**DEAL ALERT** Best Buy has the OLED UHD+ model with MX550 GPU (Dark Green) on sale for $1,299.99 which to me a a great deal. Here is the link: howl.me/chttN577hay ; FHD+ is also on sale for $1,049.99 at Best Buy: howl.me/chD3wSqF0gB That is $200 off.
Btw do you prefer this Dell with Oled over the M1 Macbook pro 13 512 GB version? At costco they also have a $200 discount which makes the price of both laptops to be at the same. I have been considering between the 2, but I need your opinion on this one. Thanks in advance.
I purchased the 7620 2-in-1 with OLED Display, i7 12th Gen processsor, 16 Gb RAM, 1TB SSD and I am thoroughly pleased with it. The price to performance ratio hit my sweet spot. I found the Review to be totally accurate & 100% spot On.
@John Michaels The fan is very quiet & using the core temp app the avg heat range for each core is 44 - 65 degrees. Under System Settings Battery you can configure the Sleep settings. I am very happy with this laptop.
Nice PC for it's class. Like the easy access to the insides and the flexibility of doing various upgrades. No soldered in memory and wifi card to limit upgradeability of these components.. Camera was good and microphones sounded clear. Good port selection. No dongles needed unlike their XPS series units. Great review as always.
Above average laptop for a student or someone working from home with good 1080p webcam and subpar internal mic quality. Great review once again Andrew!
Exactly. Why all the ergonomically offensive left shifted keyboard setups in order to squeeze in a numpad when those who need one can just purchase a bluetooth or wireless USB nano dongle one for $10. The separate numpad allows for better placement and left or right handed use.
I have this laptop I think the OLED screen though but 16gb ram n 512gb hdd like this one. But honestly I'd love to have the number pad on the right tbh
Nice review. I’ve had the OLED Nvidia model for a couple of weeks now and I’m happy with it. For some background, I’ve been using an iPad Pro 12.9 for the past 2 years as my main device but it was time to get a new computer and I want a touchscreen so sticking with Apple was a no go. I’d have possibly bought a HP Spectre instead except they’re still using 11th Gen chips. A 16 inch laptop is bigger than I wanted but they were really good value with some nice deals to be had and as I’ll mostly be using this at home, the size isn’t a major problem. One silly little quirk I’ve found is the Caps Lock seems oversized and I keep hitting by accident. My main gaming is done on an Xbox Series X but I’ve downloaded a few lightweight games in my Steam library and they run fine, but I’ll leave the more intense stuff for the Xbox. It might be just the OLED model that his this feature but mine does use the webcam to unlock the device and that has worked well. Overall I’m happy with my purchase so far and would recommend others at least consider it as an option.
Appreciate the review of this system. I just purchased the OLED version of this because Best Buy had a great deal on it. I'm not a gamer, so the refresh rate wasn't a huge compromise for me, I needed a system that could run virtual builds as I do a lot of work upgrading and migrating people to newer desktops/laptops. Looking to get many years of use due to its upgradability, which was the main reason I didn't purchase my go to brand HP.
@@news5116 I've had 1 VM running on it using virtual box. I did upgrade from 16GB to 32GB of memory and the fan will start to run after a few mins of the VM running then normalize. The i7 handles windows native and Ubuntu VM with no problems and I have plenty of resources to run a second. My VM is set at 2vCPU and 8GB memory with 25GB dynamic vdisk.
Hi Andrew, I hope you are well. Thank you for the review again. I got to try this laptop at Best Buy last week. I was really surprised to see how well they made it. The only downside is the keyboard. Trackpad is far better than last years' inspiron models. Very good laptop for regular users. I wish HP would learn something from Dell's port selection. These ports need to be in every 16 inch laptops.
I think they should include AMD 6800u option for these kind of lower performance laptops, especially for the much better igpu and also better battery life, etc. even if it got slightly less multi core performance. But Dell seems to have got an almost intel only policy this year.
the only thing you need to know about this laptop is cooling air ports will be blowing hot air on to the screen the whole time. what an amazing design.
I bought the last Inspiron (2021 version) and I only have one advice for you, check your warranty because there’s high odds for you to get a problem with the laptop, Dell has big problems with the quality standards
Great laptop with 1260P processor, oled UHD+ and 16gb ram can't beat the value especially at 1300 better than spectre 16 in all regards and built very well I own it and i highly recommend it
Please review the Inspiron 16 plus 7620, the non touch brother of this one with 3k display and 3060 graphics 12th gen. I know you’ve mentioned it already, but please do review it as soon as you can. Thanks. Love your review BTW!
Please test the new Yoga 7i (16") with Intel Arc Graphics on Lenovo's website. I'm not sure how long it will take to ship and get delivered, but I'm really curious. This is one of the 1st laptops I've seen in the US with Arc graphics.
Chris M Thank you Andrew so much for that great honest and unbiased report 👍 I love the idea of OLED screen for video editing and astro. photo stacking. Do OLED screens not suffer from pixel burning with long static photos on display and I was reading have shorter life span then LCD screens?
I have returned my 5620 to get this one , the reason is that I like the bigger 87w battery. The 5620's hengine is covered by some support material which block the air little bit and made the 1260p fan become very aggressive.
