Dell XPS 17 9700 Series

Dell XPS 17 9700, i7-10750H GTX 1650Ti

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Average Score: 60% - poor

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80% Dell XPS 17 (9700) review: A powerful machine for professionals
Source: The Indian Express
When I started my career as a tech journalist, I used to get requests from laptop makers to review their 17-inch notebooks. Now there aren’t many 17-inch laptops available in the market, and it makes me wonder why. I know consumers who wish to have a high-performance laptop with a plus-sized screen, and the lack of options makes them settle for 13-inch options. But when Dell informed me about sending the new 17-inch XPS for review, I got excited. Dell’s decision to revive the 17-inch XPS seems fairly self-explanatory: the market for premium 17-inch notebooks is there, and laptop makers need to look at this space more seriously than ever.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/09/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%

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40% Dell XPS 17 9700 (1GCVH) Review
Source: Tweakers NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/11/2022
Rating: Total score: 40%

Dell XPS 17 9710, i9-11900H RTX 3060 4K

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Average Score: 90% - very good

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90% Dell XPS 17 (2021) review
Source: Techradar
The Dell XPS 17 is an incredibly powerful laptop that is easy to carry around due to its thin and lightweight design. However, the high price and lack of legacy ports may stop some folks from going all-in on this luxurious laptop.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/18/2021
Rating: Total score: 90%

Dell XPS 17 9710 review – so much power in such a slim chassis
Source: Laptop Media
There are so many things to say about the XPS 17 of 2021. First of all, before we start talking about the performance, we want to remind you that we are talking about a laptop that is only 13.2mm at its thickest. And in order to cool the Core i9-11900H and RTX 3060 we had inside of it, Dell needed to think outside the box. Well, it’s not to say that they were super innovative with their solution, as we’ve seen it implemented on Razer and Lenovo laptops before. However, the vapor chamber was the way to go. Now, you can’t expect everything to be great at this thickness, right? So, in addition to being hard to cool down, this laptop lacks some essential ports. Although there are four Thunderbolt 4 connectors, as well as an SD card slot, there are no USB Type-A ports, whatsoever. Unlike Apple, however, Dell gets you covered with a little dongle inside the box. Yes, it only splits one of the Thunderbolt ports to USB Type-A + HDMI, but it is something, right? At the end of the day, the XPS 17 9710 is a super niche product that isn’t for everybody.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/07/2021

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Dell XPS 17 9710
Source: 15 Zoll Notebooks Test DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/13/2021

90% Test du Dell XPS 17 2021 (9710) : la meilleure station de travail portable du marché ?
Source: Frandroid FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/11/2021
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90%

Dell XPS 17 9710-9XMHG

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XPS 9710 - The 17" productivity laptop that's game! (i9, RTX3060 & 4k+ version)
Source: Mash IT
In this video we review the high end Dell XPS 9710 17" productivity laptop with i9 11980HK cpu, RTX 3060 and a beautiful 17" 16:10 4k+ touch panel. Can this premium laptop justify its incredibly high price tag??
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/12/2021

Dell XPS 17 9730, i9-13900H

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Average Score: 88.67% - very good

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90% Dell XPS 17 (9730) review: large and beautiful
Source: Techradar
I used the Dell XPS 17 9730 for a couple weeks for work as well as for play. In particular, I wrote this review on it. I was able to play some demanding games like Battlefield 2042 on it, though with some adjustment to the settings, and spent some time streaming on it as well. After spending time with the Dell XPS 17 9730, I was impressed by the fact that its power is more on par with a gaming computer than with its Ultrabook competition. I’ve spent the last few years reviewing tech gear for gaming and otherwise, where I’ve gotten a feel for what to look for and how to put a piece of kit through its paces to see whether it’s worth the recommendation.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/21/2024
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%

80% Dell XPS 17 Review: Heavy-duty laptop that can do everything, but has a huge price tag!
Source: The Times of India
Should you go for Dell XPS 17? Definitely, if you have an unlimited budget. Priced at a hefty Rs. 364,289, it certainly isn't a bang-for-your-buck device, but then do you really expect a laptop priced at more than Rs. 3.5 lakh to be? For that price, you get a top-of-the-line 13th Gen i9 chip, 32GB RAM, 1TB storage and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, which will fulfill all your tasks and then some. It also sports a 17-inch 4K display that is gorgeous to look at but it is stuck at 60Hz. While the laptop gets all the top-of-the-line specs, it is quite massive and even bulky, which can be a deal-breaker for some.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/13/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%

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96% Tolle Ausstattung, super Leistung
Source: Chip.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/23/2024
Rating: Total score: 96% price: 63% performance: 99% features: 100% display: 97% mobility: 91% ergonomy: 89%

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Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile: Mid range dedicated graphics card for laptops that uses a Turing TU117 chip without raytracing and Tensor cores. Should be slightly faster than a GTX 1650, but is also available in different variants with a TGP ranging from 55 - 80 Watt (and two packages).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: High-End laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA106 chip with 3072 cores. Available in different versions with a TDP from 60 to 115 Watt.

These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost). 

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Comet Lake:

i7-10750H: A high-performance hexa-core processor designed for use in thicker laptops with room for better thermals. The Comet Lake-H processor is manufactured on the third-gen 14 nm Intel process and features a 24 EU UHD Graphics 630 iGPU clocked at 350 MHz to 1,150 MHz. The CPU cores run at 2.6 GHz (base clock speed) Boosting up to 5.0 GHz and the likely all-core Boost frequency is 4.3 GHz. Hyper-Threading is enabled, allowing two threads to run simultaneously on each core.

Intel Tiger Lake:

i9-11900H: Tiger Lake (H45 series) based high end octa-core SoC for gaming laptops and workstations. The eight CPU cores clock with 2.5 - 4.9 GHz. The integrated UHD Graphics GPU offers 32 cores at up to 1.45 GHz. The chip is manufactured in the 10nm SuperFin (improved 10nm) process.

i9-11980HK: Tiger Lake (H45 series) based high end octa-core SoC for gaming laptops and workstations. The eight CPU cores clock with 2.6 - 5 GHz. The integrated UHD Graphics GPU offers 32 EUs. The CPU is manufactured on the 10nm SuperFin (improved 10nm) process.

Intel Raptor Lake-H:

i9-13900H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5.4 GHz. Compared to the i9-13900HK no easy overclocking supported, but instead full vPro management feature-set.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.00: This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.44 kg:

2.53 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

80.86%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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