XPS 14 & 16 Review: An INSULT To Laptop Buyers
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
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► Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:58 Pricing
02:04 CPU Performance
02:50 Graphics Performance
03:42 Back To Pricing
05:26 Keyboard
08:16 Trackpad
08:46 Weight
09:06 Ports
09:33 The Pro’s
09:47 Webcam
10:14 Other Laptop Alternatives
11:20 Conclusion
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Hi @JustJoshTech!😊
What's your opinion on Acer swift go 2024 models?
Will you review those?
“You can save money by buying a razer blade”- what planet do we live in
Sounds crazy lol, Dell need to wake up.
Heck, at least the Razer Blades can be upgraded and aren't fundamentally broken in terms of the basics.
And don’t forget people really like razer in terms of performance and sleekness. While it’s true to they have problems it’s no worse than this laptop except maybe keyboard.
Its a cruel world we live in
I read this comment before watching the review, I thought you were talking about sponsored content. Dell shat on this XPS line.
Dell secretly tries to promote Macbook with these laptops
Yeah and they did it worse.
Lol... No Dell wants money... I can only conclude that their product quality goes down each year... And then I'm talking mostly about the business models! They want prices as Apple for the profit but are mostly using cheap parts from their providers...
Agreed. They are just making it too easy for Apple to steal their market share.
Dell XPS still has the non-software engineering community, but even those engineers are running to either Asus or Lenovo laptops. Some even relying on gaming laptops.
@@akin242002 Indeed pfff
Dell now makes the vast majority of their money on enterprise. They don't need to sell laptops to consumers. So they won't take smaller margins on consumer devices. Just sell to people who keep buying Dell because they've always bought Dell.
Good. Call out these OEMs that make apple laptops look cheap in comparison.
"Cheap" and "expensive" are always a relative concept, but good point 😃
@@daimebaru I think he/she means better value.
@@fidelisitor8953 apple laptops are excellent value.
At least with a MacBook you get great battery life and it doesn't sound like a jet engine if you open MS Word
when the better deal is the new macbook pro, its actually laughable how expesive these are lmao
Dell has been progressively fucking up the XPS line over the years
IMO, it started in 2020, but got worse in 2022 and then seems to have hit a new low in 2024. When I wouldn't even take a recent for free, you know they're beyond bad.
For their other models even the Latitudes it started from the 2014 models.
It's a travesty it's the only brand that believes in making 0 bezels all around
I have the 2021 13" model, looks great, feels amazing and keyboard is really good, still I would not buy it again.
Got problems with the jack, every time I want to use headphones I have to shut down the laptop and reboot with the jack inserted.
And boy the battery is BAD, with my light use I was getting about 6-7h, until 2 months ago when they did a bios update, now if I get to 5h I'm lucky
It is insane, but this PC makes me want to buy a mac!!!!
Edit: note that I paid 1200$ for this one (no discount) directly from DELL, 16GB of ram and 512GB storage. How are they asking 2000$ for the new one with similar specs?! They slapped a new cpu in it and made some dis-improvements
@infamousincubus2888 Oh boo hoo, 1 mm of extra bezel... who the heck cares if it means a 1080p or 1440p camera?
" Like Disney destroyed Star Wars " - truly said
*with the usual caveat that Andor is good, actually
Just not true.
Star Wars started as infantile crap and became Disney-fied infantile crap.
Grow up; develop some taste and discrimination.
It never was amazing though. I actually liked episode 7. 8 & 9 were bad imo though.
Disney is feast or famine. The heights Andor/Rogue One and the lows of The Rise of Skywalker within a couple of years. Yuck
@@tinnyfoible7318Hello, friend. Andor trumps everything after OT. Love the prequels too
Dell really think they're Apple now and we'll buy their shit😂😂
The two reasons I don't buy Macs are the lack of upgradability and repairability and macOS. Dell doesn't have the luxury of developing their own OS, gg mate.
@@cameronbosch1213this has nothing to do with software. It's their funky hardware calibration that's got everyone worked up, I collapsed watching that😂😂spending nearly 2 grand to get half of the performance of an nvidia gpu and full HD screen. Ridiculous!
@Jambajakumba MacOS is part of why some people by Macs. That's a reason I don't.
