same color too, Le mans Blue. 1969 Camaro SS/RS L78 396-375.

[@AirrowRocket]

@RogerWilco99 I agree. That is great if you still get to see it!

[@sebastian.tristan]

This will probably be my next laptop, once I manage to save some money. I just wish Dell offered the choice to have this laptop with Linux instead of Windows.

[@joeserra9825]

What is stopping you from wiping the ssd and installing any linux bistro on it?

[@sebastian.tristan]

@@joeserra9825 Nothing. I already do that. I just wish I didn't have to pay for Windows (it's included in the price). I would also like Dell to optimize the laptop for Linux.

[@Thaddeus.J.DeWyse]

I really appreciate all of your content!! I have the Dell XPS 17 with the 4k touch screen and how you mentioned that dell Premier Color is an excellent tool, I agree but there is a horrible color banding issue in dark images caused by dell premier color that caused me to uninstall the program and install intel graphics command center in its place. I would really love to hear your input on this subject and if you have experienced this issue? Thank you very much in advance!!

[@earthgrumble7156]

So I have this laptop...and its been an odd experience as well. Now, I have had three service calls...with just oddities. With that said, its working now(knock on wood). The first oddity is that it charges "better/faster" if you plug the included charger into the USB-C on the left, front. Second, if you are gaming, you need two chargers. Third, the Dell and NVIDIA drivers work, but when it was first received it would shutdown the NVIDIA driver with no notice....which is fine for browsing the internet, but sucks for gaming. I think the current drivers have resolved that issue, but I still get weird artifacts. The two of the service calls were "wipe the drive and re-install"...and yes that worked, just sucked. The last service call was to address an issue with it not charging while using the 2060, which was addressed(finally) by replacing the charging brick. I now run with my external monitor(dell 27, usb-c) charging on the left-rear port and the the charging brick on the left-front port...no issues for the past 1.5months. Its been great otherwise...so yeah, maybe I just have a laptop on the spectrum.

[@omarfmercado]

Same issues as mine... Since when does the XPS 17 charge from two chargers?... I don’t think that supported...

[@TheSaint7770]

May I ask where you got the skin? Thanks!

[@SpookySkeletonGang]

My ideal display is 3:2, 90HZ mini-led with HDR. 16:10 is fine enough, but I've found 3:2 to just be better for basically everything except watching movies or playing games (which I don't do much of on my laptop).

[@MatSmithLondon]

Re one of your main drawbacks, I wonder if placing it on a cooling pad of some kind (base with a fan) would prevent this throttling?

[@sirnh]

I turned off Premium Color on my XPS 17 last year. It had issues interacting with the Intel color management system, causing blacks to be crushed. Have you observed that?

[@omarfmercado]

Yes, color banding was awful... Ever since then I don’t trust the 4K screen on it, only work on it docked.

[@rebeccawarren2976]

Just to confirm - no problems with carbon fibre on my 3 year old Dell XPS 13, still looks like new!

[@rajshresthajuneja6045]

Slick production and a well composed video! subbed!

[@pathfindercod4638]

The xps17 replaced pretty much all my laptops. This is probably the best laptop I’ve ever owned. The screen and having a 2060, it’s great. I have a tb external enclosure and 3090 I plug it or as well when at my desk.

[@neil19961]

Watching this on my XPS 15 9550. Still an incredible laptop (despite the battery and thermals).

[@apyee1970]

Fan noise and heat dissipated? Can more elaborations be provided?

[@King_504]

Loving my 9700 so far. Haven't had any issues that people are having. The screen is what made me choose this model and it's the very best in the laptop game.

[@alyj6381]

Which cpu & gpu did you go for? Any issues with the thermals and over heating?

[@King_504]

@@alyj6381 I got the RTX 2060 and i7 10875. I haven't had any issues with it whatsoever. I don't really game on CPU but my daughter plays fortnite and warzone on it and haven't had any heating issues and it didn't rise past 90°C. The 9700 comes with the vapor chamber cooling system so I think it should be good as far as thermals go. But you know Intel tends to run a little warm

[@alyj6381]

@@King_504 thats good to know, thanks so much for the reply!

[@nuadarstark]

While I generally understand the reluctance about USB-C/USB-A switch, once you go over to the USB-C (or more accurately Thunderbolt) lifestyle, you're gonna forget USB-A very fast. I started with my 14 inch Lenovo Yoga 2 years ago and today, with my Dell XPS 13 9310, I don't find any issues with it at all - 2 cables into the laptop both at home or in the office and I have charging, high speed networking, all the peripherals (mouse, keyboard, USB microphone, headphone amp/dac), several external SSDs and an ultrawide monitor connected through an eGPU. Try doing that with bunch of USB-A ports. On the go I maybe do stuff like tranfer files from my external SSD, but that one can have either connector via a cable. And if you find someone who really wants to stick an USB-C, you can always have a hub in your bag and you're good to go. Haven't missed USB-A at all.