Great review! Thanks. I noticed the Pen is a different model now in 2023 and costs $79 instead of $39. Also, I'm not sure if the 2023 models are all metal. I couldn't find that on Dell's website. Thoughts?
Hey Andrew. I just bought this laptop and I am just so angry at the ram usage. with the laptop just sitting at ideal state, due to so many services running in background, 35-40% of the 16gb ram is getting used. and as soon as I open a few tabs in chrome, some engineering plans on bluebeam and a couple of other softwares like whatsapp and outlook. the ram usage goes up to 70% and sometimes more. and then the laptop just starts slowing down! I hope there is a way to run a clean windows on this laptop and having all the sensors etc. running normal. Had dell check this out and they just said buy more ram which sounds so ridiculous. I was using more softwares at the same time on my dell G15 10th gen i7 before this and it used to run very smoothly.
I love how you cover the internals and user upgradability! Better resources than Dell's own site. Ironic how Dell's 2023 7630 version is not memory upgradable. More disposable electronics.
Andrew, thanks for the review! I am a student who does fashion design work with CAD as well as other designer-y things like photo editing (though not a whole lot) and I also do some light gaming here and there. Do you think the nvidia is really worth all the extra money? or could i do what i need to do on the iris xe? im trying to not spend extra if i dont have to~ also, ive heard a lot of reviews complaning about the touchpad and the stylus, so i was wondering if you found any issues with those that could affect drawing and fashion design work?
I just got one of these. I think it was a mistake, but I needed something with these specs quick. I tried it for the first time unplugged today. All I was doing was watching a zoom meeting. It was so hot and my battery drained down to 45% in 2 hours with battery saving mode turned on.
I used this Laptop in the OLED-version for a week now and I must say that i am disappointed. The idle temperatures are very high (around 60°C and when charging up to 70°C). Under load the Laptop does not get much hotter tho. The fan is ramping up in random situations and is very loud. If you buy this laptop dont get the OLED panel. The cooling is the same as in the IPS version and can not keep up with the higher work load the OLED 4K display needs. The Processor beeing a 28W TDP CPU also does not help too. The battery life is also very disappointing at around 5-6 hours at best. When i do run multiple programs and set the display brightness higher than 50% the battery life goes down to 3-4 hours. I will now try the FHD+ IPS version with the i5 hoping for better battery life and lower temps.
I am genuinely surprised about the temperature report. I have the exact same version and use it fairly intensely. I have not had this issue at all. You are right though about battery life. I have had a max of 7 hours but usually averages 5-6 hours which is rather disappointing. All that being said, this is an excellent piece of kit, and would buy it again in a heartbeat
Thanks Andrew for the great review, covering all the aspects. This is really a good quality and well built 2-in-1. Just to inform all, current Best Buy is running a sale on the 4K+ OLED Model with MX550 2GB Graphics just @ $1299.99 which in my opinion, is a superb deal for a high end Work and multimedia Laptop.
MX550 is just a waste of battery and cooling potential when a rx680m defeats it in all synthetics, equals in gaming, has RT(never thought I'd say nvidia gets destroyed by AMD in RT) and ages even worse because turing and 2gb vram. Even against iris Xe, it scores only 30% higher. 4K OLED for such a price is INSANE, though it will reduce battery life.
@@arandomdudewithhobbies3318 point me those synthetic benchmark results where 680M is destroying mx550. Just claiming won't convince anyone. Hubwood just published a comparison video, check that out. And RT, nobody going to enable it in either of these cards.
@@123Suryasis I've heard of Optimus but I also heard of Laptops which came with disabled iGPUs. The spec sheet doesnt mention the Intel Xe iGPU directly and therefore I'm suspicious.
Solid review, as usual. Thanks. If the FHD+ touch screen version will get 13+ hours battery life, 9 or so hours mixed use, how much battery life do you think the UHD Oled screen option would get? And would the Oled also be touch? Oh, and regarding the upgradeable RAM, could the DDR4 be upgraded to DDR5, or just a better or more DDR4? Thanks. I think this is the one I am finally going to get. I'm leaning towards the FHD+ touch screen to save the roughly $300 and for the extra battery life, and it still looks like a pretty darn good picture quality, though that Oled looks pretty sharp.
won't be regret for the fhd+ panel, it is one of the best fhd screen I have ever used and see and it is a 16inch screen, you won't getting very close to the screen, I found it like using a 4K 32inch screen.
I have the Oled screen version and I've had it for just over a month. It is an excellent piece of kit but battery life is a very maximum 7 hours with mixed-use
@@MrWh4327782 Thanks to you and to inkisntdry for your replies/input. One thing that concerns me about the FHD+ option especially is that it only comes with 300 nits, while the Oled option comes with 400 nits. This relates to brightness, which it is my understanding the higher the nits the better one can see it in daylight outside (Though there may be other factors too). Now even the 400 nits with this Inspiron with the Oled screen is less than the 500 nits that come with the more expensive high end XPS laptops, but I have to imagine 400 is better than 300. Do either of you, or anyone, have any thoughts on this? Is the higher battery life of the FHD+ worth only getting 300 nits instead of 400 nits? Or should I go for the higher quality, higher nits of the Oled and just accept the lower battery life? 7 hours still isn't bad, though after 3-4 years I wonder if and how much that might drop? Thanks.
