New 70 W GeForce RTX 3060. The first generation XPS 17 9700 was one of the best-looking 17-inch laptops with Core-H and GeForce RTX graphics, but it had some under-the-hood peculiarities that needed to be ironed out. The new XPS 17 9710 addresses the underlying issues while boosting performance by quite the margin.
If you were interested in the XPS 17 but were hesitant to buy a first generation model, then this se...
faster and more consistent performance than XPS 17 9700; battery no longer discharges when running high loads; accessible 2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4 SSD slots; very high screen-to-body ratio; plenty of Thunderbolt 4 ports;
slightly below average GeForce RTX 3060 performance; very warm core temperatures when under load; no integrated USB-A or HDMI ports; no improvements to battery life; still no webcam shutter;