[@iamalejandroangel]

beautiful back pack. what brand is it? thanks for a well informed video

[@azizdjeriou]

Thank you, do you recommend it for games?

[@thenubianspeaks4329]

You are the first reviewer I have heard complaints about the xps 17 speakers. I have had two and they are just about as good as the 16 inch macbook M1 speaskers which I have have now, Sorry, they are not "pretty good", they are VERY GOOD and you are right about being the best windows speakers. I don;t know about your headphone problems I have not noticed any problems with listening with headphones. Of more concern is the battery and heating problems, at least compared to my macbook pro M1. With battery are you talking about the 4k model, because again, neither mobile tech reveiw or dave2d reported anywhere near 11 hours, and with brightness turned down and light mix usage, I have never got more than 5 hours. I had the full HD model where I got about 7 or a litte more with light use. I check out your reviews every now and then but they all ways deviate a lot from some of my favorite reviewes which are dave2d and Mobile tech review and one or two others for some reason. I am not saying that your reviews are sub par because they are not, They are very good in a lot of respects

[@marufbepary100]

When is high refresh rate going to become the standard on screens. It already happened on smartphones.

[@chinesesparrows]

You pay $500+ for a 5~7in display with high refresh screen and smartphone parts. Scale that to larger more powerful pc parts and most wont pay for that.

[@dihanmahbub8692]

@@chinesesparrows pocophone x3 has 120hz refresh rate.And its only 250$ maybe even less

[@chinesesparrows]

@@dihanmahbub8692 smartphone 120hz is much easier and cheaper to do than pc, for example games. Smartphone graphics arent expected to be as advanced because they are viewed on tiny screens. That $250 phone still has lower graphics than decades old $250 xbox or PS4

[@PWingert1966]

I got last year's XPS 17 as a client for work-related video conferencing and other work activities since I am required to keep work items on a separate computer from all home activities. I got it with the 1650 graphics since I wasn't expecting to do a lot of content creation on it. After getting it my employer went down the tubes and ended my contract early. But it was a solid workhorse for the business activities I was doing. The trackpad is OK, but I have a Microsoft mouse and dual monitors plugged into a Dell D3100 Dock that is connected to the laptop so actual trackpad use has been minimal for me during the pandemic. It's functioning as a mid-level desktop. . some reviews have been critical of the XPS 13 because it can require up to 180 watts on a full load for GPU and CPU and having a power brick that's only 130. Some reviewers are expecting a 180 or even a 200-watt power brick. This may also explain some of the battery and recharge choices that Dell has instituted.

[@AydenGR8]

Could the battery issue actually be a feature to reduce battery degradation?

[@yashfabangash2012]

Love you for reviewing one of my fav laptops

[@jodysayers9688]

Well done mate, good review. I ragged on you before but this is a job well done, keep it up!

[@groundzero_-lm4md]

The throttling is due to the fact that USB-PD only delivers 100W of power. Under full CPU+GPU load will draw over 120W. Dell uses the battery to supplement the power brick in order to make the brick smaller.

[@SunshineMatt]

I just ordered the xps 17 9700 with 32gb ram, 4k display. Are you still using this, have you encountered any major problems since thus review?

[@DVZM.]

Is it actually possible to use the Thunderbolt-Ports? Since it was never possible to use them on the XPS 15 9560...

[@isabelitamiranda9715]

The screen size is so good!

[@farnaminum]

I had the XPS 17 and returned it twice, then moved on. Reason? The trackpad. If you have previously used the large trackpad on a MacBook pro, you will be very disappointed. Not because of the lack of gestures or features, but because the corners of the trackpad do not work as any reasonable person would expect. It causes issues constantly while doing basic things like dragging files. If you check Dell's website, they have an info page on how the trackpad "should" be used. The answer is to keep one finger on the corner of the trackpad while dragging your other finger around to avoid the dropouts. Who on earth uses a trackpad like that? If you're going to put a giant trackpad on a laptop, just make sure it actually works? I did pick up an Alienware M17 r4 with rtx3080 as a replacement. Besides the firmware they released which temporarily broke the laptop, the M17 has been great!

[@felipebutcher]

i heard this charging problem is because they ship a low voltage charger because it's smaller. i think you can buy a bigger charger with more voltage this won't happen.

