This means smooth sailing with just about anything you throw at it, including multimedia and graphics work. You can build out the XPS 17 with an Intel Core i9-10885H processor, 64GB of RAM, and a 2TB Solid State Drive. However, Dell does include an adapter for those inputs. The slim profile leaves enough room for four USB-C ports and an SD card slot on the sides, but there are no HDMI, Ethernet, or full-size USB-A ports like there are on other larger laptops. Speakers on either side of the keyboard pump out impressively strong sound from two 1.5-watt tweeters and two 2.5-watt woofers. The XPS 17’s backlit keyboard feels satisfying and comfortable enough to use for a full workday and the trackpad is huge and responsive. Its base configuration starts at 0.77x14.74 by 9.76 inches and 4.65 pounds, and it gets a little on the heavy side once you add extra features, but it’s definitely lightweight and sturdily built enough to tote around. The result is that the XPS 17 feels the size of a 15-inch laptop-perhaps even smaller.

Surrounding the screen are barely-there bezels, just enough to fit in a camera at the top.

You can get its gorgeous 17-inch display in up to 3840x2400 pixels (slightly larger than 4K resolution), which is excellent for multitasking and movies. The 2020 iteration of Dell’s XPS 17 embodies everything you’d expect to find in a high-end large-screen laptop.

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