But yeah, the XPS lineup this year is awful.
@@cameronbosch1213You say that on every video bro. It's getting tiring. We get it. You're in bed with Windows.
Spot on! Dell thinks it’s Apple with windows, so they charge high prices. But I think it’s great! This way other brands can compete and sell more. I would NEVER pay this much for a laptop without a great iGPU/dGPU at least 4060 class. People can even buy a SP9 at discount and even buy an eGPU like I did almost two years ago for this much. Go Razor/Asus go!
“You can save money by buying a razer blade” can't be real. 😂
Dell thinks it’s Apple and can get away with the same pricing tactics 😂. Incredible
for the SAME PRICE Apple offers far greater performance in ALL metrics including fit and finish....along with a longer usable 'lifespan" than comparable Dell laptops.....
Crazy to think that Apple, a company that is ludicrously stingy when it comes to memory options offers more memory than Dell’s offering.
The "Don't buy a Dell" golden rule in laptops stands firm to this day.
Wasn't always like that. Dell used to be pretty reliable. Then they got their heads hyped up over the XPS line because reviewers kept shilling it.
@@jayrollo1352 A reviewer's job is 99% a shill.
@@blueeyednick Yeah. These days review videos are essentially long advertisements. Wasn't always like that though.
Yeah, Dell outlets are closing down one by one in my country. With their stubbornness and obsession of current XPS design (with no physical function row), they might probably be gone within the next 5 years considering the strong competition from Apple, Asus, and Lenovo
The XPS series are meant as a showoff. Their Latitude series are some of the best in the industry.
Tear em up Josh! I got my Spectre X360 14 yesterday thanks to you, and it's stunning for the 1k I paid ❤
I bought a Spectre 360 for my daughter in her senior year of high school and she used it through college and has graduated college and it's still running fine, even the battery!. It was a great investment. The only better laptop has been my late 2013 MacBook Pro that is still doing very well for itself, though I have a fairly new Alienware x14 that keeps going back for warranty repair and have been through a slew of Dells at work in that same time.
@@TWSmith42Sir why is the Dell laptop going for repair often? What problems and issues is it giving to you?
broke.
I purchased and have already returned the new XPS 16. Here in the UK I paid almost £2,800 for a machine with a terrible screen (and I mean TERRIBLE) 16GB RAM, and only an Nvidia 4050. That 4050 could barely play a AAA game at low settings - it was a terrible performer ! The build was also creaky in several places, the fan noise was ridiculous and the keyboard gave me a serious headache. I’m spending the refund on a MacBook M3 Max. Dell has got to be kidding here.
Try the lenovo pro 9i or the Asus G16 since u play games too, windows laptops are catching up to macbooks and have the advantage of dedicated GPUs, except Dell.
If it was the Oled... Probably due to the Screen door effect or dead pixels ?
Why on Earth would you jump OS, just because you don't like one Windows laptop?
Unless you have used Mac OS previously, you are going to have a ****ing nightmare moving to it.
@@loosabway3400 Why is it a nightmare? It is easier to manage... You still can emulatie windows in it or keep your old windows laptop besides it... Been using windows all my life and linux... Mac os is much easier than linux for the mass...
I did the exact same thing, purchased the Pro version and ended up saving $1000 usd
I've been a loyal XPS user since like 2006, went through many generations because of the sleek premium feel and look but these days the price is just not justifiable whatsoever. You can get a fully stacked lenovo with dedicated gpu for less money. Hell I just bought a Lenovo 14 inch Business Thinkpad with an OLED HDR 500 400 NITS QHD panel, 64gb of ram, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840 for 997$ USD.
I would like to get a ThinkPad if they sold a version without the trackpoint in the center of the keyboard. I personally don't want it disrupting the look and flow of the keyboard. The rest of the ThinkPad is mostly good.
exactly which model is it?
Another proof why you're the best laptop reviewer on RUclips. You tell it like it is.
Thank you
He does.
Not that these laptops are going down well anywhere....
You tell exactly what we think !
I’ve always thought the XPS line was massively overpriced, but this is whole new level. What the hell??