[@PelletiKentaro]

It is not a problem of the charger. The computer itself is bad designed. In order to cope with heavy loads of cpu+gpu, like gaming of 3D rendering, the laptop needs to use both the charger and the battery in order to provide the needed power. After few hours the laptop remains without battery and switches off. Dell is not changing the laptops or providing a proper solution. I have this laptop, and I cant use it as a laptop due to this issue. Dell really messed up with this model.

[@felipebutcher]

@@PelletiKentaro get a charger with more voltage

[@PelletiKentaro]

@@felipebutcher it is not about the charger. I have the most powerfull charger available for this laptop, but the system is power hungry and needs more power than any charger can provide. The laptop is designed to accept a maximum of 130w from a charger, and it consumes mores power than that. Be careful before buying this laptop, and get the proper info. You will see this is a big issue with this laptop and many people are suffering from it.

[@felipebutcher]

@@PelletiKentaro oh thanks. i watched many reviews and the only guy that talked about that said a bigger charger solves it. i will research more and maybe wait for next gen. thanks.

[@PelletiKentaro]

@@felipebutcher yeah, I spent few months checking info until I decided to buy this laptop. But once I have it, it is when I really realized about the problem, and searching this specific issue I found the forums where people are having these problems. The machine is great, but as I said, if you render, video edit, gaming,,, 6-7 hours is the maximum time you will be able to use it until it goes off.

[@Luscious3174]

You are forgetting that 16:10 WAS the standard widescreen display ratio... until panel manufacturers jumped on the TV bandwagon all those years ago. I like the XPS 17's display, but the lack of a standard barrel plug for power and no USB A type ports is a very stupid omission, and frustrating for the end user. When dongles break your work get interrupted and your laptop becomes a brick - cannot have that when you need your laptop to be a proper work tool. That power issue and throttling you mention happens precisely because of USB type C power limits. You cannot really charge and do heavy workloads at the same time. The laptop will actually eat into it's battery even when plugged in to feed a CPU/GPU heavy load. Dell has a desktop docking station with DUAL USB type C cables that you can use to get around the problem, but it's far larger than the supplied AC brick. I hope to see them do 3000 series nVidia GPU's and 11th gen Intel in their refresh.

[@mahageekster]

Just make sure you get > 1 year of warranty. ALL of my XPS lappies have broken down in < 2 years, usually just after the 1-year mark. I've had 3 of them. Apart from that, they r excellent.

[@IvanEstevez]

How is the xps 17 holding up? Would love to see an update.

[@sreyleaknaturallife1416]

Thank you for review in this model. Thank

[@BrianGlaze]

I just got mine today and this display is fantastic!!

[@stepstowardsart]

Any over heat issues?

[@BrianGlaze]

@@stepstowardsart No I haven't experienced any. I haven't done any intensive work yet though.

[@dkbaghel123]

lg gram 17 nailed it long before dell and still the price is unbeatable

[@eddieoconnor4466]

I have the "little brother" to this laptop and I can tell you this much, I have been a "ThinkPad" user for decades....(still am kinda...) but this machine is the only one that has replaced my trusty T-Pads" for daily work! I've also had a high end Sony laptop...and I currently have a Huawei Matebook X Pro, and NONE of them compare to this thing! I would get the 17"?....but I really don't have a need for a screen that size, as I see it? This XPS will be in my "laptop arsenal" for quite some time in the forseeable future. I'm not "ditching" my Thinkpads......I'm just setting them aside for a bit....as I too need a USB-A and this Dell doesn't have it...but my ThinkPads DO!!!

[@ravi-gadhiya]

Thanks, What do you think LG gram 17 inch (2021) VS Dell XPS 17 ?

[@levelupprotocol]

I find it REALLY CRAZY that consumers are expected to pay 4000 Plus dollars for laptops that ARE NOT PERFECT!!! I paid 1700 for a fully loaded desktop PC , a Dell. And it hasn't had 1 single issue in over a year. I bought a 4000 dollar Razer laptop and was plauged with windows install errors, right out the box. I'm trying my luck with this Dell 17.

[@Kataroku]

My trackpad was loose and the wifi adapter kept disconnecting. Such a shame. Also, since the wifi antenna isn't inside the lid, you'll see a significant loss in wireless speed when the laptop isn't level with your router.

[@Rabaikal]

Do they still use killer WiFi? I changed it in my older XPS to an Intel adapter and it worked flawless after having tons of issues with the old killer WiFi adapter

[@Kataroku]

@@Rabaikal The one I received had killer wifi. I wasn't sure if I could swap it out, but coupled with the other issues I felt better off returning it.

