They produce impressive audio that’s close to that of a decent external speaker. Like the XPS 15, there are upward-firing speakers on each side of the keyboard (there are two 1.5W tweeters and two 2.5W woofers). Much of the other “laptop stuff” is also standard XPS fare. That’s over a pound heavier than the XPS 15, so, again, that’s the price of the extra screen. I have the touchscreen model with a 97Wh battery, which is 5.53 pounds. The exact weight varies by configuration: the non-touch model with a 56Wh battery starts at 4.65 pounds.

The XPS 17’s thinness can be deceiving, though it’s heavier than it looks. It’s compact (14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 inches) and incredibly sturdy it feels and looks like a very nice laptop. The laptop has a sleek aluminum chassis, carbon-fiber palm rests, and a Gorilla Glass screen. There wasn’t an XPS 17 last year (Dell hasn’t released one for almost a decade), but the 2020 model has the same recognizable characteristics as its current counterparts. Dell majorly redesigned the XPS 13 and 15 this year, with noticeable upgrades to their chassis and builds. If you’ve been keeping up with this year’s XPS line, the 17’s general vibe should be familiar. It looks and feels like a very nice laptop In blunt terms, there’s just a huge amount of screen right in front of your eyes. The bezels are tiny - particularly the bottom chunk, which sported a large Dell logo on previous XPS models. It has a 93.7 percent screen-to-body ratio, which Dell says is higher than any competitors. The more impressive aspect of this screen, though, is that Dell has managed to fit it into a chassis that’s smaller than those of most 17-inch laptops and a decent number of 15-inch models as well. The XPS covers 100 percent of the Adobe RGB gamut, and it’s bright enough to use both indoors and outdoors (with a bit of glare). Going back to smaller screens - even very good ones like that of the MacBook Pro 13 - made everything look miniature. I watched part of Infinity War, and the characters’ faces were so big that I could see wrinkles in expressions and individual strands of hair.

Colors looked good (about on par with the MacBook Pro), with deep blacks and clear details.

That’s slightly higher than standard 4K screens, which are 3840 x 2160. It’s also quite a nice display, with a 3840 x 2400 resolution.

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