The MacBook Pro's Biggest Rival - DELL XPS 15 9500 & 17 9700 Laptops

[@zaraf]

Remember this guy a few years back and how awkward he was on screen he has come a long way I enjoy watching him know

[@svge_1934]

ThunderTech Gaming lol

[@Thenormalguy101]

@ThunderTech Gaming please reveal your n word pass or else you will be arrested

[@bmsenpai8386]

@ThunderTech Gaming I can agree, but still remarkably better!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I don't remember Him being awkward. Now I want to go back and see. (:

[@Thenormalguy101]

@ThunderTech Gaming n word pass accepted. Please remember to renew your n word pass every 8 years

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Y'all aren't appreciating just how awesome it is to see someone like Alex meticulously dissect products. The normal reviews are great but sometimes it's the little things that people wanna know about. Like he just says everything that no one else says in the product previews. A lot of reviews just treat the product as a showcase and forget that some people are forking up good cash for this stuff, we're gonna be living with it, we appreciate details.

[@derekbarbosa]

Exactly. This review was enough to convince me that this laptop is gonna be my upgrade from my MBP 2015 15"

[@sammipanini]

Dave 2D: Am I a joke to you?

[@RandomUser2401]

Exactly. And this way it also becomes clear what the MBPs do so well and that a laptop is much more than naked specs on paper.

[@derekbarbosa]

@@sammipanini I love Dave! but most people aren't like Dave. If I am going to be spending roughly 1-2k on a machine that I'm gonna keep until about 2025, I want multiple opinions/reviews/showcases. An informed buyer is a smart buyer.

I don't know. I think his laptop reviews aren't the best and detailed. For laptop reviews MobileTechReview is still my go to channel.

[@rohan_anvekar]

Just imagine a Dell XPS 17 with Ryzen 4900HS. would be nice.

[@tejaspadhye]

That would be actually amazing but we'll lose out on thunderbolt 3

[@dominicbeltz9057]

Tejas Padhye thunderbolt has been sold to USB I thought

[@nathanfife2890]

@@tejaspadhye yeah, that's an issue, technically they can still completely add thunderbolt 3 support it just probably won't be certified by Intel. USB 4 will resolve a lot of this hopefully

[@AZmotion]

@@tejaspadhye No you wouldn't. There are plenty of AMD motherboards that have Thunderbolt 3 ports.

[@AZmotion]

@@dominicbeltz9057 No. USB 4 is very similar but it's just an open source version of thunderbolt. Intel still owns the Thunderbolt 3 spec and branding

[@jannesschuiling4194]

Why does Dell have such a crap website though? It's actually frustrating to use it.

[@MudhaffarAdhwa]

True, it looks more complicated compared to the apple website

[@jannesschuiling4194]

@@MudhaffarAdhwa yeah, just not user friendly. This being said, I also don't think they should do an Apple style site either. Simple, friendly, and helpful. That's all they need.

[@alejandrofranco5216]

Totally agree. as a web designer i cant understand why a big company has such an oldfashion website ! contact me dell i would fix that !

[@zeniktorres4320]

It certainly is a total mess. I'm sure they lose sales because of it.

[@Jo_124_]

Just like Lenovos crappy website

[@fromenze]

Ilove how alex reviewed this like an average consumer and not getting into tiniest spec detail, it feels more relatable

[@falcongunner33]

I'm glad Dell realizes that the camera industry hasn't shown any signs of moving away from the SD standard and still includes the card reader.

[@ferret1252]

Sd cards apear to be here to stay. They are reliable, and are just advancing, and keeping up with other forms of protsble storage.

[@Love-Runs-Blind]

I wish they put the mbp speakers inside the laptop

[@ferret1252]

@@Love-Runs-Blind eh, i think they are really fine. Though the mbp speakers, i so rarely use the laptop speakers, and I dont part of what im paying should go to speakers, when it could go to things like the carbon fiber, or the face recognition.

[@Love-Runs-Blind]

The Satan I have personally experienced the mbp 16 sound and it’s really of exceptional quality. But I am using the Dell XP’s L502x model having jbl speakers and it sounds really good

[@YoungDen]

USB-A port would have been good for a wireless mouse

[@nonnnth]

LTT: canadian LTT employee: uses pound to measure weight wait that's illegal

[@GumpPower]

Never expected this from Alex :(

[@aluandcache7336]

Hahaha they are very loyal to the commonwealth boss (Britain)

[@MagicMANX]

dumb down measurements...

[@TheErasedGuy]

Welcome to metric system Canada edition! Your weight and height? Imperial. Distance? Metric if you're driving, running, or biking. Imperial if you're describing a short distance to someone else. Speed? Metric. Building materials? Imperial AND metric. Baking: Usually imperial, but sometimes metric. Temperature: Weather - usually metric, cooking usually imperial.

[@randommm1516]

@@GumpPower ikr, really inconvenient

[@spiritcore1]

Macbook: 1.9kg XPS 15: 1.9kg XPS 17: 2.3kg Your'e welcome.

[@jimmysavile69]

Your'e annoys me please help

[@CHRoOMAX]

The MBP16 has got mobile graphics (M) while the XPS-line has got full-sized Nvidia GPU's, that's what's causing the weight difference. Totally worth it for better graphical performance.

[@adt7058]

Thanks

[@yuvtube1]

XPS has got better hardware(except speakers) and upgradability but it's mostly Windows vs Mac OS preference at this point.