[@thenubianspeaks4329]

I don't understand isn't the custom USb -c a dongle. looks like it

[@HelelBenShahar]

Is it a 2 in 1 laptop? I'm considering between this and the Inspiron 17 7000. They are very similar but the Inspiron is 2 in 1.

[@rdt27]

what would you think if this specific model came with a ryzen 9 5950x or a ryzen 7

[@MrDragonorp]

What jacket are you wearing? Looks dope af

[@ZeDarkLord]

I'd like to get one in teal ngl.

[@Pexsama]

Look for 10tree

[@chltmdwp]

He is wearing a hoodie

[@AYouTubeChannelwithNoName]

@@chltmdwp Wow big difference 🙃

[@codygrimes9072]

@Hardware Canucks why wouldn't your mouse work with a USB-A to a USB-C dongle?

[@abdullahimangroup893]

How is your laptop backside black ??? I mean it comes only in silver , did you install something ???

[@balajisvideos3139]

How did you get this in BLACK color

[@HHH1997]

how do you feel about the 4 USB C ports?

[@paulvancyber1979]

thunderbolt is the same at USB C?

[@rahulkrishnan6647]

Where can I find those wallpapers ?

[@alexolegnowicz]

How does the screen compare to the Aero 17 4K HDR?

[@Nate-zy5ce]

Great review, very useful! Thanks. Might you answer a question: Will the 17" FHD+ non-touch screen still have a decent quality picture if I go that route instead of the UHD+4k touch screen? I'm torn about which to get. I do use it mobile, but most of the time it's at my home office where I can plug it in except for the occasional time I decide to work or watch a movie elsewhere around the house. I am online long hours 5-7 days a week, but do no gaming and no video editing, just lots of streaming and web searching. It's now Dec 2021, I am looking at the XPS 17" 9710 with the 11th gen i7 chip, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage, the 3050 graphics and Windows 11. Just can't decide on which screen to get. The UHD+ is supposed to have some anti-reflective treatment to it, including something about blue light, but it's still gloss, while the FHD+ matte screen is supposed to be easier on eye strain and better battery life. The extra $150/$200 for the UHD+ doesn't matter to me, I just don't want a poor quality picture, and am especially concerned that at the larger 17" size the FHD+ will be noticeably poor. Care to take a shot at answering my question above and providing any further insight? Thanks either way. Thumbs up to your video review!

[@jonifejes6815]

Have they fixed the issue with Dell’s running hot

[@VictorMagnetix]

Just a quick question: does anyone here cares about the kensington lock? I mean, does anyone use it? I've never seen someone use it, ever, but maybe it's just my bubble

[@zeli]

It’s not uncommon in enterprise and retail environment where you don’t want it to be stolen. I mean it’s not as easy as chaining a bike up, although I do agree it’s a rare sight in daily life.

[@Ampelman123]

vMarcelino Maybe it’s about Workplace security and docking stations?

[@niteryder2995]

The XPS series I mainly purchased in bulk by corporations to equip workers, Kensington lock goes a long way in securing possibly confidential data

[@AdistiantoYuwono]

Yes, many businesses would require laptops (or PCs, monitor, etc.) with Kensington lock for it to have a certain security clearance. In some cases it also apply for BYOD devices. I just hope if that there will be ways to make a Kensington port not just to be a dumb port.

[@riba2233]

@@niteryder2995 kensington lock is useless and provides no real security.

[@souviksamanta8938]

Why not 8k hdr 12bit 144hz

[@ohmps01]

About the battery/charging thing: on my xps13 2in1 I can change how it uses power/charges the battery, there is a Dell Power Manager app for it. Maybe just configure that a little

[@MusicFillsTheQuiet]

The 15 and 17, esp. the 17 with the bigger display, uses so much more power that I have HEARD, I cannot confirm, that the included power adapter cannot fully power the device. If the CPU and GPU are both under full load, the battery will drain even if it is plugged in. Hence Dell's throttling when below 50% battery. I don't own any of the new XPS laptops, cannot confirm the above, but that is a thing I heard on other techtuber's channels.

[@tabrizihussin4784]

Thinking of buying this in 2024... Found good bargain & it's brand new... Is it still a good buy (with RTX 2060 6GB)?

[@mohitpavecha]

Do you not face any issues with the Dell Premier Color application? For me, it messes my entire screen and I keep noticing color banding

[@omarfmercado]

Same, had to uninstall it...

[@MrLukaszcu]

You forgot to mention the 1990's camera