This Shouldn’t Be Dell’s Best Laptop - Dell Inspiron 16 Plus

[@dgschrei]

53°C on the keyboard .... So it's literally an illegal product. Maximum allowable surface temperature for consumer electronics according to IEC62368-1 for parts that are touched longer than 1 minute continuously is 48°C. You shouldn't gloss over this. Dell is literally selling an unsafe product here and they are not the only ones. Notebook manufacturers have been playing fast and loose with the surface heat regulations for a long time now.

[@elu9780]

Laptops generally for some dumb reason overheat pretty regularly out of the box. What gives? Why can't I get full performance out of a laptop without paying for an additional cooling pad or drilling some holes in the chassis? It makes zero sense to have powerful components the full performance of which you can't utilize, the heat output of which generally makes the laptop degrade faster, run louder, and be uncomfortable to use on a lap. A laptop you can't use on your lap is missing the point.

[@TheDefaultgameer]

@@elu9780 This is something that modern laptops just do these days. I agree that hitting 90c all day should not be acceptable. My work X1 Yoga just cooks on start up and will stay there if it isn' t elevated with a lot of extra air flow. Problem is most people want that thin and light so cooling performance is gutted. Apple can get away due to the chip design, but 13th and 14th gen intel is just another story.

[@TravisBasson]

Does a keyboard count for this? One is not holding their finger on a single key for 1 minute at a time?

[@wembleyford]

@@TravisBasson Really? I think I've often got my fingers all over the WASD keys for extended periods.

[@slavb0i646]

@@TravisBasson Do you not play games?

[@txcforever]

Sorry, but 100C on idle and 56C outside temp around the keyboard with a light game like Rocket League are unacceptable. In my country during the summer this would probably crash from overheating just by using it with the AC off. How does it produce such temperatures without doing anything heavy?

[@PhysicsGamer]

Garbage-tier cooling. I don't know why laptops are like this now. Fans aren't what I'd call expensive...

[@aadeshsingh2053]

Every laptop which isn't gaming overheating right now My lenovo yoga and hp both cooks without a cooling pad People want thin and light but the chips aren't efficient enough for this

[@prashank]

@@aadeshsingh2053intel* chips

[@cosmic_gate476]

@@PhysicsGamerdell inspirons were always garbage at cooling, I had 3 between 2008-2018. When I got my M1 MacBook it was like leaving the Stone Age 😂

[@ItsNotAProblem]

​@@cosmic_gate476Can confirm, my family had an inspiron and when I was gaming on it, it kept overheating and one day it died and we lost all our data.

[@FRAMEDSKATEKREW69]

dude wth im so sick of them using the same 300 nits display on everything I dont expect 1000 nits but at least 500, thats the point where it feels like colors really pop out

[@swagmalone8092]

Completely agree. I have a Precision 7550 with a 500 nits 1080p display and it absolutely sears my eyes at full brightness to the point I doubt its 500 and not way more as I use it outside no issues.

[@anothey93]

dont they realize these get used often in extremely brightly lit offices? Outdoors? etc... we definitely need at least 500 nits on all laptops! Hard agree.

[@mcslender2965]

Gotta upsell the XPS lineup

[@Majorblast6]

I have an idea. How about the asus creator book q540jv? You get a oled 2.8k 120hertz with HDR

[@bapt_andthebasses]

NITS have nothing to with POPING COLOURS. NTSC 45% in 2024 is the shady part. 220nits 45% NTSC is plain awful. 72% NTSC (sRGB) should be MANDATORY.

[@Stealth86651]

Dell's always been like that. Some really cool/good decisions along with some of the dumbest engineering possible. One of the downsides of having 20 different departments all working on a single product with financials being the most important thing.

[@PhysicsGamer]

They could probably have solved the thermal problem if they'd just given up an extra half a centimeter of thinness that nobody would have cared about. Real shame. The barrel jack is probably something we can thank that exact sort of dysfunction for, though. You just know that's only there because some department somewhere refused to sign off on a USB-C only laptop. Which would have definitely been a step down.

[@BakersTaste]

@@PhysicsGamerI’m not sure who exactly is clamoring for this ultimate thinness that’s trying to be achieved. It’s an odd goal

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@BakersTaste Yep. Everyone just throws them in stretchy laptop sleeves anyway, for obvious reasons.

[@JamesR624]

Pretty sure you just described literally every major tech company from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, to Samsung, Dell, and HP.

[@Max_Mustermann]

Seems accurate. I have an old Latitude D5430 that I've been using as my main and later as a backup laptop for 10+ years without issues. But when the fan started to rattle and I decided to replace it, it required completely dismantling the laptop, removing the screen assembly and taking out the motherboard in order to get to the fan which was buried underneath. The same procedure is necessary for replacing the CMOS battery on this model.

[@willkrska2644]

Buyer beware! The Inspiron 16 Plus is notorious for their failing hinges. The plasic will fatigue abnormally quickly, and this can oftentimes damage the display controller board/cable in the process.

