Dell XPS 15 (2023) Review: Still the GREATEST Window laptop?

Detail review of the Dell XPS 15 (2023). Hope you guys enjoy it

0:00 Intro
0:53 Display
3:24 Issues that shouldn't be a thing
4:29 Performance
5:15 Thermal Management
7:40 Battery life
8:16 Design
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Thanks for Watching!

[ThinkVieweng]

i rate this laptop 8.5/10. How about you guys?

[eurodudenj]

@ThinkView - Very good and informative review! Thanks a lot for the information about the new carbon fiber having an extra layer on top of it (since 2020). Yours is the first XPS 2023 (9530) review which noted this about the carbon fiber palm rest / deck, so thanks!
I just bought this XPS 15 9530 i7-13700H Arc A370M (I do not game on my PCs) Non-OLED to compare to a Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 OLED laptop that I may return. One concern I had with the new 2023 9530 XPS 15, based on past experience with a 2017 XPS 13, is the degradation of the carbon fiber / palm rest area over time. So it seems, based on what you noted at 08:30, that the new deck / palm rest area finish should last (a lot?) longer before deteriorating. I like the Dell's battery life (even though mine brand new came with 84Wh capacity for some reason!): Despite that, I should get over 10 hours at 50% brightness for YT playback (set to 720p) - I was at 4 hours 46 minutes elapsed and still had 59% remaining.

[arkenser]

Hello,
Thank you for your insightful videos that go beyond what we usually see on youtube laptop reviews.
I'm currently on the market to upgrade from my xps13 9380 with an i5-8250U, 8gb ram with no dedicated gpu. I'm a student in machine learning/deep learning and my current laptop struggles when running heavy IDEs and a web browser at the same time, even more with Teams and Spotify running in the background. I sometimes do gaming (from TF2 to Cyberpunk2077), but it's certainly not my priority.
I strongly hesitate between the xps15 and the zephyrus g14. The configurations with 32gb of ram, 1tb of ssd, an rtx4060 with either a Ryzen9 7940HS for the g14 or an i7 13700H for the xps 15 are priced at 2200€ for the g14 and 2 578€ for the xps15, while the zephyrus has a 165hz QHD+ display. Comparing these data, my current choice leans toward the g14 but as a current xps user I'm worried about getting out of my "comfort zone", if it makes sense.
What's your opinion on that ? Am I missing something in my analysis ?
Thank you for your time.

[safiullah]

Bro 10/10 videos. Drop the wallpapers they look awesome

[freddiechromartie]

Thank you for the review. I was thinking about getting the base spec 13700 and Intel Arc graphics exactly as shown in your video, but disable turbo boost in power management to keep the temps down. How badly do u think this will affect performance?

[akin]

Asus ZenBook Pro 14x (6404) has taken over it's place as the best Windows laptop.

- 120 FPS
- OLED display
- 1080p web camera
- Intel i7 13th gen H series laptop
- Nvidia RTX 4060 dedicated GPU.
- Costs $1800 USD for 16GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD.

[JimKanaris]

If it wasn't for my 16" M1 Pro, I would be completely happy with my 9530 (FHD+, i9, 4070, 32G RAM). Although I agree that the sharpness and color gamut of the FHD is excellent (I used to own the 9510 UHD+), it doesn't compare to the mini-LED of the M1 Pro; it's not even close, if you want a true-to-life experience and font sharpness. Other aspects, like the speakers and battery (don't get me started about the webcam!) leave much to be desired. Were it not for my company subsidizing this thing, I simply wouldn't have purchased it. It cost $3200 CAD, which is what my M1 Pro cost in 2021. That's crazy expensive for what one gets. Next time, in Window's land, it'll be Lenovo or Asus's mouthwatering Zenbook Duo (2024 and up). While "futuristic", the new 2024 Dell XPS still feels long in the tooth for someone who's XPS since the 7590 (OLED). Time for a change!

[thirtyable]

I bought one mainly for music recording . The worse thing about it is that you do not have enough ports and you need to use adapters which is stupid. I have stuff that is not USB C and I use an Ethernet port so I've got the included HDMI USB adapter plus another adapter I bought for Ethernet and older USB stuff attached and in the way. I stiil have a working XPS 15 from over 10 years ago with the ports I need and I wish this one had plus a DVD writer.

[copymalty]

Don't buy... it's over heating even during a single use.

[Lupinio]

Is it normal that the some sound make the speakers a little bit over oversteer I noticed it right now and I don't know is it a issue or normal

[Etta_Soo]

Dell xps 15 9530
Omen 16 i7..wdoo63dx
Which better for 3d???

[gravvityboi]

i was using a macbook M2 before switching. this is crap compared to the macbook! 5G wifi particularly. this is 2024, and i cannot believe how these horrible laptop models continue selling.

[tellurian]

Эта линейка никогда не была самой лучшей. Посредственный контроль качества, ужасная система охлаждения. Сколько лет прошло, а чуда не случается😢