Dell XPS 17 9720 - 2022

Push the feeling that the XPS design team is rather resting on its laurels to one side and the XPS 17 is a truly impressive omni-competent machine that should suit anyone in the creative industries or simply anyone who just wants a good large screen...

If the Dell XPS 17 (2022) looks familiar, that's because it is. Physically, this revised 2022 model is a dead ringer for last year's XPS - and the one from 2020, too. But that's no bad thing given this is one of, if not the slickest and sleekest laptops...

Dell’s XPS 17 is a well-rounded workhorse that delivers battery life, build quality, and performance in equal measure.

True big screen laptops are rarer than ever, and 16-inch screens are usually the new 17-inch screens for most. If you're determined to find a 17-inch system that mixes the creativity of a MacBook Pro with mainstream gaming chops, the XPS 17 remains one of the only solutions that will satisfy both sides of that equation.

Dell's iconic XPS laptop design, with its solid silver shell and carbon fiber keyboard deck, first set the bar for premium consumer clamshell Windows laptops back in 2015. And the line has been at or near the front of its field ever since, often...

Once again – the Dell XPS 17 9720 is a pretty powerful machine. However, it is obliterated by the competition at the same price point, as the MSI Stealth GS66 (12Ux) comes with an RTX 3070 Ti for the same amount of money. However, the build quality of the XPS 17 is unrivaled. You have to pick your priorities very carefully.

The XPS 17 shines particularly with its extremely accurate-color AdobeRGB panel, which makes it especially suited for image processing. However, you have to accept some compromises in the performance, and despite using the same cooling, Dell has slightly reduced the performance of the graphics card compared to last-year's XPS 17 9710.

Dell's flagship XPS laptops are frequent visitors to our testing benches, and it's the XPS 17's turn for a 2022 update. The new XPS 17 model 9720 (starts at $1,849; $3,049 as tested) is very similar to last year's edition, but brings Intel's 12th...