[@parlmc]

insert " The office - THANK YOU" gif here

[@joshgeurink2131]

I've used my XPS 15 for about 2 years now and the trackpad has never been an issue for me working in Premier pro, in fact it's larger than many windows laptops to begin with

[@AshSabre]

it's been 5 years and i'm expecting Linus to leave either of this out in the rain.

[@BacyMan]

Thank you for this comment, I'm with you

[@romatawazu8038]

I like how Alex plays the crab rave everytime he test the audio 😄

[@GrandSil90]

honesly it's probably because it's free to use and they will not get a copyright strike

[@ExarchGaming]

@@GrandSil90 it might also have a fuller sound, so that they can test the highs and lows together

[@MKorganGA]

I came to comment section looking for this

[@lbgstzockt8493]

🦀the performance is gone 🦀

[@eisenklad]

@@lbgstzockt8493 the crabs got boiled

[@nipunbhalla]

Let be real, the i9 one will have wayyy more than 100W TDP and would never reach listed 5.3 before it thermal throttles to eternity. Put Ryzen 9 in that thing and then have my money Dell.

[@kaguario]

Except they probably wont lol

[@IamUzyf]

5.3 GHz is for one core and one core will never throttle

[@davidashurov5255]

We all know intel will give all these laptops companies as much incentive as possible to prevent that

[@RamonOchoaMusic]

I bought one i9 9570 for a user, the fan never shuts up once it gets going. Selecting quiet from Dell Power Manager barely drops the fans rpms.

[@bobbyhp26]

Patrick B it’s harder to market to general public and it will lose thunderbolt 3 which will make the device thicker and no type c charge

[@Alpeyy]

Another episode of: "I can't afford anything in this video but I'm going to watch it anyway"

[@marinalisgara]

@Neruko G macbook air or just air?

[@harithizzuddin]

@@marinalisgara r/whoooosh

[@marinalisgara]

@Neruko G I was just curious.

[@sopadeeletras]

That's every episode for me

[@ZubinB]

For the puns & high quality tech porn

[@lukedstaten]

The way this review was made was absolutely worth it. You aren't biased like other channels, you get right to the facts, and it is very entertaining and informative. So thank you. That is how you earn your subscribers right there.

[@rishiladdha]

Imagine plugging in the charger to both sides simultaneously.

[@FitMoose]

🤯🤯🤯

[@Kenchinito2207]

easy way to double the power

[@tjm.]

MARCUSAURELIUS it would also save you electricity bill by sending power back to the grid. :)

[@tomhsia4354]

I doubt it will work, it'll most likely prioritise certain ports.

[@TheJosiahTurner]

Instructions unclear, computer became a black hole

[@162manoj]

how to impress alex : Diamond cut cnc machine.... tbf that is impressive looking lol

[@nanoscapehd6179]

Thats how Apple has been making edges since the iPhone 5 in all of their stuff

[@aluandcache7336]

@@nanoscapehd6179 Which were never helpful to hold in hand

[@Secondarian]

@@nanoscapehd6179 That is not true.

[@gruffen2222]

Cheeky plug for what's next on Alex's Linus tech list 😂

[@RandomGuy-om1vy]

Lemon Lollipop not true

[@cammy1568]

They would be perfect laptops if they came with AMD Ryzen CPU's

[@D--]

And cheaper

[@private679r.i.c.o4]

No thunder bolt tho

[@FilipinoWaylon26]

@@private679r.i.c.o4 why not? third gen desktop Ryzen already supports Thunderbolt 3

[@private679r.i.c.o4]

@@FilipinoWaylon26 yh on desktop. Which laptop has it?

[@Nico-ff1fg]

@@private679r.i.c.o4 They can't do it on amd laptops because Intel wont license them. Therefore it is somewhat exclusive to intel notebooks. On desktops though, you can just plug in a th3 pcie card no problem

[@complex_variation]

lol measures weight in lb and then "couple grams different" technically right but...

[@Noah-cv4zo]

It actually confused me, and I had to go back to make sure it was 5 lbs, not 5 kg lol

[@complex_variation]

@@10Tie I like your profile pic

[@jmartinblaise]

ooooh god yes!!! that triggered me so hard! :D it is even worse when knowing Alex has some pretty solid engineering background

[@jamesgorman5871]

@@handspiker1994 Check the temperature outside in Celsius, but my thermostat inside is in Fahrenheit lol. Us Canadians are a little different.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I was impressed that he used LBS. As an American I was over joyed he used that system. (:

[@EoRdE6]

I like this style of video, it reminds me of old KZbin where people would sit down with a product and a camera and wing it, unboxing style. More laid back and I like it.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I've been an XPS fan for several years. I had one in 2010 that a buddy made into a Hackintosh for me. I kept that computer for over 4 years till someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse to let it go. Good to see Dell keeping these models going. (:

[@cvillefarmer]

"Old one 840mm sq, new one 130mm sq" something got lost there. Cuz those don't compute. 3:55

[@arjunyg4655]

cvillefarmer I came here to say this

[@BradyBoll]

If we give him that the +60% is accurate, then he must have meant 1,350mm sq instead of 135. Exactly 60% would be 1,344

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@BradyBoll would of been easier if he just measured the diagonal measurements

[@karlcorrz]

English units user be really lost with that

[@nischay4760]

@@girlsdrinkfeck area is more accurate

[@nipunbhalla]

I'm buying it the day they get a Ryzen CPU

[@adamkingofficial]

Nipun Bhalla but then you would sacrifice Thunderbolt 3.