It's targeted on the posers probably
or should we say: what the Dell 😄
The touch bar is a bad sign for the company. Some out-of-touch corporate executive insisted on this probably. No real engineer who works for a living would ever curse their hardware with that.
someone in dell just did this on purpose to get fired
And get a bonus payout on their way out 🤣
The laptop industry's worst resignation letter
wow, these are pricey. Great review!
Happy to see you here Alex !
Hey, happy to see you here!!! Waiting more fun vidos from you :D.
Thanks mate, almost missed your comment!
@@JustJoshTechif I can get the xps 14 open box excellent from best buy for $1664.00 would it be worth it? Or should I just wait for yoga 9i or get the hp spectre 14?
It's still incredible how Dell saw all of Apple's mistakes and said "Yeah let's repeat them". As if anything was going to be different.
Their reputation is going downhill.
Ha ha Dell hired the people Apple fired.
"Lets repeat them but add another 1000 bucks on top of that as well 🤣🤣🤣
Pretty much any other laptop with a power button on the keyboard requires a press and hold before it triggers to avoid exactly what happened with this one. This is sloppy engineering and an incredible, though not entirely unsurprising, oversight. Is there nothing in the BIOS or control software to adjust the behavior?
I'm happy with my LenovoLegion 7 Slim 16' that has 240HZ on a 2k panel and a 4060 and I got it for $1300 USD.
The only problem I had with it, was with some NVidia drivers for the GPU that makes the laptop take 3 minutes to boot. I hope Lenovo and Nvidia will fix that asap so I can update to the latest driver.
I got that one too, except it has the i9/4070 for 1700, on sale from Best Buy normally priced at 2,099.
Clusterf***
The missing esc key killed me :D
Sad to hear this. I switched from MacBook Pro to a loaded XPS 17 a few years ago because of work needs. Other than the wonky trackpad I enjoyed it. I even bought a couple more for family.
I’m in the market for a new laptop now and was waiting to see if Dell would improve the XPS. It definitely seems like they did not. It feels like they did a shift on their target audience for this thing.
At least Dell helped convince me to go back to a MacBook Pro. I did miss it.
It is sad that Dell felt the need to needlessly change the xps 15 and 17 which were pretty highly praised and liked due to their design. I might have to blame some of the youtubers for begging for a refresh.
I've been following you for a while and you might be one of the best laptop reviewers out there, I saw your review on the pavilion plus 14 and almost bought it but I saw the brand new asus vivobook s14/s15/s16 2024 costs around the same and either matches or exceeds the pavilion in every way so I was hoping if you could review those and see what you think.
Thanks, and keep the good work up 👍👍
new Dell announcement! We are bringing butterfly key switches to the 2025 XPS line!
Lol, I should have mentioned that in the video :P
At least they didn't bring over the headphone jack removal from XPS 13 Plus
It can't be far behind at this rate
Glad to see this, Josh! I mean the XPS line up is premium and sleek. But like you pointed out the price point is just crazy and almost unrealistic compared to other competitors in the premium range. I had wanted an XPS earlier for the past few years, but it becomes clear now. I'm getting a Zephyrus G14!
Thanks Josh for your honesty. On top of that you need to check the DELL if plugging in the headphone jack some headphones and unplug them and plug them in again and unplug them again several times, if they still being recognized. This is a bug with the XPS 15 9570 model 2018. Also the same laptop sometimes does not sleep and battery is drained. Apart from thermals and fan noise, temperatures, throttling, display and battery life, you should also heck the suspend to RAM the S3 if it works and how well it works.
I'm an XPS 13 and MacBook Pro 16 user. I love my XPS but many of the things I love about it seem to keep going away. Micro SD slot? Seriously, every camera I own uses a full-size SD card. What the heck am I going to do with microSD? Also, I like the port mix on my XPS. This all-in-on USB C thing drives me nuts, my XPS has USB A ports which I use all the time, more often in fact than the USB C port. My XPS is also super light while the new one is getting pretty hefty. If I were to look today for an XPS replacement it should be a no-brainer to just get another XPS, yet that isn't the case at all.
Really wish Dell could get the XPS lineup right. They are so pleasant on the eyes. Can you start doing some Surface product reviews btw?