Great video that helped me deciding on wich device to get. The graph at 10:16 looks a bit off. The scaling doesn´t match the scores. The XPS 17 scores almost twice as much than the dell inspiron, but the bar is like 3 to 4 times longer. :)
What I hate the most that Laptop manufacturers do is that there is no choice with specs and color. If you want this specs, it comes with this color, why? Like this one, I like the one with the OLED screen with the MX550 gpu but I want it in silver color but I cant have that because that spec is locked with the dark green color.
Hey Andrew. Nice video as always. Do you plan on to review the 7630 upgrade of this one for 2023? Also, I would want to compare this with the 2023 Asus vivobook s16 flip oled.
Just got the Atlantic green version of this laptop from bestbuy, and this computer runs abnormally hot. The side with the fan is nice and cool but from the ram side to the middle sometimes becomes unbearable to the touch. The fan also seems to kick into hyperdrive and become pretty nice a little too often even under very light loads such as browsing one or two web pages. Not sure if mine is faulty or this thing just operates this way. I've updated drivers , switched battery consumption to efficiency mode and adjusted the thermal settings to both cool/quiet didn't seem to make much a difference. I tried to open the back cover to see if there was something going on internally but couldn't get the rear 3 screws off, they would just endlessly spin in place. I also used compressed air to clean any would be dust from the new laptop and nth
Guys I bought this laptop oled but problem is it lags when u watch youtube for too long and gets slower when its heated BTW I run 1 thing at a time idk why its like this
Oh also mine did come with the pen for the touch screen but honestly I don't know where it is I would have to get a new one... :( I don't know maybe only the OLED and Nvidia graphics one comes with the pen or because this was sent as a demonstration model and had to be sent back to Dell after this video maybe that's why the pain didn't come with this one I don't know. Also I knew the SSD and memory was upgradeable I didn't know the Wi-Fi was upgradeable but I don't see myself needing anything better than Wi-Fi 6E right now.
Interestingly Amazon is selling the same exact Dell 16 2 in 1 FHD 7620 with 32GB Ram @ $1269, while Dell direct does not list this on their website. Would you have any idea why?
I need a fairly powerful 2-in-1 laptop, with a large battery, a good OLED screen and that lasts a long time....I'm hesitating between this one and the Asus ZenBook flip 15 Q539zd...
I hate that they bundle the better screen with the dedicated nvidia GPU which is not much better than the integrated Intel Iris Xe but adds heat and battery drain.
@@jlib4393 it should be MS Hybrid, yeah. So technically, you could. Also the MX550 is a fair bit faster than Iris Xe especially because of GDDR memory... If it were a DDR MX GPU, it'd be about the same, but having dedicated VRAM helps a lot in CUDA accelerated workflows (although 2GB isn't much these days...)
@@jlib4393 it would in theory, yeah. It would probably only be a little though, since the iris Xe and MX550 both seem to have 25W power consumption limits. Generally speaking, the Iris Xe should be more optimised for low power draw, though.
@@andrewmarcdavid I like it. It’s cool, but it might be too much computer for my purposes. Plus, don’t think about carrying it around, because it’s big. I got 13 days to decide.
Laptop would be perfect but it has a known and consistent issue with the touchpad where it taps, swipes randomly and has inaccurate finger tracking. Dell are yet to resolve this issue.
I'm watching from Spain, and this model of 16" is not available in the market. I got the inspiron 2 in 1 14" (7420) and I am expecting it to be delivered soon... I wonder if you'll get your hands on that one too 🤔
It has thunderbolt 4, I wonder if you can hook up an egpu (external graphics card)? This is actually what I want an egpu for - thin light tablet-like with good battery life, then be able to hook up a "real" gpu when I'm at home.
Someone is selling a silver one near me as "new open box" for $600. Describes it as having a "i7-1255U". Does that processor sound right? Also has 16GB, 512GB storage, FHD+ display. Is this worth it for just casual internet usage?
@@DirtyBobBojangles You'd be surprised how fast 8GB fills up by just running 2 web browsers with averaging 10 tabs each, a media player then it starts to feel sluggish which is what my Dell Inspiron 7573 is doing now. I've tried upgrading the memory but my 7573 doesn't like any brand i've thrown at it. Besides, that 7620 sold 3 days later. Wish I had bought it then. Oh well I'm gonna keep checking eBay and Offerup.
@@andrewmarcdavid so it’s better to get two 16gb ram and but it in both side right? That still makes it 32 GB? I am sorry if I ask stupid question it’s my first time
I have the same laptop but with the OLED screen and the Nvidia graphics but same 16 GB ram and 512GB storage. I can't wait to upgrade it I hear I can put up to 2TB ssd in it and i think most it'll take is 32GB ram. I could be wrong, if anybody knows if it can take more RAM than 32 from 16 GB would love to know thank you kindly. Overall mine runs pretty warm and I'm currently looking for some kind of stand or something to put it on that pools or blows fans at it really good cause it gets quite hot with my OLED model and the Nvidia graphics that comes with is nothing to write home about to be honest, but maybe I'm not trying to write games or software to test it out fully or cause it gets really warm and maybe its thermal throttling idk. But ive barely really used it since i got it i think if i remember correctly 1 1/2 years ago. I do know the sticker on the bottom says manufacturer 2022. If anybody knows if you can put more than 32 GB of RAM and if it will accept more than 2TB ssd would love to know. Also how in the world do I get my windows and everything over to a new SSD I don't know how to do all that stuff tbh... And to everybody saying it doesn't have a number pad on the right, honestly I would love to have that and always did on my previous computers and laptops. It is pretty cool it has a backlit keyboard though for the price especially when working at night. But like I said I have not much used it since I bought it but I'm starting to get into using it and I want to have more storage building and I think more memory will make it a hair more snappy when using it..