[@wile123456]

@@adamkingofficial no, it's not Intel exclusive anymore. It's a motherboard feature. Some X570 motherboards have thunderbolt

[@mici01]

@@adamkingofficial There are nox X570 Mobos with Thunderbolt 3. Also intel gave the Thunderbolt spec to USB-IF for USB4 and by the time the next XPS comes out they probably can just use USB4

[@tams805]

@@adamkingofficial I don't need it. And it's not as if the Intel version would go away for those who do.

[@AMGF815]

So in other words, you’re not buying one this year or any year soon.

[@dimitrisbrailas3993]

"This one feels just new and modern" Watching on my 2012 ThinkPad T430...

[@rodrigotorres7068]

... for me it is from a x230!

[@shrirangkahale]

I'm on a L420 from 2011

[@KayvonJavid]

It makes my dell precision 7540 feel old

[@bradleyhove4177]

Hello from my X230 with the X220 keyboard swap!

[@lawyerdhop]

Watching on my 2013 lenovo s400

[@insainllama]

Hopefully these aren’t plagued with coil whine and other issues like the past xps devices.

[@Kefford666]

insainllama Yeah like driver issues, dock niggles, not turning back on if you let it go to sleep, screen lag and res/sizing issues when the built in display is 4K and you’re using 1440 ext monitors.

[@therealrockothetaco]

Matthew Kefford Not to mention the biggest issue I face on my 9560... jumpy/drifting touchpad

[@Kefford666]

@@therealrockothetaco I found it helped to turn off the "button" regions at the bottom and just use single/double finger presses instead.

[@therealrockothetaco]

Matthew Kefford thank you, I will definitely try that!

[@JelleDeLoecker]

The return of the 16:10 aspect ratio. Hell yeah!

[@speedrunhunter3832]

3:55 - "The old one was 840 mm^2 and the new one is 135 mm^2." Uhm... u wot m8?

[@amateurwizard]

I am thinking he mean 1350 instead. Hahaha oof

[@rrobotman]

SpeedRunHunter doh!

[@marinescupaulandrei9950]

Lol

[@karim1485]

he means cm². He measures in cm... 840mm² sounds like Titan RTX die size xD

[@mbelmin]

Clearly some mistake, 840mm^2 is tiny, 4cm x 2.2cm

[@SeanArya]

That 2060 XPS’s fans will be louder than the speakers

[@jamessmith6438]

Sean Arya the fans will sound better than the speakers too!

[@SeanArya]

James Smith yeah

[@SeanArya]

And so will the fire

[@sidadityan8947]

It’s kinda crazy how good MacBook speakers are at this point

[@cool1012]

Evey year the improve them.

[@sky0kast0]

It's kinda logical after all apple is for artists ... So why shit speakers? That's not us.

[@utubekullanicisi]

@@sky0kast0 lol as if this XPS lineup isn't meant for photographers, video editors, etc. just look at the SD card slot.

[@aluandcache7336]

@@RandomGuy-om1vy Yeah exactly

[@aluandcache7336]

@@utubekullanicisi I was amazed by screen and its rich colours!

[@easymac79]

5:25 I was literally thinking "It makes that one look old".. I think that's about the best way to describe it. The old one doesn't look bad, but side by side, eh.

[@om3galul989]

because they got rid of the bezels they are able to fit a 17 inch screen in your typical 15 inch size laptops, which is very sweet.

[@henryatkinson1479]

Yeah my blade set itself on fire after LTT praised it so highly and bought one for every employee. And then of course later I hear that half of the LTT units cooked themselves.

[@tazerz9]

Henry Atkinson i just bought a razer blade 15 2070 240hz. What happened to the blade? Cooked how?

[@henryatkinson1479]

@@tazerz9 back in 2016, linus got everyone on staff a blade for christmas after giving the thing a perfect review. My stupid ass bought one. 6 months later it sets itself on fire in my bag. Thankfully my bag smothered it. Needless to say, laptop and bag were both ruined. A year or so later, in a video, linus mentions in passing that every blade 14 gtx 1060 they had failed. And yet they still call razers build quality good. Its super misleading.

[@tazerz9]

Henry Atkinson wel that was 4 years ago. I havent had problems yet.

[@seshpenguin]

The Blades are really unreliable. I have a friend who's Blade died too.

[@cedricpomerleau5586]

Henry Atkinson He talked about it again last summer. Even the later models don’t go through more than one year. I don’t understand how they never addressed that.

[@asifzzaman1632]

dang it they're pretty soon gonna integrate wacom drawing tablets in those trackpads

[@Noah-cv4zo]

That would actually be really cool. I'd want the trackpad to be a little bigger first, but I think I used to have a 3x4 Wacom fun like 10 years ago, and it really isn't that far off.

[@charliecorrea7133]

I would instantly get this if it had a AMD Ryzen 9 4900H. Skipping this because of intel. the laptop itself looks amazing tho.

[@cool1012]

Same I'm looking for a good ryzen laptop and the g14 is best overall.

[@Binvernon]

Same. A lot of the options on the market this year are going to be a "No" for me just because of Intel. The Lenovo Yoga line-up is rumored to feature a R9 version, let's see what they have to offer.

[@dankpikmingodwashere4158]

Just wait for the next year or two refresh because by then there will be Ryzen and navi in there

[@aluandcache7336]

I think the intel 10th i9 is pretty much good as well although Apple ignored that..

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Why is no one willing to give Intel a chance. They might be up to snuff, on 10th gen. Y'all are ruling them, like they're about to go out of production.

[@j.travisdaniel3371]

As a big SolidWorks buff and engineering student, I always appreciate when Alex talks about his expectations for CAD programs on computers!

