Dell XPS 17 - Intel Core i7

Overview

Dell XPS 17 9730 - 2023

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TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

8
Average:

4
Bad:

1

Pros:

Excellent performance, Variety of ports (USB 3.0 & eSATA), Meaty system specs, Good battery life
Superb keyboard offers excellent typing experience, Even highend games are playable.
One of the fastest laptops available. Obscene graphics power. First HD webcam on a laptop. Excellent keyboard. Backlit option. Soft mouse buttons. HDMI and Displayport. Long list of processor options.

Cons:

No 1080p display, Poor display viewing angles, Loud & hot
Fan noise gets noticeably loud on occasion, Should have a 1080p display.

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Last revision on July 22, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Excellent performance, Variety of ports (USB 3.0 & eSATA), Meaty system specs, Good battery life
Superb keyboard offers excellent typing experience, Even highend games are playable
One of the fastest laptops available. Obscene graphics power. First HD webcam on a laptop. Excellent keyboard. Backlit option. Soft mouse buttons. HDMI and Displayport. Long list of processor options

Reviewers Didn't Like

No 1080p display, Poor display viewing angles, Loud & hot
Fan noise gets noticeably loud on occasion, Should have a 1080p display
Heat is an unfortunate side effect of the graphics chip. No 1080p resolution

Expert reviews and ratings

By DigitalVersus on April 06, 2012 100

It's been a while since we've been quite so blown away by a laptop. The Dell XPS 17 delivers excellent audio quality and has a GPU/CPU combo that opens the door to all kinds of uses and programs. It has a top-notch design, great handling,...

By Tech2 on January 11, 2012 75

At Rs. 85,800, the Dell XPS 17 offers good value for money, despite its minor shortcomings. It’s designed to be a desktop replacement and it does a brilliant job at that. It also just happens to be one of the most feature rich notebooks in the...

By PC Advisor on November 04, 2011 60

The Dell XPS 17 L702X comes in at a fairly competitive price, though it still comes up short in key areas. 500GB seems small for a £1000-plus laptop and although the screen is very good the 3D capabilities are of limited appeal. But the design...

By IT Reviews on July 19, 2011 80

The XPS 17 benefits from some very slick design, from the touchpad to the keyboard and speakers. However, it is a chunky machine, and the hard disk size on our review model was disappointingly small. This Dell offering isn't particularly cheap, but...

By TechReviewSource on January 13, 2011 70

The Dell XPS 17 is a powerhouse of a laptop with a 17-inch display, a quad-core Intel Core i7 740QM CPU, 6GB of RAM and a discrete Nvidia graphics card with 3GB of video memory. While rather on the pricey side, you do get a lot, including a...

By PCWorld on January 11, 2011 70

Dell's latest XPS 17 offers a solid gaming experience coupled with a keyboard and ample storage, but the lack of 1080p resolution seems odd....

By PC Mag on December 29, 2010 70

The Dell XPS 17 media center laptop packs a huge performance punch and delivers features no other laptop has matched yet, but it's not perfect - yet....

By NotebookCheck on December 21, 2010 81

The XPS 17 could have been a great notebook, if Dell hadn't neglected certain issues. While Dell has concentrated on good image quality in the past (e.g. XPS 16), the standard run of the mill product, as other manufactures like to use, is found in...

By Good Gear Guide on October 26, 2010 80

There's no doubt the Dell XPS 17 (1710X) is a great desktop replacement notebook. It has lots of power and storage capacity, modern connectivity and it even includes a touchscreen. You can use it as a gaming machine, a media centre or just for...

By PC Advisor on January 12, 2011 70

Overall, the latest edition of the Dell XPS 17 is a chip off the old block. None of the individual components stand out, and, on the surface, performance isn't something to write home about either, compared with other systems in this class. But the...

By Les Numériques on March 30, 2012 100

Voilà longtemps que l'on avait pas été autant emballé par un produit. Une qualité audio d'exception, un couple carte graphique/processeur qui lui ouvre un large éventail d'utilisations, mais également une...

By 01Net on December 08, 2011 80

Des composants haut de gamme, une dalle bien contrastée, un clavier très agréable, un son de qualité, un châssis puissant… bref, cette version du XPS 17 de Dell apporte à la fois la puissance et le confort...

By Notebookjournal on October 20, 2011 80

Unser heutiges Testmodell unterscheidet sich von den bisher getesteten Dell XPS 17 vor allem beim Display. Nachdem wir den Varianten mit HD+ und 3D-Display bereits sehr gute Noten erteilen durften, versucht sich heute die Variante mit Touchscreen....

By Notebookjournal on April 15, 2011 90

Dem XPS 17 hat Dell ein hochwertiges Gehäuse spendiert, das mit guter Stabilität und hoher Verarbeitungsqualität im Detail überzeugen kann. Mit seinen 3,65 kg ist der 17 Zoller kein Leichtgewicht und auch mit dem spiegelnden Display...

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