Dell XPS 17 (2021)
With the Dell XPS line, Dell has managed to create a consistent and capable alternative to the MacBook Pro year in and year out. Though users that consider portability as important as power will gravitate towards the smaller models, the Dell XPS 17 exists for those who need all the screen real estate and power they can get to take care of their productivity workloads. And, the XPS 17 (2021) stays true to that tradition. Take our review model – it’s about as powerful a Windows laptop as you’ll find on the market right now. It comes with the kind of components that can keep up with powerful desktop computers, such as its 11th-gen Intel Core i7, 32GB of RAM, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. More impressively, it’s incredibly slim for such a powerhouse, measuring only 0.77 inches thick. All that performance doesn’t come cheap, however. The model we reviewed will set you back $2,949 (about £2,130, AU$4,020) and is probably not the right configuration for a lot of people. You can find ...