[@joetheboy04]

Forget about touchscreen. Can we have Ryzen 4900HS APU in at least a base model?

[@nabinsubedi3918]

And wt about thermal after ryzen 4900 beast ?.

[@joetheboy04]

@@nabinsubedi3918 TDP is 35-45W max versus 70-100W on similar performing10th gen intel equivalents. Not even a challenge mate.

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

Jo K it’s funny how intel tdp numbers are similar to desktop zen, though that doesn’t take into account the differences between their testing.

[@tomhsia4354]

Imagine a Ryzen 4900HS in a XPS 15, but with a 97Wh battery instead of dedicated graphics and a 1080P screen. That thing will probably outlast your day and run as cool as a cucumber, all while kicking serious 8 thread ass.

[@nabinsubedi3918]

@@tomhsia4354 That is dream VMs user but the nightmare is manufacturer only cares graphic users..

[@tomwol]

is It me living in the past, or is a regular usb-A still something you should probably expect on a full size laptop?

[@ONERR4RF]

tomwol no u should expect on windows and Lenovo and some hp my laptop has 2a and 1c

[@theFrizzleFry]

I wouldn't buy a laptop without one.

Or HDMI

[@mataskart9894]

yup, seeing that 98% of the devices like mice out there are still A...

[@OfficialJulien.T]

No, it's pointless now. USB A is just a waste of space

[@2v_media]

If XPS was Ryzen I would buy one.

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

Contracts, man. Contracts.

[@munjee2]

Though it wouldn't have thunderbolt if it were I don't about that ...

[@munjee2]

*don't know

[@canzarpli]

@@munjee2 but now ryzen cpus support thunderbolt too

[@munjee2]

@@canzarpli oh , interesting well I was only going to get on if they had an hdmi and usb A ports but now I guess there's no choice , team red all the way

[@CollinKeegan]

Please review more average laptops, like Lenovo Yoga stuff and especially ThinkPads, as well as like ASUS and Acer stuff. Lenovo makes great laptops, ThinkPads are awesome and really compete with MacBooks, but I feel like I only ever see XPS and Surface reviews (other than gaming laptops).

[@hollywoodrono]

I agree whole-heartedly. Lenovos also seem more valuable because of possible lower price.

[@henrycollins2478]

I want them to review more 200 dollar laptops with i9s and 2080tis, but we can’t all get what we want

[@iz723]

Lenovo Y540 please!

[@mochingrape69]

have fun with Lenovo's backdoor mate

[@thetrashiestpandabear4191]

@Collin Keegan check out JustJosh’s channel

[@FlyMyTurtle]

I really can appreciate the very high video quality. The 4k video downsampled to 1080p looks just as good as a Blu-Ray movie does.

[@cooper9917]

As a long time student, the ability to charge on either side is AMAZING!!!

[@jesselioce]

No type a. Surprising at 15 inch. I guess this marks the end of type a on the 15 inch windows machines. Still rocking my skylake xps 15

[@XDSDDLord]

Skylake XPS 15 bros!

[@ORIOLESFan02]

My sister is looking for a new laptop. I told her to get a XPS 15. Now I’m making a different decision to get her a different laptop just because there are no USB-A ports

[@XDSDDLord]

@@ORIOLESFan02 You can still get the last-gen XPS 15 from Dell. There really isn't anything better out there. I preordered the XPS 15 in 2015 which is when they had the last redesign to the one they are using now and have been using it for 4.5 years. I got a three-year warranty, which was the max at the time, and extended it by two years. I had to use the warranty at the start because I was an early adaptor, but after the first year I haven't needed to, it was just for peace of mind. If Intel didn't kill Skylake with all the security patches I probably wouldn't be looking to update this laptop until it died, and it doesn't look like it will for at least 2 or 3 more years, easy. Dell is offering 0% interest financing for 18 months and $450 off the last-gen model right now, so my advice is go for it before they sell out. I just bought my father the top of the line i7 they have with 3 years of warranty (they do offer four now, but I know I won't need it), and I paid $2,400 with taxes, shipped.

[@ORIOLESFan02]

XDSDDLord That is true and that’s what I’m probably going to do.

[@nishantrajani7372]

@@XDSDDLord I think its a major enough update from last year, like it has way better speakers and track pad also it does look better is more compact and that bezels on last one kinda look outdated. I agree no USB-A is a kinda deal breaker but I've heard it'll come with an adapter for that if you're into that stuff 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sl_50]

6:16 anxiety levels have gone through the roof

[@lorenzo1843]

Thought and felt the same 😅

[@TheMelbournelad]

Samin Latif they do it just to troll Linus and his Teflon hands.

[@daniwalmsley611]

AlexCatchTips

[@LzysGraphics]

These are some great products by Dell, would've loved to see them change the finish and design on the top of the devices but man oh man if it isn't one of the most prettiest devices to look at, that big trackpad makes it look a lot nicer as well.

[@paulkoigi7566]

Awesome work, Alex. I'm curious to see how the XPS will stack up against the upcoming HP Envy 15 and 17...

[@TheEpicFace007]

I love the thing that you explain what the product is about and the short review part of the unboxing. It's a great thing that you do that unbox therapy doesn't do. I love this unboxing channel

[@ryanmiller9137]

A 17" machine with no USB-A ports. I'm not crazy about that. I love my 9570. It has everything I wanted in a laptop. USB-A and a Ryzen 9 with DECENT speakers, and I would be looking at an upgrade.