I just bought it for that purpose mostly because of the (fairly) strong CPU and the impressive battery runtime. Just keep in mind that the integrated graphics card is not amazing (if you plan on gaming or resource intensive GPU programming) and that you could probably get a similar model for cheaper if you don't need it to be a convertible edit: Forgot to mention. One major advantage of this unit is that RAM is not soldered to the motherboard. 16GB should be enough for most CS work but if it does become a problem (because you are say running multiple VMs and a heavy IDE) the option to upgrade is always there.
I just bought this Laptop last week. And i am thinking about upgrading the SSD to a faster PCIE 4.0 x4 one. The question is: does the port support these fast SSDs or is it just a pcie 3.0 M.2 port?
I have the OLED version and man does this thing freeze up a lot. I thought maybe it was Dell's bloatware but after a fresh Windows install it still happens.
@@MattMcCarty1 what do you mean freezing? Is the os actually being overloaded or just mouse stuttering? Need more info to even attempt to troubleshoot what the issue could be
Windows Update + Intel Driver update and it will run very cool, quite and fast. Sounds more like an Operating System problem to me. System File Checker in Windows will correct OS installation problems, I think.
**DEAL ALERT** Best Buy has the OLED UHD+ model with MX550 GPU (Dark Green) on sale for $1,299.99 which to me a a great deal. Here is the link: howl.me/chttN577hay ; FHD+ is also on sale for $1,049.99 at Best Buy: howl.me/chD3wSqF0gB That is $200 off.
Btw do you prefer this Dell with Oled over the M1 Macbook pro 13 512 GB version? At costco they also have a $200 discount which makes the price of both laptops to be at the same. I have been considering between the 2, but I need your opinion on this one. Thanks in advance.
What kind of ear buds should be used with this laptop to plug into
@@SangTran-ow1xv What did you go with ?
@@SangTran-ow1xv Macbook Air M1 or Dell, which one did you choose?
I purchased the 7620 2-in-1 with OLED Display, i7 12th Gen processsor, 16 Gb RAM, 1TB SSD and I am thoroughly pleased with it.
The price to performance ratio hit my sweet spot. I found the Review to be totally accurate & 100% spot On.
@John Michaels The fan is very quiet & using the core temp app the avg heat range for each core is 44 - 65 degrees. Under System Settings Battery you can configure the Sleep settings. I am very happy with this laptop.
Nice PC for it's class. Like the easy access to the insides and the flexibility of doing various upgrades. No soldered in memory and wifi card to limit upgradeability of these components.. Camera was good and microphones sounded clear. Good port selection. No dongles needed unlike their XPS series units. Great review as always.
Above average laptop for a student or someone working from home with good 1080p webcam and subpar internal mic quality. Great review once again Andrew!
Thanks!
Soo refreshing to see laptops this size without numpad. Thank God
Exactly. Why all the ergonomically offensive left shifted keyboard setups in order to squeeze in a numpad when those who need one can just purchase a bluetooth or wireless USB nano dongle one for $10. The separate numpad allows for better placement and left or right handed use.
Yeah I see your point but couldn’t the laptop manufacturer just keep the trackpad in the middle even with the numpad for Gods sake
I have this laptop I think the OLED screen though but 16gb ram n 512gb hdd like this one. But honestly I'd love to have the number pad on the right tbh
This laptop definitely punches above it's weight class, I love that there are replaceable components. You do fantastic reviews! Sort of a XPS 16, no?
Nice review. I’ve had the OLED Nvidia model for a couple of weeks now and I’m happy with it. For some background, I’ve been using an iPad Pro 12.9 for the past 2 years as my main device but it was time to get a new computer and I want a touchscreen so sticking with Apple was a no go. I’d have possibly bought a HP Spectre instead except they’re still using 11th Gen chips. A 16 inch laptop is bigger than I wanted but they were really good value with some nice deals to be had and as I’ll mostly be using this at home, the size isn’t a major problem. One silly little quirk I’ve found is the Caps Lock seems oversized and I keep hitting by accident. My main gaming is done on an Xbox Series X but I’ve downloaded a few lightweight games in my Steam library and they run fine, but I’ll leave the more intense stuff for the Xbox. It might be just the OLED model that his this feature but mine does use the webcam to unlock the device and that has worked well. Overall I’m happy with my purchase so far and would recommend others at least consider it as an option.
The Mirroring / Projection of my laptop screen to my TV screen without connection breaks is another plus point.
Any chance you know the battery life for Nvidia model?
Watching from Nairobi Kenya 🇰🇪. Am glad to find an honest reviewer. Such an authentic, honest and professional way of reviewing.
