I am typing this message on a XPS 9570, 8 years old, that has outlived a Zenbook purchased a bit later. Still a good laptop although I am considering a replacement. Currently waiting to see Lenovo's Thinkpads T with Panther Lake and hopefully an IPS panel.

Also, I hope you guys at NotebookCheck get your hands on a XPS 16 with IPS panel. I do have a second Zenbook (no way it is constructed as this old XPS) that I carry with me and I do not like the OLED panel, too glossy, too many reflections, too tiring.

Would like to know if these can charge and run at full power from a generic high-wattage charger. The error message XPS's usually display when not on its own charger has meant I can't roll these out for my office.

Do I see that right that the fans never stop, even when idling?

This is a travesty if true, and it seems to be case for other Panther Lake laptops as well.

Really really incompetent design.

It means - heavier than other 14" (many designs have 900g-1kg), without hinges with 180 degrees and with battery life looking worse than for various Lunar Lake designs. Ha ha ha.

This has worse brightness than a 9-year-old Dell XPS 15. This laptop is awful lol.

I do like the design, the overall size, and the build materials & quality seems decent. Little bit heavier than I would like though.

I do like the fact that it has no vents underneath so it can be easily used on your lap and in bed etc but what those two slits on either side?

Had high hopes for the display but that PWM rate of 240 hz at all brightness levels (together with low brightness) is appalling.
Why don't they offer an optional good quality high resolution non-touch Mini LED/LCD panel like the MacBook Pro or even the  Air. Much kinder on the eyes.

At the current silly prices, especially outside of the US, this is a hard pass for me. Will wait to see what the XPS 13 offers.

2200 bucks for 4050 Laptop level of performance..and it's not even particularly lightweight. The B390 ExpertBook is lighter and faster.

Quote2880 x 1800, touchscreen, glossy, 500 nits, 100% DCI-P3, OLED, 20 - 120 Hz

But reaches only 400 nits?

The B390 in the Duo and ExpertBook are 15% faster. This is the slowest B390 laptop so far.

And so the FPS per weight isn't that good, even compared to 4050 or 4060 laptops. But may be it's quieter or sturdier built..but the Apple Air 15" should be well built and it's still larger and lighter.