Let's wait for some reviews of the new one first.

Oh and the slightly bigger battery on the old one too.

Would be very eager to see you thoughts about both of these as an all in one productivity/light gaming rig.
Hoping you'll review both. :)

The XPS 13 has an extra SSD slot, for storage. It can get up to 4 GB of storage, if I'm not mistaken.

As far as RAM goes, both versions get 2x slots for RAM DIMMs, with a maximum capacity of 64 GB if you go with 2 x 32 GB sticks. Those are fairly rare and expensive, though, and could suffer from compatibility issues, so 2x 16 GB (for a total of 32 GB) is what better makes sense here.

Hello, coming from a SB2 and your SB3 article. Very interested in the xps 15/17 but not familiar enough with how upgradable ram works, how much more can I get with the extra slot in the xps 17? I prefer portable powerhouses for programing and light gaming but don't see myself needing more than 32gb.

Extremely helpful Andrei – thank you!

Decent brightness, contrast and color coverage is what you should look for in a good screen. From what I can see, what Dell puts on the Inspiron 17 3793 is fine.

XPS notebooks or higher tier computers get better screens, but they are also more expensive.

Also, for your needs I'd recommend a computer with 16 GB of memory.

We have some guides here on the site, should help in your search: https://www.ultrabookreview.com/2404-14-15-inch-ultrabooks/

Thanks for responding.
No budget, I just want it to be value for money: preference for touch screen, no noisy fan and good size and resolution screen. What should I be looking for in a good screen?

Will the 3793 do the job or do I need the XPS? Would the XPS 15.6 be adequate? Or a Microsoft surface? I was also told it needs to be minimum 8GB…

I literally have no idea and don’t want to spend £1K+ and regret it.

No pressure, I’d just like a steer / some advice.
I’m happy to then do the research.

Thank you very much!

The XPS 17 is a significantly more expensive computer. What's your budget? For photo/video editing I'd prioritize a good screen, and you're not going to get that with cheaper laptops.

My preference is a touchscreen laptop, but size is also important. I don’t own a desktop. I was considering the Dell17 3793, due to size, but I know that XPS has better features.

I could wait for the XPS 17, but I’m concerned about your comments about previous XPS fans’ coil whining – I’m quite sensitive to noise!

Any direction would be appreciated…

Thew new Precision has dedicated click buttons on both 15/17-inch models. The two PXS versions don't

Interesting that the 17" looks like it has dedicated trackpad buttons? That's something I haven't seen on an expensive laptop in a while and would love to see again.