[@TheAEKaBeer]

No ethernet as well. I would have expected at least one type A so you don't need a dongle for a mouse or a USB stick. Very weird design for a 17".

[@Becky5205]

Also got the 9570, absolutely love it. It's expensive but well... The only thing is the cooling, mine sticks under full load (i7 model) at 1,8ghz, that's a bit low... Would definitely upgrade if we get the Ryzen cpus

[@MrPaukann]

@@Becky5205, because the bottom panel is aluminium, a cooling pad works great. I bought one for like 10 USD.

[@TheAEKaBeer]

@@tony24-u9x The downsides with Bluetooth mice are they tend to have higher latency and most lose macro button functionality. One of my Logitech mice allows you to switch between dongle and Bluetooth, the difference is noticeable.

[@mrmarecki1]

@@Becky5205 Repaste and undervolt, mine is also i7, and is able to sustain about 2,9 Ghz (and limiting factor is power budget, not cooling).

[@juannunez5767]

It would be amazing if we could the AMD 4000 series chipset on this generation of XPS laptops.

[@TheOldMachines]

Xps 15 has been my favorite laptop for years... The quality is fantastic. After years of use they still look and function like new.

[@syndean]

In the beginning: "Being someone that professionally reviews laptops..." Also Alex @11:03 "Like a....jolt? As opposed to like a......*blows raspberry sound*" 11/10 review, top tier content! :P

[@alex-sf8yh]

3:56 pretty sure 840 is bigger than 135... did he mean 1350?

[@sirsmitty6090]

Glad I'm not the only one that caught this.

[@ooragnak]

Honestly, not having a single USB A port would be a dealbreaker for me.

[@dkt6408]

Yeah, no

[@RandomGuy-om1vy]

OOragnak Going on the same path as Apple. Also these big-ass touchpads are kinda useless. The Surface Book 3 nailed the touchpad tbh.

[@christopherwhite6173]

@@RandomGuy-om1vy are you high? large touch pads are amazing.

[@dkt6408]

@@RandomGuy-om1vy so what if it goes the same path as apple, big touchpads and 4 thunderbolt 3 ports is amazing

[@vikumwijekoon3166]

@@RandomGuy-om1vy yeah i use a surface adn i can confirm big ass apple touch pads are waaay better than surface touchpads

[@TihomirRAdeff]

I'm genuinely asking what is the use case of a touchscreen on a regular laptop? Personally I don't see myself using keyboard and a mouse and suddenly reaching to touch the screen. Why? Can someone tell me why regular laptops need touchscreen? 2 in 1 yes, but regular, I don't think so.

[@MonsieurDae]

So the FBI can get your fingerprints ofc

[@danwat1234]

Can be quicker than using the mouse at times. I would find uses for it. Why not

[@TihomirRAdeff]

@@danwat1234 If I'm sitting on a desk (which is the right way to use a laptop, this is not a tablet) I don't think it's faster to reach and tap the screen than to move the mouse a little bit to the left or right.

[@danwat1234]

@@TihomirRAdeff agreed but sometimes it's just more intuitive. Nice to use on interactive things like maps. I don't really see a downside besides more cost

[@TihomirRAdeff]

@TheGoat yes on a tablet using fingers is a lot more intuitive but on a laptop I have the mouse in my hand why would I reach and scroll when I can just scroll the wheel on the mouse. Or why would I reach to the screen and pinch zoom when I can just again rotate the wheel. For a tablet or two in one of course it's better, but while I have a mouse in my hand and the display is 1 - 1.5 meters away I don't see the point for a touch screen especially if I have to pay more for it.

[@LogicalError007]

Why does most reviewers focus on MacBook's plus but ignore it's shortcomings. But if it's a Windows machine, they focus on bad things and ignore the good.

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

Especially when. The MacBook or any Mac is limited, I don't consider them as computers more like tablets that work like computers lol..os so limited, no wonder gamers never look into it .maybe graphic designers and Instagram freaks

[@hithere4289]

@@The-Heart-Will-Testify and music producers :D Im never ever producing in windows hahaha :p I guess macs are not designed for gaming after all

[@lywang5304]

I know it's super old video but several mistakes: dell 15 9500 has 1650 Ti mobile not maxQ. It has performance close to 1060 mobile while a maxQ 1650 Ti is much worse. Another mistake is dell 15 9500 CAN and WILL draw 130 watt, the peak can even pass that limit. Final one is, the guess about battery time is right but with large battery and FHD+, it can run 16 hours, which is more than enough. Plus one: Dell 15 9500 still has the heatness isolation between keyboard and the motherboard, which is surprisingly, to some extent anti-spill. It cannot prevent damages from water but will reduce the repair cost compared to macbook pro. If you are lucky, you don't need to repair at all.

[@bazzakdj3827]

"I really hope they get touch on the lower end ones" Ok I hear you

[@coke1011]

the crazy thing is the old xps looked modern compared to everything else out and now it looks like it’s dated next to the new one.

[@c200d45e95]

Measurements in mm, weight in lbs. OH MY!!!!

[@jbcool]

and the weight were just off by a few grams

[@kapt980]

Can't wait for Ryzen to make his way to these badbois.

[@kapt980]

@Dulce periculum Ryzen is another processor made by a company called AMD. It's important because the value (I mean performance per euro/dollar) proposition of Ryzen is quite impressive compared to the competition. It's especially amazing with pro workloads Therefore, having such an amazing value in quality laptop like the Dell G lineup could be amazing :D

[@kapt980]

@Dulce periculum you're welcome :)

[@LaskyLabs]

So... About that...