Thanks really appreciate it
Appreciate the review of this system. I just purchased the OLED version of this because Best Buy had a great deal on it. I'm not a gamer, so the refresh rate wasn't a huge compromise for me, I needed a system that could run virtual builds as I do a lot of work upgrading and migrating people to newer desktops/laptops. Looking to get many years of use due to its upgradability, which was the main reason I didn't purchase my go to brand HP.
Good choice!
@Andrew Witzel question, is it a good system to run VMs?. I am in school and i am i need of a system that can run up to 2 VMs.
@@news5116 I've had 1 VM running on it using virtual box. I did upgrade from 16GB to 32GB of memory and the fan will start to run after a few mins of the VM running then normalize. The i7 handles windows native and Ubuntu VM with no problems and I have plenty of resources to run a second. My VM is set at 2vCPU and 8GB memory with 25GB dynamic vdisk.
I'm considering purchasing after reading all the positive reviews. Can I connect my ultrawide monitor to this Dell?
@@AMGGT63DRIVER I've had 27" 4K dual monitors connected via the USBC port without any problems. I see no reason an ultra wide would not work as well.
Hi Andrew, I hope you are well. Thank you for the review again. I got to try this laptop at Best Buy last week. I was really surprised to see how well they made it. The only downside is the keyboard. Trackpad is far better than last years' inspiron models. Very good laptop for regular users. I wish HP would learn something from Dell's port selection. These ports need to be in every 16 inch laptops.
Hi! Yes love the port selection
Why. What’s wrong with the keyboard.
I think they should include AMD 6800u option for these kind of lower performance laptops, especially for the much better igpu and also better battery life, etc. even if it got slightly less multi core performance. But Dell seems to have got an almost intel only policy this year.
A 6800u version of the Inspiron 14 and 16 would be awesome.
Searched for Dell Inspiron 16 2-in-1 and watched your review. Thorough, professional, excellent review. Thank you.
Thanks really appreciate it
Very nice and detailed review. Thank you very much, it answered all my questions.
the only thing you need to know about this laptop is cooling air ports will be blowing hot air on to the screen the whole time. what an amazing design.
I bought the last Inspiron (2021 version) and I only have one advice for you, check your warranty because there’s high odds for you to get a problem with the laptop, Dell has big problems with the quality standards
Great laptop with 1260P processor, oled UHD+ and 16gb ram can't beat the value especially at 1300 better than spectre 16 in all regards and built very well I own it and i highly recommend it
Dell always makes great machines in this class. My 2016 2-in-1 is still rocking and doing well. The only thing I needed to change were the batteries.
Please review the Inspiron 16 plus 7620, the non touch brother of this one with 3k display and 3060 graphics 12th gen. I know you’ve mentioned it already, but please do review it as soon as you can. Thanks.
Love your review BTW!
Great review...best I have ever seen. Complete and detailed without waste.
Please test the new Yoga 7i (16") with Intel Arc Graphics on Lenovo's website. I'm not sure how long it will take to ship and get delivered, but I'm really curious. This is one of the 1st laptops I've seen in the US with Arc graphics.
I'm interested in yoga 7i 2021 it's very nice, I booked 3 months ago
Omg I want the same review so bad. I feel like Lenovo is better you get good discount right now for Yoga 7i (16")
@@Navsomething still waiting from April until now and still waiting
Chris M
Thank you Andrew so much for that great honest and unbiased report 👍
I love the idea of OLED screen for video editing and astro. photo stacking. Do OLED screens not suffer from pixel burning with long static photos on display and I was reading have shorter life span then LCD screens?
I have returned my 5620 to get this one , the reason is that I like the bigger 87w battery. The 5620's hengine is covered by some support material which block the air little bit and made the 1260p fan become very aggressive.
A well-executed and comprehensive review, thanks.
Great review! Thanks. I noticed the Pen is a different model now in 2023 and costs $79 instead of $39. Also, I'm not sure if the 2023 models are all metal. I couldn't find that on Dell's website. Thoughts?
Hey Andrew.
I just bought this laptop and I am just so angry at the ram usage. with the laptop just sitting at ideal state, due to so many services running in background, 35-40% of the 16gb ram is getting used. and as soon as I open a few tabs in chrome, some engineering plans on bluebeam and a couple of other softwares like whatsapp and outlook. the ram usage goes up to 70% and sometimes more. and then the laptop just starts slowing down! I hope there is a way to run a clean windows on this laptop and having all the sensors etc. running normal. Had dell check this out and they just said buy more ram which sounds so ridiculous. I was using more softwares at the same time on my dell G15 10th gen i7 before this and it used to run very smoothly.
I love how you cover the internals and user upgradability! Better resources than Dell's own site. Ironic how Dell's 2023 7630 version is not memory upgradable. More disposable electronics.
Really nice in-depth review! I will definitely consider it 😉👍
Just bought mine today and it came with the pen :) From Best Buy in Oakland, CA.
Nice , but we are still waiting also for your review for the Dell XPS 13 PLUS .😎
Supposed to arrive today but FedEx is unreliable we will see
Andrew, thanks for the review!
I am a student who does fashion design work with CAD as well as other designer-y things like photo editing (though not a whole lot) and I also do some light gaming here and there. Do you think the nvidia is really worth all the extra money? or could i do what i need to do on the iris xe? im trying to not spend extra if i dont have to~ also, ive heard a lot of reviews complaning about the touchpad and the stylus, so i was wondering if you found any issues with those that could affect drawing and fashion design work?
