Dell has upgraded XPS 15 and XPS 17 laptops with 12th gen Intel Alder Lake H series processors with options available up to Core i9-12900HK for both. Dell also leverages DDR5 RAM support in Intel’s 12th gen CPUs and both of the new XPS machines get faster DDR5-4800 RAM (up to 64GB). Other features and designs remain the same as the 2021 models.
The XPS 15 has a 15.6-inch Full HD display and will be available in 400 Nits OLED (touch) and 500 Nits IPS LCD (non-touch) options. The OLED panel has DisplayHDR 500 certification. The storage goes up to 512GB SSD and users get options for RTX 3050Ti graphics (40W) with 4GB VRAM. The XPS 15 comes in 56WHr and 86WHr battery options.
The Dell XPS 15 (2022) starts at $1,449.
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The XPS 17 (2022) is available in the same CPU configurations as the XPS 15 (2022). Users, however, also have the option for up to RTX 3060 (60 W) with 6GB of VRAM. The XPS 17 understandably doesn’t have an OLED option since 17-inch OLED panels are not being manufactured. The top of the line display option is a 4K, IPS LCD panel with 100 per cent Adobe RGB colour gamut coverage. The touch and non-touch models of the XPS 17 come with a 97WHr battery.
The XPS 17 (2022) starts at $1,849.
Both the XPS 15 and XPS 17 have plenty of connectivity options including a built-in microSD card slot, 3.5 mm headphone/ mic combo jack, Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6E, two Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C ports, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port. These Type-C ports support DisplayPort and USB power delivery.
The RTX 3060 option of the Dell XPS 17 will be available later in April. All other models will be available in select markets from March 31 onwards.