[@taariqadam]

Me sitting over here with my "old" xps 15 thinking damn thats sexy

[@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup]

Packaging in general has improved so much in the past few years. Remember the packaging for your last laptop 5 years ago? It was like opening a vaccuum cleaner...

[@tjm.]

Xps has always had decent packaging though. Am still using my 2015 model but the soft touch carbon fibre coating has turned slimey and gross :’)

[@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup]

D T hmm. I always bought well into the budget end before my last laptop (a lenovo yoga and even that was open box). Might be time to buy something higher end next time.

[@iz723]

I've had friends who've bought previous xps 13 and have had many problems with battery and hardware

[@bianchialex]

I can attest to this, Dell support came to my house twice, replaced the motherboard under warranty and problem persisted. Wound up replacing the battery myself and that fixed it.

[@bianchialex]

Even though the support didn't fix the problem, I will admit sell support is pretty good. I have their monitor too. Wich I had problems with... Maybe I should stop buying Dell.

[@realEthanZou]

Owned 9350 9370, everything fine but that persistent coil whining. Dell just not seems care about it.

[@AeRiaL_]

I keep seeing these machines just die for no reason. They use the same cheap board in the base model on the higher end models, this has been covered on LTT before I believe. It's stupid. It's on par with MacBook reliability.

[@MCMMADDOGXCV]

I’m getting a dè ja vu here

[@XDSDDLord]

Also, how does the 17" model compare to the OLD 15" model, size wise?

[@samzheng2433]

Pretty sure the 17" 2020 is a tad larger than the 15" 2019 model. It's about the same size as a normal 15" laptop

[@pawet2167]

fun fact: the 17" is bigger than the 15"

[@KhanhDinh291]

Same size as 15 inch laptops with thick bezels

[@scorebatgaming]

@@pawet2167 he's talking about the size of the entire body with slim bezels compared to an older smaller screen with thicker bezels

[@MrArteez]

I'd say the screen is about 2" bigger, but that's just an uneducated guess

[@osar3804]

I would like the XPS to be compared to the Zephyrus G14

[@eightwhales69]

Zephyrus is so much thicker tho

[@Nur__]

No match for the zephyrus. That thing would slaughter this one

[@ShaiyanHossain]

the zephyrus would be faster than this but the XPS would be better for productivity

[@bobbyhp26]

Oscar Cohen diffrent class zhepyrus g for gamer this for someone to work on the go and charge it with type c in plane

[@CHRoOMAX]

@@Nur__ And be louder and thicker and just generally not that nice to look at.

[@justinazevedo4577]

I ordered my 9500 in 8/2020. The trackpad clicks work intermittently. It's very frustrating to use the laptop with the touchpad. I called Dell and they sent a repair technician to my house. The new palm rest/keyboard/trackpad also has the wireless antenna. The cable for the antenna was defective. The technician tried for over an hour to get the cable to work, losing his temper and throwing his tools in my livingroom. The technician also said that Dell doesn't know how to design a laptop. He also got mad when he had an extra part he didn't remember where it went back to. He couldn't get the antenna cable back on but did something with a screw to hold it next to it and told me he didn't have all night to sit here and try to fix it. After the machine was "finished" it still had the same click problem. I called Dell and the first two customer service reps hung up on me. I have been trying to speak to a manager for almost a week now to get a replacement unit sent. I'm telling you, I will never buy another Dell product as long as I live. I should have bought a MBP.

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

I would have preferred to have 16:10 AND the large bottom bezel. Tiny side and top bezels are great, but I wouldn't pay more for them over MBP sized bezels. However, a large-ish bottom bezel makes for better ergonomics. Lenovo really got it right with the Yoga C940.

[@rhekman]

@3:53 So Alex obviously misspoke since the trackpads are not 850mm² vs 135mm². Is the new one actuall 1350mm² ?

[@nerd_6499]

He said about 60% larger so I'd assume so

[@kodongo87]

*Old touchpad:* 10.5 cm x 8 cm = 84 cm² (8 400 mm²) *New touchpad:* = 135 cm² (13 500 mm²) When converting from cm² to mm², he just multiplied by ten; for area you need to multiply by 10² (effectively 10 in 2 dimensions). 840 mm² is about the size of a stamp; 135 mm² is about the size of a page number in a book.

[@targpatience]

I just want to share my experience - just over 6 weeks in - of the XPS 15 9500. We bought 4 top-spec versions of these, at a total cost of almost £10k, for our business partners. They look and feel great, at first... but the aluminium is very thin (nothing like a Macbook) and dents incredibly easily. There are SO MANY calibration issues with them. Thermal regulation is a joke; you need to completely shut them down before putting them in a bag, or they overheat to a dangerous degree. The trackpad and keyboard randomly glitch, and the process management is shot - we each have to restart at least once or twice a day, just to get the computer functioning again. The list goes on. They feel very much like pre-release prototypes, rather than high-end or even market-ready machines. Having switched from a 7-year old Macbook Pro with Windows 10 running on Bootcamp, which was otherwise flawless but no longer powerful enough, I'm severely disappointed and frustrated with my experience of Dell. Apparently we are far from alone in these issues - many of which apparently even existed with previous models and were never resolved with drivers / BIOS updates.

[@willdau]

Thank you for this comment. I was about to get the 15 but now I'm holding back and scratching my head at what to get...

[@willdau]

@@NikeloaZ I've re-evaluated my needs and I tried to buy a ThinkPad T14s. However delivery is 6 weeks. :(

[@rustroomofdoom]

@Iqbal Muhammad haha, no. Just got one and it’s absolutely abysmal how many issues there are in the hardware and software both. Only had it for a few days and I already feel like I need to get it replaced.