[@-Blue-_]

Any other laptops suggestions (don't recommend me mac I don't like apple products)

[@maartenvd84]

Is that caused by the heat being transferred directly on the hinges?

[@nitrobear]

@@-Blue-_ get a mac

[@-Blue-_]

@@nitrobear read my comment again champ i already said I don't like apple products

[@-Blue-_]

@@nitrobear don't like apple products

[@pdblouin]

Wow if I bought this without doing research I'd be so annoyed with HDMI 1.4 (even though I won't be buying a laptop in the foreseeable future, it's a good warning)

[@pdblouin]

@@tim3172 When did I say I'd blame the company?

[@gamiepie2057]

i had a dell Inspiron laptop which had several issues in less than a month and Dell replaced almost all the parts in the system and later dell replaced my laptop to another upgraded Inspiron, that had bios chip issue and again replacement of another upgraded Inspiron which was a factory defect and again a replacement of dell g15, in the g15 motherboard was blown up and another replacement of another g15 which was a factory defect. During the next replacement, dell voided my warranty so now I've filed an FIR, Legal notice, high court case against Dell. It's annoying guys, i honestly don't recommend dell's Inspiron or g15 laptops as they suck. Many of my friends faced the same issue. I request y'all to be aware about what you're gonna purchase for yourself or your kids. I legit don't want anyone to suffer like me. Especially for the poor people who can barely afford a laptop like me. I had to pay a lot for filing the case against dell as well. Now i don't have laptop for my work at all, im just using my OnePlus 6 for my work purpose which sucks.

[@seanlouisoliveros414]

Omg that sounds incredibly terrible. i hope the case goes your way cuz that just sounds like a bad time

[@gamiepie2057]

@@seanlouisoliveros414 yeah i really hope for the best

[@lolzololz1]

That's brutal. Yeah I've heard similar stories about Dell as well.

[@JimmyD76]

I had this issues with an XPS. The audio jack was bad. The first tech fixed it but it only lasted a couple of days. The second tech literally destroyed my laptop. Broken parts, missing screws. I demanded my money back but they made me ship the laptop in and sent me a refurbished that guess what... has sound problems..... ARGH! At least the laptop works great and it's a fantastic machine now, but their support is soooo frustrating!!

[@gamiepie2057]

@@lolzololz1 yeah it's honestly really sad for the people who can barely afford a laptop

[@aymanhassan8178]

So you are recommending laptop which 1- overheat from daily usage to the point that it's unsafe to touch 2- have 60tdp 4060 3- 300 nits screen Just because it has a spare ssd slot and sodimm ram?

[@exsnozer]

Nr1 is also illegal in my country. Too hot to the touch. I dont know who LTT wanted to please at dell but this is not the way.

[@Winnetou17]

It's not even cheap. And he even said it's heavy. Which I have no problems with, but with all that weight and all those heat pipes and cooling how TF does it get so insanely hot ? And the GPU has only 60W and it's still THAT hot ? There are better cooled 14" laptops. With higher power for the GPU. Jeez

[@vik1ng313]

LTT isn't a review channel anymore like we used to love. Its an entertainment channel now, they have corpos to please for sponsorships. Kinda like those Chinese tiktok-like channels where a model showcases a product for a couple seconds before moving on to the next one. You shouldn't take ANYTHING on their channels seriously no matter what.

[@GroteGlon]

Yeah, it's very out of touch

[@Boo2019-zf3gs]

Upgradability is a serious issue in 2024 laptops. All are overpriced and might not last another 3 years according to specifications.

[@ruudlaff10]

I have this with a 3060 in it from my employer…and it sounds like a goddamn spaceship taking off as soon as it gets even the tiniest amount of load.

[@ruudlaff10]

@@tim3172 Just for a second if you could imagine that I might possibly be a software dev who knows this….but fancied actually being able to use my machine to the extent of its performance without developing tinitus?

[@lopwidth7343]

This did too in the video. Totally not sponsored by Dell. Wink wink, lol

[@Derekcreeperer]

Even my old lower tier dell with a ryzen r5(no dgpu) sounds like a jet engine.

[@Matt-Holdren]

I have a turd work laptop and mine sounds the same, but when I open an email 😂

[@spathens8225]

I remember when mine arrived and I pluygged it in and I could hear it from across the house with my door closed as if was right next to my head

[@JohnneyleeRollins]

thank you for not saying macbook in the title

[@g_vaibs8005]

? I didn't get it

[@BlueSky_fur]

@@g_vaibs8005they had a video a while ago where they in the title stated this is a MacBook for windows. The thing was nothing even close to a MacBook 😂

[@MERCHIODOS]

@@BlueSky_fur I think it was more the way the laptop looks.

[@BoDoesStuff]

@@MERCHIODOS It did not look as good as a MacBook in terms of tolerances and that shows in some feedback posted.

[@sussybaka-fo2mp]

@@BlueSky_fur 5 days is not a "while ago"

[@narwhal4304]

As someone that just buys used laptops whenever I need to upgrade, I've thought Dell's other models such as the Latitude and Inspiron have looked better on paper than the XPS for the last 4 years. I paid $300 for my Latitude 3440, and it came with 8gb ddr4 (that I was able to upgrade) and a 256gb nvme SSD (that I was able to upgrade). Sure, it doesn't feel as premium as an XPS would, but at least I have I/O other than USB C, Dell.

