
When you hear the word ‘laptop’ you expect something that, y'know, fits comfortably on your lap. With its 17-inch screen and just over 2.4kg (5.3lbs) weight, that’s unlikely to be the case with the Dell XPS 17 (9730). However, that added bulk has given Dell the freedom to stuff some incredible performance into this machine.
With 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, you shouldn’t have to worry about much in terms of everyday use, and can even venture into gaming laptops territory without many issues. But is it worth the money, and will it challenge the best laptops of today? Let’s find out.