Updated for 2021 with Intel's 11th Generation "Tiger Lake" processors and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs, the Dell XPS 17 is the best big-screen content-creator laptop you can buy if money is no object. The $1,549 starting price is palatable, but a decently powerful configuration like the one reviewed here is $2,949.99. If you don't need the extra horsepower that its Core i7-11800H CPU and GeForce RTX 3060 graphics chip offer, the less expensive but still excellent LG Gram 17 might be a better choice. Otherwise, it's hard to go wrong with the ultra-modern chassis and gorgeous 4K display that the XPS 17 offers. The XPS Lineup Explained Introduced last year and sharing a chassis design, the sleek XPS 17 and its slightly smaller XPS 15 sibling jolt new life into the niche category of large-screen laptops known as desktop replacements. While there are plenty of gaming rigs that offer Intel's most powerful H-series processors and GeForce RTX graphics, very few of them look nearly ...
Well-equipped (as it should be for nearly $3,000), the Dell XPS 17 is the standard-bearer for non-gaming 17-inch laptops.
Elegant design; Gorgeous 17-inch 4K touch screen; Available Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics; Large touchpad; Four Thunderbolt 4 ports
Pricey as configured; Shorter battery life than expected; No USB Type-A ports