[@stanislasflipo7214]

48Hz is for watching movies at 24fps without judder while preserving battery life, more laptops should offer it.

[@metallurgico]

like you would watch movies on a notebook

[@stanislasflipo7214]

@@metallurgico if the scree is good, totally

[@gargamel314]

I bought a Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 3 years ago - actually was the first Dell Inspiron 16 Plus model. Things I will warn you about ahead of time: #1 The Hinges! Actually the hinges are quite nice, but what they are anchored to, which is the plastic interior on the back of the lid, will eventually deteriorate (after about 2 years when the warranty runs out) and possibly crack the screen. If you are lucky enough that the screen isn't damaged, you can buy a lid and hinge assembly and replace it yourself. This is a common laptop issue not specific to Dell, but it is present in many Dell laptops including INSPIRON MODELS! To prevent this, you can take the laptop apart and use a screwdriver to loosen the torque on the hinges slightly (makes it a little easier to open with one hand, but will probably void the warranty), or use 1 hand always right in the middle, or 2 hands equally on the sides to open your laptop to balance the load on those hinge anchor points. #2 Trackpad - this has been a widespread problem with Dell Laptops lately, but specifically with the Inspiron 16 Plus models. The trackpad over the past few years has not been properly grounded resulting in skipping/laggy/jumpy trackpad operation. This can be easily fixed with a little piece of wire and a soldering iron, but will most certainly end your warranty. The alternative is, Dell Service will open multiple tickets and replace your trackpad several times as they cannot figure out how to fix this problem. Ask me how I know! Or just search the Inspiron forums for "Trackpad" and see the plethora of posts about this problem. #3 Thermal Paste - whatever they use isn't sufficient for laptops that stay in the 80-100C range all the time. I absolutely recommend Arctic MX-4 which has excellent durability in this range. There's also some good cooling pads with powerful fans that can sufficiently cool this laptop. #4 Power Throttle - Mine came with a NASTY power throttle, after a few minutes of gaming, my CPU performance would drop to a mere 15%, game would get super laggy, but thermals were not the cause. Turns out the 11th Gen tiger lake CPUs are set to drop way down in power levels after their turbo boost expired, hobbling performance. Easily fixed with ThrottleStop, but it's not something that's obvious. Maybe they've corrected this since 2021 with the newer CPUs? Let's hope. Hoping my Inspiron 16 tips are helpful if you are looking at this laptop. I've had mine for 3 years and it's fantastic, but I've had to repair several things myself on it (obviously from the comments above), something that a lot of people who watch this channel are comfortable doing. To Dell's credit, the design is very easy to get into and repair, but their tech service people do NOT want you repairing this yourself, and their warranty is not self-repair-friendly whatsoever. Just don't leave any permanent evidence that you opened it and you'll be just fine.

[@segiraldovi]

The trackpad issue and the thermal Paste were issues I had with a HP laptop, that HP was quite cheap but it was disappointing to see that laptop die in just 2 years

[@gargamel314]

@@segiraldovi That's the goal with the entry level laptops, entire Inspiron line included - last the warranty and you've won. After that, customer is just expected to buy a new laptop.

[@AdamWarner]

Can confirm I've had to do the touchpad grounding wire thing on mine.

[@segiraldovi]

@@gargamel314 In that case I can't complain, the laptops lasted between 16 and 18 hours on a day, lasting for three years each and only having problems with temperatures and battery at the end.

[@willkrska2644]

I know several people who have been burned by the bad hinges, they started failing and causes damage to the display cable inthe process. They also had a lot of stability issues.

[@Big-Chungus21]

I used an Inspiron about a year back as it was lended to me for college. Honestly, I was surprised by how nice the screen was and really enjoyed using it.

[@juzeljames7793]

does it overheat like people say it does?

[@entinator]

As someone who got an Inspiron in 2018 it always felt to me like it's essentially an XPS without the consumer sales pitch. It's also one of the very few modern laptops that actually has a decent port selection instead of just a couple of type c's.

[@yerachmielb1]

To be fair to the barrel jack, if you don't include it, then I'm forced to use USB C for charging when I might otherwise have something else I want/need that port for. Including both is a good choice.

[@leonardoterra2791]

I got one last month. Specs are - 32GB RAM DDR5, RTX4060 8GB VRAM DDR6, SSD 1TB, ULTRA 7 155H. It's running very well here. I use it for Data Science with Anaconda, Power BI, Excel, Tableau and other stuff. For games I didn't expect it to run so well. I was looking for a gaming laptop but this one has roughly the same specs as a new Alienware M2 and it's way cheaper. I've been running Starfield and Modern Wafare 3. When it's not plugged it runs silently but hot with GPU around 70c and CPU around 75-80c. For me that's good. The only issues that I had were related to when the laptop is plugged while gaming. The temp of the CPU goes to 85-90 and sometimes over 100c and I didn't like that. So I changed the CPU clock to run at 80% when plugged and it worked very well. Temperatures went back to 75-80c and didn't cause anything with the games. They keep running above 60 FPS with specs around Medium-High which is enough for me (I got a PS5 as well). I'm happy with the product and hope to keep it for the next 3-4 years.