Can you compare this with the 16” Spectre, that would be very interesting!
Insane sir. Great content. Subscribed thanks sir for this video
Good review; thanks!
Great review, informative, any thoughts on the MacBook Pro M1 versus this Dell Model - Intel...
I thought you didnt check out the acer conceptd line. Saw your review on d3...Would love one on the d7
Yes please! Especially the conceptD 7 Ezel
I just got one of these. I think it was a mistake, but I needed something with these specs quick. I tried it for the first time unplugged today. All I was doing was watching a zoom meeting. It was so hot and my battery drained down to 45% in 2 hours with battery saving mode turned on.
I used this Laptop in the OLED-version for a week now and I must say that i am disappointed. The idle temperatures are very high (around 60°C and when charging up to 70°C). Under load the Laptop does not get much hotter tho. The fan is ramping up in random situations and is very loud.
If you buy this laptop dont get the OLED panel. The cooling is the same as in the IPS version and can not keep up with the higher work load the OLED 4K display needs. The Processor beeing a 28W TDP CPU also does not help too.
The battery life is also very disappointing at around 5-6 hours at best. When i do run multiple programs and set the display brightness higher than 50% the battery life goes down to 3-4 hours.
I will now try the FHD+ IPS version with the i5 hoping for better battery life and lower temps.
Thanks for sharing that. High idle temp and poor battery life are dealbreakers for me.
I am genuinely surprised about the temperature report. I have the exact same version and use it fairly intensely. I have not had this issue at all. You are right though about battery life. I have had a max of 7 hours but usually averages 5-6 hours which is rather disappointing. All that being said, this is an excellent piece of kit, and would buy it again in a heartbeat
how is it
The aesthetic really appeals to me.
Thanks Andrew for the great review, covering all the aspects. This is really a good quality and well built 2-in-1. Just to inform all, current Best Buy is running a sale on the 4K+ OLED Model with MX550 2GB Graphics just @ $1299.99 which in my opinion, is a superb deal for a high end Work and multimedia Laptop.
MX550 is just a waste of battery and cooling potential when a rx680m defeats it in all synthetics, equals in gaming, has RT(never thought I'd say nvidia gets destroyed by AMD in RT) and ages even worse because turing and 2gb vram. Even against iris Xe, it scores only 30% higher. 4K OLED for such a price is INSANE, though it will reduce battery life.
@@arandomdudewithhobbies3318 point me those synthetic benchmark results where 680M is destroying mx550. Just claiming won't convince anyone. Hubwood just published a comparison video, check that out. And RT, nobody going to enable it in either of these cards.
@@123Suryasis Does the Dell Inspiron 16 7620 with t he MX550 still have Intel Xe Graphics or are they disabled hardwarewise?
@@franzpleurmann2585 I am not sure that you never heard of Nvidia Optimus. Are you going to use a laptop after a really really long time?
@@123Suryasis I've heard of Optimus but I also heard of Laptops which came with disabled iGPUs. The spec sheet doesnt mention the Intel Xe iGPU directly and therefore I'm suspicious.
Gonna buy this for college and editing videos :)
I am confused between this and Lenovo yoga 7i 15 inch 2-in 1... Same price... I think 7620 is better.. i want your opinion... Thanks
Just bought one, Cant wait to test.
Good review...any views on stylus/pen?
Man, this is nice! I'm thinking about this or the new Yoga
Solid review, as usual. Thanks. If the FHD+ touch screen version will get 13+ hours battery life, 9 or so hours mixed use, how much battery life do you think the UHD Oled screen option would get? And would the Oled also be touch? Oh, and regarding the upgradeable RAM, could the DDR4 be upgraded to DDR5, or just a better or more DDR4? Thanks. I think this is the one I am finally going to get. I'm leaning towards the FHD+ touch screen to save the roughly $300 and for the extra battery life, and it still looks like a pretty darn good picture quality, though that Oled looks pretty sharp.
won't be regret for the fhd+ panel, it is one of the best fhd screen I have ever used and see and it is a 16inch screen, you won't getting very close to the screen, I found it like using a 4K 32inch screen.
I have the Oled screen version and I've had it for just over a month. It is an excellent piece of kit but battery life is a very maximum 7 hours with mixed-use
@@MrWh4327782 Thanks to you and to inkisntdry for your replies/input. One thing that concerns me about the FHD+ option especially is that it only comes with 300 nits, while the Oled option comes with 400 nits. This relates to brightness, which it is my understanding the higher the nits the better one can see it in daylight outside (Though there may be other factors too). Now even the 400 nits with this Inspiron with the Oled screen is less than the 500 nits that come with the more expensive high end XPS laptops, but I have to imagine 400 is better than 300. Do either of you, or anyone, have any thoughts on this? Is the higher battery life of the FHD+ worth only getting 300 nits instead of 400 nits? Or should I go for the higher quality, higher nits of the Oled and just accept the lower battery life? 7 hours still isn't bad, though after 3-4 years I wonder if and how much that might drop? Thanks.
I just purchased it today and I'm getting a bit of fan noise. Did you experience the same?
Great video that helped me deciding on wich device to get.