I got the Spectre 14 based on your review earlier this year. For $1500 it's a steal with 32GB RAM and a 2TB SSD. The screen is amazing being 1800p OLED and the battery is decent for the size, although not really close to a Mac. I am so glad I did not wait for the Dell.
Thanks again for the great review!!!
And ofcourse also your team!
Great review Josh. One of the reasons i have stuck with Thinkpads and X1 line so far is that despite their flaws, and there are some, they are still more upgradeable and better built than most Windows laptops, with top-of-the-line keyboards and simple aesthetics.
Keep up the good work mate, enjoying witnessing the channel grow.
I’ll wait for next year’s model. Got a sweet deal for a newly used M2 Air 15 recently.
What's with the pricing this year? To sell out last years leftovers?
Really informative and frank review! You highlighted all the important points, and I couldn't agree with you more. Especially the fan noise, while I was in the library, as nearly loud as my older gaming laptop.
It seems to be an issue with the XPS 14. When a USB speaker (AudioEngine A2+) is connected to a USB hub, audio crackles when the hub is plugged into the right USB-C port but not the left USB-C port. WTF!
Hi Josh,
I was planning on buying the XPS 14 as a mac alternative. But after seeing this video I don't know what to buy. In the "other laptop alternatives" section you showed a few, but they all look weird in my opinion. I was wondering, are there any mac alternatives that look like the macs, but also have similar performance, just with Windows? (I'll install Linux on it later either way)
Asus Zenbook perhaps?
Hey Josh, will u review the galaxy book 4 ultra 4070 version?
Yeah. We haven't been able to order it yet. No stock
@@JustJoshTechok, thx a lot
@@Nobody-yp7in that laptop might be my last option for a high performing professional looking laptop after dell gets rid of the xps 15. I hope Samsung really steps up their game even more next year (like adding a better hinge than the book 4 has).
Something I like about the XPS' keyboards, is how most of the backlight comes out from the character, and not from under the keycaps like most Windows laptops. MacBook keyboard backlighting is like this too, and it's a lot nicer to look at.
Just the video I was waiting for, though now no clue whether to go with XPS 14 or MacBook Pro 14 lol, what was the battery life like on XPS 14 Josh?
The links to better competing laptops is nice
My XPS 14 is out for delivery 😅 was waiting on this video before pulling the trigger. But couldn’t wait AMEX Business card had a 10% promo till 3/26/24 and on top of that $200 statement credit. So for 2k after tax and over $500 in savings it still seems like I’m going to be returning it anyways! We’ll see, really wish best buy carried the blue specture x360
I saw the promo too on my Chase Freedom Flex card, I think. I wished it was Asus or Lenovo instead. 😂
Your XPS is a great machine. Don't believe this video..
@@PeterVassiliou Depends on what you value as important... and you CAN'T escape the screen door effect... and the price... 😢
I think it's fair to enjoy the product while still calling out Dell for their pricing and other flaws. If the laptop still fits your needs then there's nothing wrong with that.
I just love your honest and detailed reviews, Josh. You are one of a kind. Well done!
Be well.
I have an XPS 15 from 2018 that I got at the end of 2019 for around $1,400 or $1,500. For my money, I got a 4K OLED screen (which suffered some driver issues but has since stabilized), 16GB of RAM, a 500GB SSD, and a smattering of ports including a Thunderbolt 3 port, 2x USB-A, HDMI, SD card reader, headphone jack, and power port. When I thought about replacing it in Nov 2022, I instead purchased a Corsair SODIMM 32GB kit and 2TB SSD for around $260 total. Yeah, the graphics are a measly GTX 1650 that sometimes struggles driving the display, but honestly, this thing kills it for basic video and audio editing, and it looks gorgeous. I’ll even turn down the resolution on the display and it still looks beautiful. For my spec I easily spent under the *base* sku of the XPS 14. The fact that the XPS 14 and 16 make their MacBook Pro competitors look like an amazing value proposition in almost every metric is insane. Heck, if you go towards a used M2 or M1 MacBook Pro 14, you can absolutely kick the current XPS lineup to the next country.
Apple: They say my laptops are poor value.
Dell: Hold my 14 inch beer bottle.