[@tanupriyadas9058]

How will be this laptop for photo and video editing?

[@DeinonychusCowboy]

I desperately wish a single company would say "fuck thin, we're going to make a thick laptop that stays cool."

[@Piketom1]

The Inspiron and Latitude lines from Dell are their best products. They may not have the flare of something like the XPS but they are far more reasonably priced, have much better IO, and many of the interior components are upgradeable/repairable. If your wifi fails, just swap in a new card. If you need more storage, just replace the drive. If you need more ram, just add more. These things benefit individual consumers but they also show that Dell was thinking about larger scale deployments when designing the computer. In house IT can do most of the needed repairs and maintenance on these machines. It looks like the battery might even be replaceable. If any of those components failed in my MacBook pro, the computer would be a $4K piece of dead aluminum.

[@KyleDavis328]

My Lenovo laptop came with a type-c charger but has the option for a barrel jack. So I guess it's not unheard of.

[@profosist]

petty common on the models that already had the barrel jack at some point or if they USB C can only do 45w or 65w and the laptop needs 100+

[@JohnDoe-um2qk]

​@@profosist USB c can do more than that

[@profosist]

@@JohnDoe-um2qk just because the usb-c standard can do 100 watts in its initial diversion does not mean Brands actually spec the power delivery on the laptop from USB C to do 100-watt pretty common to see laptops be able to 65 or 90 Watts via a barrel plug but only be able to do 45 over USBC now even in a semi modern laptop 45 is enough to run off of but obviously lower performance when plugged in and longer charging times especially when in use and charging at the same time

[@qfurgie]

4:50 there is a fly in the studio

[@WatcherKoops4677]

Or worse, wasp

[@dzltron]

Are you sure it's not the 48 HZ mouse cursor?

[@a.g8517]

HP Probook is the same, it has barrel jack for charger but sends USB-C chargers

[@MightBeBren]

dell employee 1: put a barrel plug on the laptop dell employee 2: are we going to give them the charger for the barrel plug? dell employee 1: dont be stupid!... of course we are not!

[@cosmic_pony]

I ended up returning an Inspiron 16 (non-plus), the screen went white and teared within the first 48 hours, keyboard was hoooot! Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful device, highly upgradeable, but it couldn't handle an external monitor.

[@ZiggyMercury]

I'd give you two thumbs up if possible: for reviewing a laptop that's expensive, but not very expensive; and for giving enough focus to the upgradability of this laptop (or lack thereof of others).

[@MHWGamer]

i have the 2-in-1 inspiron and I am strangely amazed by how good it is for the price compared to the xps line-up. It has the display - pen matrix problem but you only notice that by drawing on white and looking close, otherwise the 4k Oled is awesome. Speakers suck, cooling could be a bit better. Other than that, for 1100 bucks it was a steal (build quality is excellent and barely different to xps)

[@juzeljames7793]

so should I buy this? for photoshop use?

[@HedgehogY2K]

1:31 I noticed that too. My model 5620 (reverted to Windows 10 with bit locker and PTT turned off-you're welcome) has the same barrel connector as an alternative charge option.

[@Wisdom7I]

I chose the Inspiron 16 2-in1 laptop with this screen - 16", 2.5K 2560x1600, 90Hz, IPS, Mini-LED, Touch, Comfort View Plus, HDR600 because the letters were crisp, and contrast was better than laptops I reviewed. He is reviewing a laptop with a video card, which can add heat if play demanding games. Dell makes great products, and if in the rare case a repair is needed, Dell will fix it quickly (sometime next day) versus some other brands.

[@nickw8674]

I’ve got the vostro (business version of this) kind of… it’s really good for that type of use. Reliable good battery and easy to repair and deploy. Keyboard and touch pad comments are spot on!

[@Tezan812]

I really think the better take on this might be the HP Envy 16 with the 4060 (90 W) and the oled display. You guys should review it!!!!

[@Tezan812]

It also is priced really similar, and it may win in some aspects like Gaming, webcam and speakers maybe

[@rmp5s]

In my experience, HP > Dell...definitely.

[@aerohydra3849]

I feel like this year in general HP has been better than Dell. Better prices, higher wattage components with better cooling, better build quality in general. Meanwhile Dell is messing around with 30w gpus and Touch Bar clones.

[@LuisClement]

Finally a reviewer that noticed how good and cheap these are. I actually bought a XPS 16 and after testing replaced by this one with a Rtx 4060 and wow…. Can’t believe how more people are not aware! Cheers!!!

[@Sayuusic]

only one type-c and its also used for charging? am i missing something or does this mean u need to buy a different charging cable to use the type-c / thunderbolt while charging???

[@android-user]

Yes. This is sadly a problem on many laptops :( So the only real advantage is, that you can charge your devices with one cable. It's just for charging. I personally would prefer at least two USB C.