[@KhoaNewZen]

There is no problem on mine. I think windows are updating on your computers. I normally update everything at first. It will take sometimes to update everything.

[@targpatience]

@Iqbal The EOD Specialist That may be, but it's irresponsible of a manufacturer to sell products that are not market-ready. These machines are the business tools of four partners in a business, which has caused a significant negative impact. When buying 'top of the line' computers, for large sums of money, you should not receive a prototype.

[@shizuo692]

Please, when you measure something in inches/pounds and so on - can you just add the conversion to civilized units in post-production?

[@SilverArrows47]

Seems like everyone is holding out for further implementation of Ryzen CPUs. If I wasn't looking for high quality gaming performance as well and was only interested in an absolute workhorse, I would purchase a Ryzen variant of an XPS 15/17. I'm running into the same sort of situation with the Asus Zephyrus G14 being too small of a screen size for my preference, crossing my fingers they release a larger size.

[@EduardoGonzalez-bm1mk]

Yep , I’m waiting to see the vapor chamber with ryzen .

[@charlesbukenya2054]

Wait for the envy 15 2020. Looks hot.

[@joe_matt]

Damn, these screens look soo beautiful! Dell should have an exchange program, so that I can exchange my XPS 13 9730 for the 2020 model.

[@abdullahX001]

If they used Ryzen CPUs... these would absolutely BLOW the Macbook Pro out the water!!!

[@SpeakChinglish]

John Doe The old MacBook Pros maybe, 16 inch one has been solid

[@sarathchandran4725]

U just watched dave lee

[@aislefivemusic]

They really do need Ryzen smh

[@sarathchandran4725]

Ryzen 9 4800h octacore 16 threads

[@The-Heart-Will-Testify]

For windows user,, using a MacBook is a downgrade unless u only want Mac os, I'm glad I sold that limited computer

[@ballin_fun8136]

Me: hell yeah great laptop I’m going to buy it Also me: sees price

[@austinwarren6842]

Lets hope this model doesn't shit the bed after the warranty expires.

[@mrb9238]

From my experience using a dell xps 15 for a little over 3 years before it just randomly died on me, I wouldn’t be surprised if this new one slows down alot and eventually dies right after the warranty ends.

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

0:50 that bit when your editor cuts to the side camera to get your cool profile, but you're so excited you want everyone to share that excitement

[@mrt.7146]

There you have it: a 1:1 design match with the Macbook lineup. Add to that a price range that offers more performance pr dollar across all Macbooks and you have a very compelling offering!

[@darkshroud703]

if they offer an OLED for either of them, I'm game

[@mechamicro]

Dark Shroud 120hz ?

[@darkshroud703]

@@mechamicro Wishful thinking, but for content creation I dont care too much about the hz

[@utubekullanicisi]

Dark Shroud pff fuck OLED, miniLED laptops are coming in 2021

[@darkshroud703]

@@utubekullanicisi I'd take a microLED but miniLED is still closer to a traditional LCD then an oled

[@utubekullanicisi]

Dark Shroud Yeah but OLED is just isn’t perfect, I’d definitely pick the mini-led route and be fine with it till micro-led comes out

[@見崎未咲]

"Go 16:10" - You know, once that was a standard widescreen ratio for PC, until they replaced our nice 1280x800 with stupid 1366x768. They invented that stupid resolution because 1280x720 isn't enough for many applications (many require a minimum 1026x768) but go back to stupid 1280x720@2x for high-density screens which IMO is *THE NO.1 REASON* windows laptops SUCK at hidpi: if you set it to 200% you got only 720 height which isn't enough, as a result most people with a hidpi screen laptop are stuck at 150% or worse 175% which makes everything blurry as shit! FUCK 16:9 HIDPI LAPTOPS. After all these years, we finally got the good old 16:10 back. Really hope other vendors would follow up and kick stupid 16:9 hidpi laptop screens into dumpsters where they belong.

[@anonymoususer3561]

I agree

[@ManWithBeard1990]

The omission of a type A port especially on the 17 is sad to see. Otherwise I'd definitely buy one.

[@resetcoder]

type A is the new headphone jack

[@Tsototar]

I'm told Dell ships a USB-C to HDMI + USB-A adapter in the box. It's a dongle but it's free

[@nalinmishra]

Alex alone makes my quarantine so much better.

[@astromos]

I love your style Alex. This was a great video!

[@Airpool95]

I wish these would come with the new AMD mobile cpu's

[@Cruzz999]

It's incredible to me that track pad size is such a big thing for laptop reviewers. The first thing I do with any laptop is find out how to disable the trackpad, and then I only ever turn it on if my mouse breaks. I've never experienced a trackpad that doesn't make typing impossible by moving the cursor all over the page through random clicks.

[@Priyanth]

Are HDMI ports dead? 🙄

[@DeclanCunningham]

Almost, but not yet. 🙄

[@TheJosiahTurner]

Usb C/TB3 does the same thing better

[@yunhuaji3038]

They are not serious rivals if not running macOS. Using Windows PC for work is just as crazy as using Mac for game. No overlap, not rivals

[@hongluzhang7771]

i will be so happy if they can get rid of the touchscreen in the future for a little price drop. I literally dont want my own greasy fingers to touch any laptop's screen ever and dont have the need both for study or work.

[@salmanazam9444]

1:44 I think that is LTT employees' way of reassuring people, and indeed themselves, that they haven't lost the true LTT spirit; of dropping/mishandling things. They're probably actually ordered to do it in every video. It's become a tradition which they want to uphold forever...