Very good review! It will surely provoke a lot of adverse reactions, but I am sure as with Josh's other reviews, everything about it is fair and objective. I am glad I read it before committing to buying an XPS 14. Now I am thinking about HP Pavilion Plus with Meteor Lake. I hope to read a review of that too soon!
Thanks. And yes we are getting that in in April
Go with a ZenBook. Love my ZenBook
probably a Yoga 9 or a Zenbook 14 are the options for you
Do you think they were counting on Meteor Lake not being as hot as it turned out to be when designing these? (especially 185H)
There is some potential reason to favor a 1080p display. As I understand it, the battery life benefit over 4k (all else being equal) is fairly significant, though I don't know the numbers. A compromise like 1440 would be better, but you'd want DPI scaling by a fractional factor rather than an integer scale like 2x, which often leads to problems with existing software.
I think it’s wild people, rightly, were up in arms about the bases MacBook Pro having 8gb ram but Dell can do this with their mainline laptop and it’s crickets from reviewers in general. Josh you and your team have done a great job with this review!
Alot of people surprisingly own dells 😅
7:11 "Worst issue is a lack of physical escape key " --- ARGH!!! Burn it with fire! It is f****n torture device
When even Apple reversed course on that, it's telling that Dell would rather screw programmers who constantly use that key rather than revert it.
0:57 the MSI Stealth has a 165Hz screen, it's a gaming product. It's pretty normal that it favors refresh rate over pixel density since a higher resolution would make the screen harder to drive and therefore cancel the high refresh rate benefit.
I'm still rocking my legion 5i, 1 tb, 16 gb ddr4, 3060..and every time iturn it on I'm very happy with how fast it performs and how quiet it is...i bought it for $ 800...i can't believe after 3 years prices are going this high with that poor quality in return..great review ❤
I appreciate your transparency when it comes to these reviews. You're a gem in the tech world.
Time for a "Why buying a laptop sucks in 2024" video.
Ha. I did "Are RUclipsrs Lying To You?" Instead this year
@@JustJoshTechwe still want it tho.
The main message has remained the same: laptops are made to be sold, not to be used.
Bam. Glad you watched it and remembered the quote!@@xpforevergaming8609
Mac machines are beautiful
In your graphs can you please label which G14 year model you’re comparing to? Makes it easier to differentiate the 2023 and 2024 which have pretty different performance characteristics despite same name and GPU.
Love the review Josh and you really hit the nail in this review. I always foun XPS 15 and 17 series are extremely overhyped and most reviewers just go nuts while reviewing XPS laptops and brags how goo the speaker is. In reality, they were kin of revolutionary when they were launched and then next 2 or 3 gen max. After than other companies have provied similar laptop at far lower price. For last couple of generation, I found Lenovo Slim 16 series, ThinkBook 16P series, Asus ZenBook Pro 15 an 16 series alwyas offer more performance, better hardware and display at a far lower price and they provide good battery life too.
That Star Wars line was absolutley brutal :D
Finally a review that does not look brand marketing. I wish more of these abusive facts were pointed out more frequently by more influencers, like:
- Pricing of Alienware high-end laptops with ridiculous 400 nits IPS panels (hi Dell).
- Pricing of Asus G14 & G16: 2000 Euros with 16 GB of RAM soldered and RTX 4050, 3000 Euros for 4070 and 4000 Euros for the 4080 version.
- Almost any high-end laptop that mimics the price of the Macbook Pro without all the bells and whistles and pushes overall laptop market prices upwards.
- ...
I would like to see more influencers to highlight both the advantages and the disadvantages which should not exist in certain price ranges.
Thanks for this great review!
Decided against an XPS based (almost exclusively) based on this review. Opted to take a chance on the RedmiBook Pro 14 (CU7, 32GB, 1TB) for the Apple-esque look/build quality (I hope), the 80wh battery and the price..... Would love to hear your thoughts in a review of this laptop eventually. Mine will be here in about 2 weeks
Am a software dev and I currentlly have a dell xps 9520 15" top spec'd, nearly 5 years old now, and I'm in the market for a top spec replacement. Thanks for this review, the most practical of all reviews so far. My next *won't* be an XPS 16. That function row, esc key, oversize caps lock, backspace/power button positioning and cursor keys are an absolute abomination.
