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Dell launches new XPS 17 (9700) & XPS 15 (9500) Laptops
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Caporegime
Not sure it's worth going for the rtx 2060 version, its not like you can really play games at 3840x2400 anyway. 1650Ti is more than plenty as is the 6 core CPU. Sometimes getting the cooler hardware is better for a laptop.
You've also got to factor in the cost of the warranty. I'd want 3yrs if spending this much.
You've also got to factor in the cost of the warranty. I'd want 3yrs if spending this much.
Caporegime
Depends on the usage.
crazy money, one of these would whoop the ass of them Dells, which do indeed look to be taking an Apple pricing regime. The 2060 is not even a modern GPU anymore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1zpQsCQfF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1zpQsCQfF4
Caporegime
Agreed, this isn’t a gaming laptop and as such doesn’t need the beefiest dedicated GPU.
Soldato
I don’t think the price is related to whether it’s a gaming laptop or not.
Caporegime
The price doesn’t have anything to do with it being a gaming laptop or not, this isn’t aimed at gamers. Have a look at the Dell G series, those are gaming laptops.
I get it but the price is just too much, for that money i would expect a far better GPU as a minimum. Far better laptops can be got for less cash.
I had a look at the dell outlet and saw this, which seems a far better choice and a couple of grand in the bank
- Dell G7 17 - 7790 Gaming Laptop
£1,218.00
1 in stock - Certified Refurbished
Dell Outlet G7 17 - 7790 Laptop
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-9750H(6 Core, 2.60 GHz, 12MB Cache, 45W)
Windows 10 Home
16GB (2x8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 Non-ECC
512GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
NVIDIA Geforce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6
Software
Killer 1550 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0
Abyss Grey - LCD Back Cover (Non-Touch)
Palmrest With Finger Print Reader
Power Cord 250V
Battery : Primary 4 Cell 60WHr
17.3 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 300 nits 144Hz 9ms 72% Color Gamut with Eyesafe Technology
Internal UK/Irish Backlit Keyboard
Soldato
I also don’t think any of the gaming laptops have the 16:10 screens yet either.
Soldato
But that’s missing the 16:10 screen, touchscreen, 4K res, larger trackpad, brighter screen, 4 thunderbolt ports, and bigger battery at least and it's considerably bigger and heavier.
So if you are happy to compromise on all of those things your option is a good one LOL.
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Soldato
Still missing the above features though. Might as well spend £2k more and get the laptop you want than wasting any money at all getting something you don’t want.
Just accept that it isnt always about maximum performance per pound, as I and others in this thread have pointed out there are several reasons that people will select different models. Otherwise only 1 model would ever sell, the one that is statistically the best bang for buck, as all others are not optimal and therefore a worse choice.
Soldato
maybe we should just have a single government mandated laptop we can buy? Let us have no choice at all!