Adieu XPS 15: Dell introduces XPS 16 9640 as its flagship premium laptop with 45 W Meteor Lake Ultra 9, RTX 4070, and Wi-Fi 7

[Redaktion]

Dell is bidding goodbye to the iconic XPS 15 lineup, making way for the new XPS 16 9640. The XPS 16 9640 continues the same design language as the newly launched XPS 13 and XPS 14. Buyers can customize the XPS 16 with 45 W Intel Meteor Lake CPUs, up to a 60 W Nvidia RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, an optional 4K+ OLED panel, and reap benefits of Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Adieu-XPS-15-Dell-introduces-XPS-16-9640-as-its-flagship-premium-laptop-with-45-W-Meteor-Lake-Ultra-9-RTX-4070-and-Wi-Fi-7.788905.0.html

[Ednumero]

Wait, 16" 3840x2400 OLED in more than 60Hz. That's huge.

I hope this find its way into a standardized standalone panel suitable for swaps.

[Bee]

Wait, 16" 3840x2400 OLED in more than 60Hz. That's huge.

I hope this find its way into a standardized standalone panel suitable for swaps.

It kinda is but also kind of scares me. We're already struggling for laptop battery life on standard 1200p IPS 120Hz panels. Now try imagine adding OLED, 4k and 90Hz to the mix.

For desktop replacements? Sure, why not.. but why add such a screen to a desktop replacement when they're gonna be hooked to a 4k 120Hz 32" TV all day anyway?

[MrMS]

Does that mean:
-Soldered RAM on a 16" machine? XPS 15 and 17 aftermarket upgrade has given them a lease of life. If this is not having that is pretty awkward.
-80W Sustained CPU + GPU workoad means realistically you'd have a 45W CPU drain (given how powerhungry the new CPUs seem to be) + only 35W GPU power budget (throttled back from the upto 60W GPU TDP). Realistically beyond 4050 will see big disadvantage vs machines that can cool this.
-No trackpad marking? On 13-14" that's fine, on a 16" applying that 9320 Plus design is a bit awkward.

[Ednumero]

It kinda is but also kind of scares me. We're already struggling for laptop battery life on standard 1200p IPS 120Hz panels. Now try imagine adding OLED, 4k and 90Hz to the mix.

True. I'm hoping the variability advertised in the refresh rate spec mitigates that somewhat (and doesn't introduce problematic PWM edge cases).

[Leandro]

oh boy, they destroyed the fucking keyboard...