"What planet are we on here?" In terms of notebook reviews, you own that planet today, Josh. I will be buying a new desktop replacement this year, and I was considering the XPS 16, while looking only at its best options, which as you prove here aren't enough to pull it over the finish line. Thank goodness for your gimlet-eyed review! As always, excellent, informative and beautifully presented. Thank you!
Oh we have a video coming out for you in about 3 weeks on Desktop Replacements. Its a big round up one
@@JustJoshTech Fantastic! I was going to request that, but alas, you're already on it!
I mean.... I can appreciate the alternatives but why are we all ignoring the zenbook pro OLED? Its in the same price range and has a touchscreen which i can see XPS buyers wanting.
Yes we can call that out in future
I bought the Dell 14z yearssss ago and loved it. The only issue was that it was underpowered(for the time, everyone was releasing Quad core) and had a mediocre screen. I see that Dell hasnt strayed too far from those days. Lol.
Thanks for the honest review! I will definitely be looking at other brands for my new laptop.
You do the best reviews! Really get to the important points of laptops. I hope manufacturers listen to you, laptops would improve significantly if they did
I miss the carbon fiber 13 and 17.
Thanks for the critical review. However, why didn't you give the ASUS G14/16 the same treatment in terms of value?
Value for performance I believe is just as bad as the XPS.
Daddy ASUS limits what he can say, dell I guess not.
Many of these RUclipsrs claim to be objective but they do whatever the company says to ensure they get review units
Just because money isn’t changing hands, doesn’t mean there ain’t EXTREME RUclipsr bias. Josh has shown his hand, then made a follow up video claiming he was unbiased
You can saw whatever you want, but your actions speak volumes
The G16 is much better value. And I was incredibly tough on it. I spent a lot of the video talking about bad fan noise
@@MediaChanelle100% nailed it, Josh is incredibly biased and has major conflicts of interest. Glad to see someone call him out on his inconsistencies.
I'm not sure you can really compare them. The G14/16 starts in a similar price range (1600-1800), but have dedicated graphics, amazing OLED screens, great keyboards, and an improved build quality from the 2023 version. The only downside is they reduced the GPU power, but in these thin laptops you get diminishing returns past 100W anyways. The new zephyrus line seems solid to me. I have the 2022 G14 and it's been a great value but I'd prefer the thinner aluminum chassis.
@@JustJoshTech Hey Josh, appreciate the reply.
Yes I agree you were tough on it in terms of the fan issue. However, in terms of a value proposition, you glossed over the fact that there are much better value laptops out there with similar specs. I believe in the video you spent only around 10 seconds regarding the price. I feel that you should put that more in perspective as it is a very expensive machine like the XPS, but doesnt offer much in terms of performance compared to its competitors. ie the Lenovo Legion Slim
I switched to a macbook from an xps two years ago, never looked back, never going back to windows.
Your value focused review is on point. Exactly the kind of comparisons I do when I look at these new products, which many youtube reviewers don't seem to. It's an insult to price laptops like this, companies in general shouldn't get away scot free when overpricing products for their greed.
@ 5:51, I wanna watch a 10 minute video of josh reviewing keyboards and yelling atrocities .PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN!!
"If you like this video, show your support by smashing that like button and getting subscribed, unlike on these XPS laptops those buttons are where you expect them to be" 🥶👀🗿
My work got a few of us the 2023 XPS 17 model - nearly maxed out for less than a mid spec’d 2024 model.
Yeah I briefly looked at the pricing on these laptops. I need a laptop for my son's graduation present. I crossed these XPS laptops off the list as soon as I saw prices. Dell needs to get a clue and drop the prices by at least $500 across the board.
Thank you for calling it how it is Josh. Another great video!
Get em Josh!
Thank for this. I was going through the motions specing these out and was shocked and insulted by the costs. Also noticed the crazy low under powered gpus. Absolute disgrace on all fronts.
It was really great that you interacted with Andrew Marc David on his XPS 14 live unboxing! Like many other!
So Josh - tell us how you REALLY feel?! Very big grin. It has been a LONG time since I viewed or read a critique like this one. I hope Dell officials view it as well. It would do their company good.