[@slavb0i646]

why recommend a inefficient dustblower?

[@Emmbedd]

Absolute garbage

[@awwastor]

It’s a lot cheaper than a Zephyrus, Zenbook or Lenovo Slim while getting 70-80% there

[@slavb0i646]

@@awwastor man theres no point buying new stuff when you can get a gen older and get everything better overall at a lower price.

[@notcapnbloodbeard]

@@awwastor bro is yapping . . .zephyrus and lenovo legion are waaay ahead in cooling and specs for not that much more

[@stephen1r2]

Barrel jacks are proprietary, yes, on the other hand you aren't occupying one of your type-C ports with the power cable. You can work around this with a pass-through dongle, but still That copper SSD heat-spreader looks nice too

[@PhysicsGamer]

Barrel jacks are the opposite of proprietary, is the weird thing. Not sure where that came from.

[@stephen1r2]

@@PhysicsGamer Each laptop manufacturer has their own special barrel--some are even square. Most have extra sense wires as well, with the current carried on the inside and outside surfaces

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@stephen1r2 You're thinking of the more general category of coaxial power connectors. Most of the varieties are extinct nowadays, which we can all be happy for. Nowadays the vast, vast majority of them are simple barrel connectors, with a positive center and negative exterior.

[@stephen1r2]

@@PhysicsGamer But the one on this Dell will be a Dell barrel species; 19.5V--the barrel and the One-Wire in the middle

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@stephen1r2 Yes, 4.5mm OD like their other smaller form-factor barrel jacks. They also use a lot of 7.4mm OD barrel jacks, but any aftermarket power brick is likely to come with tips for both. Years and years ago, Dell tried some stupid things where they required a "genuine" charger to be used, which they checked with extra wires. None of the Dell laptops I've supported for at least the last six years have had any issue with that being omitted, though, so I suspect they've long since cost-cut that check away. The rumor still persists, but I'm pretty confident in saying it hasn't been an issue for a long time.

[@Psmgamer]

I had a Dell Inspiron laptop that my mom gave me cause she didnt like it. Lasted four years before getting the blue screen of death. Have a Dell G15 and its honestly better than my previous laptop. No problems with it though its my first gaming laptop.

[@eveypea]

I recently replaced my Inspiron 3485 2-in-1 after 5 years. Still a great machine. The AMD CPU and integrated graphics handled outputting to a 4K external display easily without a sweat. The only thing I need to replace on it is the battery because of 5 years use. I was able to upgrade the RAM and storage easily. Their Inspirons tend to be one of the best mid range laptops around and one of the most user upgradeable

[@andyafk]

@9:19 anyone else saw that fly swooshed by? or just me

[@cajunlightning]

haha!

[@tedhodge4830]

That power jack is actually maddening considering Dell Latitudes and Precision laptops have had two USB-C Thunderbolt ports since the Latitude 5420 and Precision 3560. Crazy to see. I prefer having two USB-C ports for a plethora of reasons, not the least of which because USB-C is one of the most powerful and capable ports they have - capable of outputting a second video signal, for example, over DisplayPort, as well as anything else USB-A is capable of...and power delivery. One reason I often like to have two USB-C Thunderbolt ports is to attach, say, a USB-C docking monitor with 65-90W of power but still connect the 130W power adapter in a second port....not to mention, if your USB-C port goes bad, it's soldered to the motherboard, so if it's not under warranty, you're SOL. Also, looking at the specs on the storefront, this is a stupid laptop. For some reason they want you to downgrade to 16 GB of RAM to get a discrete NVIDIA graphics card. Huh?

[@FangerZero]

why the hell does everyone hate small things? I love the size of that trackpad. I used to have an annoying mac with a massive trackpad for work and I absolutely hated it my wrists would always touch the damn thing.

[@Dreadlk]

Thanks for the review. Display looks really good to me. have the 2TB model 32GM Ram Version. Getting a Power Supply for the Barrel Jack was ordered on day one! I need the two USB ports, it makes no sense to have one tied up for charging. This is an Excellent Laptop even for my Gaming needs. Fast as all hell and the Picture and Sound are great. Like you I also love the Keyboard. Yes it does pump out some Hot Air when going full tilt but so does every other gaming Laptop. This Dell is just about as good as some $3000 Gaming Laptops I tested. Just wish the screen was oLED but it still is nice.

[@tanupriyadas9058]

Will it be good for video and photo editing? Rtx 4060 with ultra 7?

[@robertdascoli949]

The Amazon link in the description is $1700. I hope for that much money you get a laptop that's better than "OK at everything"

[@MightBeBren]

we need to normalize laptops that arent f*cking stupid

[@ulzs7683]

Myself and a couple of friends had so many issues with the Inspiron line, dell basically replaced 5 parts from all of our laptops in just a year.

[@Zenith-iq7fh]

Background music is a little much, but I appreciate that they are experimenting!