[@Leightspeed_]

Why can't they (Dell) just put a numberpad on the 17 inch models like everyone else can manage to do. You have plenty of space on a 17, don't use the same damn keyboard the 15 inches use.

[@willlucas5150]

This this and more this

[@teufox842]

Maybe they dont want to? Asus doesnt do it on most of their devices (including the 17 inch), Razer doesnt do it and Apple doesnt do it either. Out of the top of my head i can only think of Lenovo and HP as companies which consistently put a numberpad on their 17 inch models.

[@natmath2576]

You would lose the side upwards firing speakers, it's a compromise

[@Leightspeed_]

@@natmath2576 you put them up top, above the keyboard, where there's also room. Functionality isn't exactly something you should be compromising on a large-form-factor laptop. When you've committed to a 17 inch, super-portability has moved down your list because you're likely not moving it multiple times a day, or for that matter outside of your house.

[@NathanKull]

I'm fine without the numpad, in fact I really don't like them on laptops because I don't like how it shifts my hands off-center with the system.

[@fireclunge]

The next review needs a serious throttle test. I've had never ending thermal issues with my i9 9570 - often throlling down to ~500mhz at IDLE

[@TechforTechs]

Good video guys 💥🔥👍

[@karl0961]

It sounds like you recorded the audio of "off the side" at 3:28 after you originally recorded the clip and edited it in ;)

[@hmmm5300]

If only they had a Ryzen model :(

[@therandomham1403]

It's a shame. I'm guessing most of their target audience aren't necessarily very techy, so Intel is more appealing due to its name.

[@hmmm5300]

@@therandomham1403 yeah your average consumer only wants those i7 stickers

[@Ziegeri]

@@hmmm5300 Your average consumer doesn't even know what i7 is. :D

[@hmmm5300]

@@Ziegeri Ooof xD

[@blackbirdnoodle9546]

@@Ziegeri whats that? Xdd

[@scubasteve1555]

Dell updates are horrendous, that's what ruins the experience for me.

[@august4633]

Also, their quality control seems pretty bad. I switched to windows recently and thought about buying an XPS, but I ended up going for a surface laptop instead after reading about tons of people who had problems with wifi, updates, drivers, loud coil whine, unreliable performance etc. Reliability is extremely important for my work so I was "forced" to go with a surface. I've had zero problems so far. That beingsaid, the new XPS laptops look a lot more modern.

[@Helpful_Corn]

I might have been interested in the 17, but who's ever heard of a 17" laptop with no number pad. Plus, who needs that many thunderbolt ports, but no USB-A. I know they include a C-A dongle, but needing one is just gross. I'm old school. I could live without a CD drive (under duress), but no laptop will ever win me over without USB-A.

[@zeniktorres4320]

I have an inspiron 17in and it has a number pad. What I dislike about it is that the keyboard is offset and I have never gotten to use it. However I do like the number pad. Agree, these should have usb-a ports, especially a laptop, and there is plenty of room for it.

[@TheElipsus]

AT my work a lot of us have xps 15 (9560 for me) and there is a lot of things to like (battery life, design, screen, keyboard), but there is a LOT of us that experienced countless issues, notably with the thunderbolt dock, the fans (mine were changed twice in 2 years), charging boards, motherboard replacement, driver issues, etc....my computer is 2 years old, I can't believe I still have so many driver updates that can still crash my machine.. My IT department is sick of them, and they almost always have 5 XPS just waiting to be fixed. And while the lack of the rj45 wasn't so bothering (we use them a lot for connection to automation equipment), if my next pc doesn't have a single regular USB A, it's going to make everyone life so hard I understand the "world" is moving to USB C, while that's true for personal equipment, it's definitely not the time for professionals I guess I will have to old onto this one.....

[@edi772427]

I barely watch videos on ShortCircuit, but damn Alex' laptop reviews are just so entertaining.

[@mayukhbejoy8571]

when the MacBook was playing Me : Dancing around when the XPS was playing Me : What the heck happened

[@RojsaCom]

Really nice! Now please put a damn Ryzen 4900HS in one of those dear Dell :D (And USB4+ DP2 :))

[@seansapir1]

Crazy how when apple does something like the ability to charge on both sides or thunderbolt 3 on all 4 ports or having a large trackpad, LTT doesn't give credit to how good that is, yet when 4 years later Dell does it, its a game changer. no bias at all...

[@absorb5161]

Mythicle14 cuz macbooks are shit

[@seansapir1]

Absorb can you explain to me how? They have basically the best processor for laptops, a pretty good GPU, they are thinner, have better build quality and have a better trackpad, respectable thermals (in current gen). Higher color accurate screen, better speakers, better design... basically everything. The only thing this 17” has is a 1” bigger screen with smaller bezels and a higher performing graphics card by about 30%. Also better battery life on MacBook

[@seansapir1]

And that’s not even comparing OS. Since that’s more of a preference

[@Ravenousjoe]

Or it is a completely different type of video. LInus DID praise it for having charging ports on both sides, he just didn't ramble on with his camera man about the benefits. Don't be trying to throw in that bias BS, because you are straight up wrong. Apple Macbook Pro 2016 - A PC Hardware Guy’s Perspective 4:20 - 4:52

[@danielbeccar269]

Nice review, thanks .... We can see the linus logo on the Mac user icon 😉

[@antonniemi8164]

Finally a refresh on those devices, im so fricking stoked about it!!!!!!