Hear hear!
You know it's bad when the Macbook comes with more memory at the same price 😅
It seems the new lenovo ideapad pro 5 14" gen 9 AMD version is a good deal. It has an oled screen upgrade and an 84 Wh battery (from 75Wh) in a 14 inch laptop for around €1000. The processor is a minor upgrade but is was good already as far as I heard.But I think it is not availble in the USA yet.
I really appreciate your candid and detailed reviews.
Dell must think Window's users are pretty stupid
Brutal yet completely warranted. Dell really fumbled this release.
Perhaps you either get a custom one or a business /enterprise level machine..Mine cost like half of the 16 and even had an Ethernet port..
Hey Josh
Do you gonna review the Precision Line? Especially the 5690 would be interesting.
Just bought a Yoga Pro 9i (64gb 4070, teal) because of your reviews. Thanks!
the 4070 isn't available in the US, from where did u get it?
@@keyo6456 I'm in the UK
call them out …it’s a disgrace
I think the cooling isn't the problem for the low wattage, the power adapter is. There's only 130w for the XPS 16, which is not enough. However, if you look at their temp, they are way cooler than the limit. Please be a little bit more careful when testing.
It's like Dell looked at the pricing of the latest gen Thinkpad X1 Carbon and decided it was cool to charge over $2K for an average spec laptop. Wild high pricing on some of these recent releases.
Appreciate the honest review. Too much focus on form and nearly none on function. But hey, it’s pretty to look at, right? Hope Dell scraps this design ASAP.
agreed, they need to get with the times
1080p on 14 is bad? Come on even gaming monitors on 24 inches have 1080p and they are just fine. 99% of people won’t care about more resolution than 1080p on 14 display. 1440p on 14 is so tiny and hard to read
it's not even 1080 it's 1200. I have a 1080p screen in a 15.6 and it's absolutely fine, nothing looks pixelated
I think the reasons is the price, compared to similarly priced laptops.
@@HelloBrother22Agree! Using 100% scaling (in Windows), a 1080p resolution on a 14 or 15in screen is perfectly fine. Using a 4K resolution on a 14 or 15in screen (for me) provides very little visual difference but a noticeable hit to the battery life…
I would like to point out that ppi is not the only factor , but the vewing distance is also equally as important. There is a reason ppi of phones > laptops > monitor> tv. A laptop may have a good ppi compared to a monitor but you look at the laptop from a much closer distance 😊. So just ppi is not the point
So XPS 14 with FHD is atrocious
Looking forward your review the Latitude 5x50 series laptops.
Hey Josh, you suggested the Omen Transcend 14 laptop for me. I need it for gaming, coding, and other tasks. However, I am looking for a laptop that has no major issues and can perform most tasks smoothly. I wanted to ask if it is a good idea to buy from HP, as they have a bad reputation. Also, I am curious if there are better alternatives to the Omen Transcend 14 that fit my budget of around $2000. Thank you!
All Windows laptops have gotchas right now. So that's an impossible ask!
With your budget, you may want to look at the Lenovo Thinkbook 16P. The “P” is important as it is not the same laptop without that in the name. It can be configured with a matte wide color gamut 3.2k IPS for coding and media/editing and an RTX 4060 for gaming. Runs very silent also. The gotcha is it can be heavy.
@@JustJoshTech *All* laptops have gotcha right now. Even MacBooks.
@@cameronbosch1213 Bingo
Apple laptops seems like a better deal :D especially M2 MacBook Air for 899 with student discount
The g14/16 aren’t overprice and this is? Seems like daddy ASUS made you read the script but dell didn’t.
Making a video claiming you left s money making job for this doesn’t mean you aren’t a biased RUclipsr chasing review units.
The light grey keys with dark grey legends are terrible with or without the backlight. A friend's HP drove me to tears on that count
I am planning to buy a PC Laptop in the summer and I am thinking of buying a Dell. What do you think about the Alienware m16? I find it more competitively priced against the XPS series.
Well done Dell, beating Apple in bad decisions is not an easy task!
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They had the perfect design and throw It in the bin
Hi Josh, can you have a look on ASUS ExpertBook series (maybe B7) ?