[@athulshibu5362]

Seeing the Pixel thermometer being used gave me whiplash! I forgot I could do that with my phone

[@Carbonific]

I was initially tempted to buy this, but after seeing those temperatures... no way.

[@orbitalg4mer702]

The barrel jack is because it is a chassis that's 4+ years old and was using it. But the EU forced a type C for everything, so Dell just put a type C charger instead of the barrel one. On my 2021 model I've got the barrel plug.

[@quadsnipershot]

Honestly having a barrel charger and type c is nice as long as the barrell does not replace a port for work if I have to be on the go and the dock is only type a and my headset and other stuff is type c then it’s a whole issue.

[@DragonOfThePineForest]

yeah, hate to say it but upgradeable ram doesn't mean much unless you actually test it. I used to have a dell with upgradable ram, I bought some nice ram to replace the 12 gigs that were in it already (and yes I checked the specs to see if it could handle it) and it didn't work, had to get ram from dell, and even then my system was unstable so I had to switch back to the old sticks. of course, my computer could have just been really odd but I think it's something worth looking into.

[@R777-RLM]

I had an Inspiron, but I hated the keyboard which has flat keycaps. After buying a Legion 5 Pro 16, and an M2 MacBooK Air 15, both of which have dished keycaps, that aid in feel and finger placement. I realized that most of my typing mistakes were due to the Inspiron's keyboard.

[@indian-tech-support]

Legion is soo good , short battery life. But in quiet mode it's so quite

[@R777-RLM]

@@indian-tech-support Yeah, I rarely hear the fan. I love typing on it, and it's nice to change the color of the keyboard light. I wish I could speak Hindi. Indians have so many computer videos; you seem to really want to help each other, and you guys are super smart. I have much respect.

[@indian-tech-support]

@@R777-RLM im not indian

[@R777-RLM]

@@indian-tech-support Sorry. That actually crossed my mind. With that handle, I hope i'm not the only one to get that wrong.

[@jamesthefragranceguy]

I am so happy I ultimately chose a VivoBook 16X OLED over this. I had a similar experience. God wful touchpad, terrible hinges, overall poor quality feeling laptop. I'd expect Dell to build a superior product but outside of raw specs the VivoBook is way better. A one piece hinge with a strip cover, a flat lid (probably indicative of higher quality as well), better temperatures (runs at 50 - 60 degrees even with heavy load and in the whisper mode fan setting) and the keyboard never gets hot. The OLED also seriously improves the overall user experience and the touchpad and keyboard are way better on the VivoBook also

[@jekburri]

xps has gone downhill asf

[@jonatanromanowski9519]

Regarding the barrel jack: I have an Inspiron and I use an ext.GPU via TB4. Without the barrel jack I'd be limited to 60W that TB4 can provide, while via Bar.J. I can boost the CPU to 105W.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

0:33 mind you this is still Dell’s own 20V implementation; that charger works across the entire XPS line but only supports 60/65W USB PD I know Dell gets a lot of complaints about the Inspiron’s build quality, thankfully Costco has the 16 model for you to at least try it out, even though it’s not directly comparable in spec Maybe one day we’ll see Alex take a look at the Thinkpad P1 G7 as a non-Thinkpad purist

[@sanyammalhan]

Dell is under fire right now. They are restructuring their organization after firing 24000 people within 1 year from the sales and marketing department. Their laptops are having several motherboard issues and other quality control problems. Their last financial year was pretty bad so they really need to turn things around.

[@electrikoptik]

I can't remember the last time Dell made a high quality product.

[@BlackMercy-it1jp]

3:38: atleast it came with a 120hz 1600p (slightly better 1080p) screen. A buddy of mine has a Inspiron 16 with a 720p screen. Oddly enough that it came with an Nvidia mobile gpu and a 12th gen i7 processor but the laptop has a 720p screen. If I had to buy anything from Dell now it would be the older XPS laptops or the Alienware laptops but those are just expensive

[@p0r5ch3911]

I'm done with Dell. I have a XPS 13 Plus at work and it is in general pretty good at many things, BUT also has big issues. And those of my colleagues too. Like sometimes Bluetooth stops working and I have to reboot (and it really struggles at rebooting) and sometimes I loose the audio of my headset (no, the headset is not the problem) and I have to use the build in speakers during calls. And I am not the only one having those issues. My father has a stupid Aldi Medion Laptop with Aluminium body and high specs and all his drivers work way better. Then for what do I need a Dell Laptop with Dell prices?

[@aerohydrous6057]

Also, an Escape Key! Bring that back on the XPS please.

[@segiraldovi]

Alex I love your reviews man, you are a bro

[@pikachusolu1606]

i hope linus gives you a percentage of his business for all you do for him.

[@PhysicsGamer]

Display's pretty good at least on paper, though the brightness _could_ be better. Sunlit conditions have always been rough for laptops, so there's only so much that can be done there, of course. I also love the barrel jack. Way more widespread standard, much sturdier, more reliable, and you can even pick up a suitable charger at Best Buy for cheap, if you want. Good luck doing the same for a 130W USB brick... Frankly I have no clue why I'd wouldn't immediately toss the USB-C charger for a normal one, but options are always good! The temperatures are completely unacceptable, though. And you really can't blame the CPU - the whole job of OEMs like Dell is specifically to put together the right combination of CPU/GPU/cooling/IO/etc. to work out of the box. Clearly they failed to put in enough cooling for this thing. Probably needs another 3-5 millimeters in order to get enough air volume? Something like that. Easy fix that they just failed to do, basically.