The graph at 10:16 looks a bit off. The scaling doesn´t match the scores. The XPS 17 scores almost twice as much than the dell inspiron, but the bar is like 3 to 4 times longer. :)
What I hate the most that Laptop manufacturers do is that there is no choice with specs and color. If you want this specs, it comes with this color, why? Like this one, I like the one with the OLED screen with the MX550 gpu but I want it in silver color but I cant have that because that spec is locked with the dark green color.
Hey Andrew. Nice video as always. Do you plan on to review the 7630 upgrade of this one for 2023? Also, I would want to compare this with the 2023 Asus vivobook s16 flip oled.
Yes, I just received the 7630. Stay tuned.
Do you have to use the optional Dell pen, or will a similar one do?
Thanks Andrew. I'm expecting the dell inspiron 16 7620 non-covertible review😉
Coming soon!
Surprised there aren't any yoga 7i reviews up yet
Hello, what is the max memory upgrade on this laptop? 64gb or32gb? looking at purchasing his product.
Just got the Atlantic green version of this laptop from bestbuy, and this computer runs abnormally hot. The side with the fan is nice and cool but from the ram side to the middle sometimes becomes unbearable to the touch. The fan also seems to kick into hyperdrive and become pretty nice a little too often even under very light loads such as browsing one or two web pages. Not sure if mine is faulty or this thing just operates this way. I've updated drivers , switched battery consumption to efficiency mode and adjusted the thermal settings to both cool/quiet didn't seem to make much a difference. I tried to open the back cover to see if there was something going on internally but couldn't get the rear 3 screws off, they would just endlessly spin in place. I also used compressed air to clean any would be dust from the new laptop and nth
Great review
big improvement for the webcam, great job
Thanks!
I bought it a week ago and it looks so aesthetic but I'm already hating that huge Dell sticker. You think it is safe to take them off?
Guys I bought this laptop oled but problem is it lags when u watch youtube for too long and gets slower when its heated BTW I run 1 thing at a time idk why its like this
same i bought one and returned it, got slow and laggy after a 1 week and its been updated too, the screen was amazing tho
Woiuld really like to see this review for the OLED model. For the OLED, I am especially concerned about fan noise, heat, and battery life.
Oh also mine did come with the pen for the touch screen but honestly I don't know where it is I would have to get a new one... :(
I don't know maybe only the OLED and Nvidia graphics one comes with the pen or because this was sent as a demonstration model and had to be sent back to Dell after this video maybe that's why the pain didn't come with this one I don't know. Also I knew the SSD and memory was upgradeable I didn't know the Wi-Fi was upgradeable but I don't see myself needing anything better than Wi-Fi 6E right now.
For $1,175. Good deal? Dell - Inspiron 2-in-1 16” OLED Touch Laptop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - NVIDIA GeForce MX550 - Atlantic Green
that's with tax. Hope it's a good one! Loved your review! Thumbs Up!
Interestingly Amazon is selling the same exact Dell 16 2 in 1 FHD 7620 with 32GB Ram @ $1269, while Dell direct does not list this on their website. Would you have any idea why?
What's a good laptop for people with big hands? I find typing on most laptops to be impossible.
do you know the dimensions of the keyboard proper, like the width from the a to l keys?
Macbook air M1 or this one? Which will be good for me (as a student)?
Depends on what you are looking for.
Any news about the new ideapad 5 Pro?
Not yet.
I agree about the 720p webcam. Why do manufactures keep making 720 p webcam, They are useless.
I need a fairly powerful 2-in-1 laptop, with a large battery, a good OLED screen and that lasts a long time....I'm hesitating between this one and the Asus ZenBook flip 15 Q539zd...
Just bought this laptop (OLED version) and then watched your review…phew I’m feeling like I made the right choice
Nice!
Hello Akshay, I have thoughts on buying this machine. Could you pls provide 3months usage review? Any specific issues? Bought inside or outside India?
Sir Very good information
I hate that they bundle the better screen with the dedicated nvidia GPU which is not much better than the integrated Intel Iris Xe but adds heat and battery drain.
@@jlib4393 it should be MS Hybrid, yeah. So technically, you could. Also the MX550 is a fair bit faster than Iris Xe especially because of GDDR memory... If it were a DDR MX GPU, it'd be about the same, but having dedicated VRAM helps a lot in CUDA accelerated workflows (although 2GB isn't much these days...)
@@jlib4393 it would in theory, yeah. It would probably only be a little though, since the iris Xe and MX550 both seem to have 25W power consumption limits. Generally speaking, the Iris Xe should be more optimised for low power draw, though.
I picked it up today, open box, at Best Buy for $790
Nice!
@@andrewmarcdavid I like it. It’s cool, but it might be too much computer for my purposes. Plus, don’t think about carrying it around, because it’s big. I got 13 days to decide.
How do you turn it on and register your fingerprint
Is it true, that the pen often loose connection?
Laptop would be perfect but it has a known and consistent issue with the touchpad where it taps, swipes randomly and has inaccurate finger tracking. Dell are yet to resolve this issue.
Stuck between this and the conceptd3 ezel? What’s everyone’s recommendations?
Concept!
What happens with the audio when you’re watching a movie in “presentation mode”? The speakers would be firing straight down into the table.
Is it better than hp envy 16 with i7 (2022) ?
Hi, Can it take micro-SDs please ? Thanks.