[@hananas2]

Honestly the inspiron plus line has looked really good ever since it was released a couple years ago!

[@Switzguy]

I had my dad get an XPS laptop during Covid to work from home with. It died within week. Got him ThinkPad instead and never looked back.

[@Ceelvain]

I don't think the MSRP has been mentioned. Would have been nice.

[@prophetPYSCHO]

I have being using a inspiron 15 for the laat decade, works pretty well.

[@JR-uy2nd]

I have this laptop but the7610 from 3 generations before and is a good laptop, but not well-built. The 7610 had a much bigger trackpad, but it was defective by design, It wasn't grounded, and it started to read ghost touches or don't even read any touch, it was reparable by soldering a wire between the ground pad and the chassis. Another problem is the hinges, they are screwed on brass threads that are glued on the screen lid with glue. After a while of course the glue failed, the hinge failed because of that and broke the screen. I was able to repair it with backing soda and superglue and replaced and upgraded the screen from the one used by the ThinkPad x1 extreme, the one with 500 nits and 1600p. The built quality, it is not a ThinkPad, it is not an XPS, my old XPS 15 9570 have more metal on the bottom lid than on entire inspiron 16 plus, it uses super thin metal reforced with plastic. More, it seems this new version have the same issue as my version. When it was gaming and using the GPU in the full 60W, the CPU only consumes 10-15W max. Because of that, games stutter a lot. For repair, you need to put it in high performance in the cooling mod on the my dell app (that is super slow) and on high performance on Windows. It will give the 30-35W to the CPU, never the 45W of his TDP, and even my old laptop is a good 1080p 60hz gaming machine, but it will be a very loud machine and a very hot machine. The keyboard will not be that hot, but the part on top of the grill, above the keyboard right next to the screen will burn you. In resume I like my laptop, it is very flawed, but it costed my less than 600 euros a year after release. For the MSRP, I would be very angry with this laptop.

[@justinl4054]

I just got this last week. After playing a game for about 45 minutes it’s up to 118 degrees F. Not thrilled with that!

[@Chesternut007]

I get frustrated that things constantly have to iterate. I had a precision m4800, and it was a beast. It wasn't even that unwieldy. The keyboard was so nice, plus upgradeable. I would love that same chasis with modern hardware. I have a precision 5550 and it's pretty fantastic too but has it's set backs.

[@TheWuffball]

I remember my Inspiron 1000, had to add the wifi by an add-in card LOL

[@prinzseptim33]

I used to own MSI gaming laptops that had hot surface temps that made my hands sweat and like it was burning and based on notebookcheck's review of the model it was in the 40s, I cannot imagine what 53 degs feels like. Dell needs to take example from my Aorus 17x with a 4080...like high 20s on most of the keyboard under full load!

[@jeffthro09]

I have the laptop. The trackpad is too small. But the laptop is amazing. It is little loud and full power usage. But it everything you need to do editing and gaming

[@TheNiteNinja19]

I have an HP Envy x360, and it uses a barrel jack but I can use a barrel jack to USB type-c adapter and it works just fine :D

[@leakyabstraction]

I agree, I absolutely hate the fake touch buttons on the current XPS, and I'd never consider buying a laptop like that. Not to mention that the entire keyboard is crap, it basically has no gaps between the keys... On my current Surface Laptop the keyboard has a SINGLE place where it has no gaps, between the up and down arrow keys, and even that is very annoying for usability. I remember that years ago XPS laptops were actually usable...

[@elmanodedios1984]

Dude, that webcam audio is amazing. Did anyone else notice that????

[@LotoTheHero]

Yea, it seemed pretty good.

[@Goldman_90]

all i can say is that omfg the microphone sounds awesome

[@desk-kun]

A candidate for a headless laptop + heatsink mods ngl.

[@Bacavoit]

I'd take a barrel jack over a USB-C charging port any day . To me the USB one doesn't last and even less if you use the laptop once on bed. It's one of the main "features" I look after when I buy a new laptop, if there is no barrel then it gets discarded. Having a USB-C port as a secondary charging port is a good option when you are actually traveling out of your home city but for home and office work, I take the barrel.

[@MisterCoolGuy1]

I don't get this take. Personally never had wear issues in type c ports. Although the timeframe is smaller where I've used C, I've had multiple dc ports fail over the years. This is in addition to most units having multiple type c ports that support power

[@Bacavoit]

@@MisterCoolGuy1 Most units? Only if they have multiple Thunderbolt ports cause most laptops I see have the upper left as main power input for charging and the rest are just for data only they are Thunderbolt ports. My MSI Katana doesn't support charge over USB-C which would have been good for travel but that is ok too since it is too heavy and was never bought to travel and go around the city with it.

[@Winnetou17]

Oh, I actually DO have a gaming laptop. 17.3", ASUS RoG from almost 8 years ago. It has over 4 kg alone. With the charger and mouse and mousepad, I think it goes over 7 kg. I so so SOOOO wish people wouldn't scare the manufacturers away from building actually good products. I wish my next laptop be the same weight and form factor and have things like 18" display, 200-300 Wh battery (yeah, I know, I wouldn't be able to take it on a plane, which wouldn't be an issue if the battery is like 2-3 parts of 99.9Wh each that are removable, so if I really want it on a plane, I can take it with only 99.9 Wh to be safe), and basically most of what the MSI Titan has, but with even better cooling and speakers. Sigh

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

I've got a latitude for work, and I actually like it quite a bit. Pretty solid.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

gotta hand it to Dell is impressive they managed to include a Hot Plate stove on their laptop

[@EdwardElric6464]

Why the fuck does Intel think it's a good idea to let their new laptop CPUs get to 110℃ before throttling? Also SODIMM? You literally made CAMM2 Dell!

[@DctrGizmo]

HDMI 1.4 in 2024 should be illegal. I don’t know what Dell was thinking here.

[@kate_vye810]

The fact dell is still recommended… I think they did a calculated and genius move. Tho it’s naming right? That’s what hurts companies. Sure naming been the same for 20+ years… just xps sounds better so ppl are mad.

[@princerajverma1659]

this looks like a 2015 laptop

[@mezykin]

Dell has always had that Nokia-like attitude of focusing on function over style

[@miguelangelt1445]

With the huge audience they have, talk to Dell so they change their stupid design and once and for all make a good xps, at a good price like before, good quality control and lots of power without getting too hot.

[@vandalpaulius]

I guess I'll keep my XPS 15 from 2021 until it dies and then will buy another exact same model. Switched to USBC, so having only 1 or 2 ports instead of 3 is a massive dealbreaker. Not having an escape key in the new ones makes me want to light dell designers at stake

[@vigour6786]

These windows laptop reviews always looking for things they like while the Mac reviews they try so hard to find what they dont like. The gap between MacBook and windows laptops isn't close.

[@Lauren_C]

Unfortunately for laptop gamers, there really isn’t a choice.

[@vigour6786]

@@Lauren_C get a gaming laptop instead of one of these laptops trying to be professional and have gaming on the side. They fall short on both ends, if you need a laptop for professional use, get a MacBook, if you want a laptop for gaming get a gaming laptop. The middle ground doesnt suit either side.

[@Lauren_C]

@@vigour6786 The point is to have single laptop that handles both. Not an “either or”. The portability aspect kind of gets thrown out entirely if I have to carry around two machines. Ideally, I have my home desktop acting as my NAS + its backup, and a single capable laptop for literally everything else.

[@vigour6786]

@@Lauren_C if you work in a professional field you don’t cheap out on a laptop for those capabilities just for the chance to play games at 1080p. My point is that there are some people that would want this but for anyone with a real purpose for either of the two paths, professional or gaming, then you shouldn’t but laptops like these when you’re getting massive reductions in both areas. Majority of gaming laptops have better specs and appeal than a laptop like this anyways so why skimp out on that aspect.

[@vigour6786]

@@tim3172 8gb on Mac is equivalent to 16gb on windows laptops with how poorly optimised they are, not to mention that the laptops in questions, the MacBook Air aren’t build for excessive memory intensive activities, they’re the most portable laptops with some of the best battery performance on the market while having some of the best screens too. Take any windows laptop competing in the same field and they don’t come close.

[@robflores5172]

They should've kept the XPS 17 going. They were so good.

[@KarlPiper]

I love how all the recent reviews take time to mention not meeting the AI min specs haha!

[@jonny2085]

You guys should look at the other "mid range" we just got the HP 630 G11 at work and its great. Not great at $1800 MSRP but great at $900 that its always on sale for and we got at bulk pricing

[@Holycurative9610]

I bought an Acer Predator with an i9 and a 3070 for a lot less money brand new last year from Currys of all places. You can get some real bargains shopping around and my son has a 2022 Tufbook with a 3060 and i7 which was about £750ish 18 months ago. I looked at maybe 50 laptops before getting the Acer but couldn't bring myself to buy a Dell after problems with one years ago.

[@jaypatel-yj9gw]

I bought this few months ago and it rocks

[@lgme378]

not enough stickers ? please more ! Looks like decent product.

[@00FFFF]

That MOTIONGRAADEE really woke me up

[@leakyabstraction]

Nice, but 1200 USD base model is a bit expensive for an Inspiron.

[@zxris]

LMAO the fly

[@a11aaa11a]

I don't want SD or USB a taking up port space or board space. Just permanently attach an adapter if you still have one random accessory that uses it (or update it)

[@smoothallday]

Summary: it has good I/O, but it runs stupid hot and can literally burn you…”two thumbs up!”

[@Itsasrtup]

It’s a business laptop, the most intensive task you are going to be doing is excel spreadsheets and google drive