I'm watching from Spain, and this model of 16" is not available in the market. I got the inspiron 2 in 1 14" (7420) and I am expecting it to be delivered soon... I wonder if you'll get your hands on that one too 🤔
I already have it and review is coming very soon
Could you review the Dell Xps 13 plus and its comparison with M2 MacBook pro 13in
It has thunderbolt 4, I wonder if you can hook up an egpu (external graphics card)?
This is actually what I want an egpu for - thin light tablet-like with good battery life, then be able to hook up a "real" gpu when I'm at home.
Yes, you can use an external gpu
Someone is selling a silver one near me as "new open box" for $600. Describes it as having a "i7-1255U". Does that processor sound right? Also has 16GB, 512GB storage, FHD+ display. Is this worth it for just casual internet usage?
Idk what kind of “internet usage” requires 16gb ram but i hope you found what you wanted.
@@DirtyBobBojangles You'd be surprised how fast 8GB fills up by just running 2 web browsers with averaging 10 tabs each, a media player then it starts to feel sluggish which is what my Dell Inspiron 7573 is doing now. I've tried upgrading the memory but my 7573 doesn't like any brand i've thrown at it. Besides, that 7620 sold 3 days later. Wish I had bought it then. Oh well I'm gonna keep checking eBay and Offerup.
is all 2 in 1 laptop in 2022 coming with 1080p web cam??
Please review Lenovo yoga 7i 16" 2022 with 12th gen Intel core processor.
I just ordered one from USA when it was 900$
Can you review the 2023 model ?
Soon
@@andrewmarcdavid Thank you !
lenovo thinkpad x13s is it coming or not?
is lenovo thinkpad x13s coming or not?
How do you turn it on and off?
When I change the ram do i need to change both ram or i can just purchase one 32 gb and just put it in?
You can but it won’t run in dual channel and you won’t get the maximum performance as a result
@@andrewmarcdavid so it’s better to get two 16gb ram and but it in both side right? That still makes it 32 GB? I am sorry if I ask stupid question it’s my first time
is battery user replaceable?
I have the same laptop but with the OLED screen and the Nvidia graphics but same 16 GB ram and 512GB storage. I can't wait to upgrade it I hear I can put up to 2TB ssd in it and i think most it'll take is 32GB ram. I could be wrong, if anybody knows if it can take more RAM than 32 from 16 GB would love to know thank you kindly. Overall mine runs pretty warm and I'm currently looking for some kind of stand or something to put it on that pools or blows fans at it really good cause it gets quite hot with my OLED model and the Nvidia graphics that comes with is nothing to write home about to be honest, but maybe I'm not trying to write games or software to test it out fully or cause it gets really warm and maybe its thermal throttling idk. But ive barely really used it since i got it i think if i remember correctly 1 1/2 years ago. I do know the sticker on the bottom says manufacturer 2022. If anybody knows if you can put more than 32 GB of RAM and if it will accept more than 2TB ssd would love to know. Also how in the world do I get my windows and everything over to a new SSD I don't know how to do all that stuff tbh... And to everybody saying it doesn't have a number pad on the right, honestly I would love to have that and always did on my previous computers and laptops. It is pretty cool it has a backlit keyboard though for the price especially when working at night. But like I said I have not much used it since I bought it but I'm starting to get into using it and I want to have more storage building and I think more memory will make it a hair more snappy when using it..
Where to store the pen
Is i5 core better than i7
I5 has 10 cores and I7 has 4
Hi, do you recommend this for uni cs majors?
I just bought it for that purpose mostly because of the (fairly) strong CPU and the impressive battery runtime. Just keep in mind that the integrated graphics card is not amazing (if you plan on gaming or resource intensive GPU programming) and that you could probably get a similar model for cheaper if you don't need it to be a convertible
edit: Forgot to mention. One major advantage of this unit is that RAM is not soldered to the motherboard. 16GB should be enough for most CS work but if it does become a problem (because you are say running multiple VMs and a heavy IDE) the option to upgrade is always there.
I just bought this Laptop last week. And i am thinking about upgrading the SSD to a faster PCIE 4.0 x4 one. The question is: does the port support these fast SSDs or is it just a pcie 3.0 M.2 port?
Good question. I will ask Dell
I already asked in the customer support chat. But I didn't get an answer.
I have the OLED version and man does this thing freeze up a lot. I thought maybe it was Dell's bloatware but after a fresh Windows install it still happens.
It could be a driver issue. Have you installed the latest updates and firmware?
@@andrewmarcdavid everything is up to date. From the bios to the drivers. It’s not running hot. It just freezes.
@@MattMcCarty1 send it back if you are in the return period or contact Dell via warranty
@@MattMcCarty1 what do you mean freezing? Is the os actually being overloaded or just mouse stuttering? Need more info to even attempt to troubleshoot what the issue could be
Windows Update + Intel Driver update and it will run very cool, quite and fast. Sounds more like an Operating System problem to me. System File Checker in Windows will correct OS installation problems, I think.
Can you hear any coil whine / electric noises from the test unit?
I didn’t detect any
@@andrewmarcdavid Great, thanks. 14-inch model (Inspiron 7420) unfortunately seems to emit some.
Thanks
This is on sale right now oled $1199 at best buy and dell