Finally, Dell has taken a big step to move forward and upgrade its flagship XPS lineup. The Latest Dell XPS 15 and 17 are now available in the USA. They now come with the latest 12th Gen Intel Alderlake Processor. In this article, we will be looking at the Price and Specification of Dell XPS 15 and 17 in Nepal.
Dell XPS 15 and Dell XPS 17 Overview
Dell XPS is a compact and powerful flagship laptop. You are a programmer, you love to play computer games, you are a video editor and have to travel to a lot of places with your laptop then, the Dell XPS series is one of the most suitable laptops for you. HP Spectra might be one of such similar options but it is not as reliable as the Dell XPS in terms of Gaming. Not to extend to other laptops, we will be focusing only on Dell XPS Specification and Price in Nepal.
Design and Display
Dell XPS is a whole series of premium Laptops. Both the XPS 15 and 17 have a fully metallic body. Moreover, the black color variant of their laptop has a carbon fiber coating around the keyboard and trackpad. This adds a more premium look to these laptops than the previous Dell XPS. Despite being laptops with a metallic body these laptops are very light not forget they have dedicated graphics in them too.
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In the matter of design, Dell provides two options for both the XPS 15 and 17, either with the touch display or the non-touch display. The touchscreen variant comes with a 3840 x 2400p IPS display while the other one comes with a 1920 x 1200p IPS display. The 15 and 17 in their name stand for the screen size they offer i.e. 15.6” for the XPS 15 and 17” for the XPS 17.
Performance and Storage
The dramatic change that Dell has bought in the XPS 15 and 17 are their processors. This time, these laptops will come with one of the most powerful 12th Gen Intel Alderlake Processors. Intel Core i5-12500H (12 cores), i7-12700H (14 cores), and i9-12900HK (14 cores) are the CPU options for the all-new Dell XPS 15 and 17 2022.
Talking about Graphics cards, the Dell XPS 15 comes with an RTX 3050 or the RTX 3050Ti. Similarly, the XPS 17 will come with up to RTX 3060 GPU but will take time to arrive in the markets of the USA. Moving on to the Storage Section, these laptops can be customized for Up to 64GB DDR5-4800 RAM and Up to 4TB (PCIe 4.0 x4) SSD.
Ports and Slots and Battery Life
The Dell XPS 15 and XPS 17 will come with the following ports:
| Dell XPS 15 | Dell XPS 17 |
| 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) 1x 3.5mm audio jack | 4x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) 1x eDP port 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 1x 3.5mm audio jack |
Talking about battery life, the XPS 17 has an upper hand as it comes with a 97Wh Battery while the XPS 15 comes with an 86Wh Battery.
Specification
| Dell XPS 15 | Dell XPS 17 | |
| Processor | i5-12500Hi7-12700Hi9-12900HK | i5-12500Hi7-12700H |
| Display | 15.6”, 60Hz LCD/OLED with, 1920 x 1200 (LCD) 3840 x 2400 (LCD) 3456 x 2160 (OLED) | 17”, 60Hz LCD 1920 x 1200 3840 x 2400 |
| Graphics Card | RTX 3050, RTX 3050Ti | Up to RTX 3060 |
| RAM | Up to 64GB DDR5-4800 | Up to 64GB DDR5-4800 |
| SSD | Up to 4TB (PCIe 4.0 x4) | Up to 4TB (PCIe 4.0 x4) |
| Networks | Intel Killer WiFi 6 1675 (AX211) + Bluetooth 5.2 | Intel Killer WiFi 6 1675 (AX211) + Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Battery | 6-cell, 86 Wh | 6-cell, 97 Wh |
| Ports | 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C)1x 3.5mm audio jack | 4x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C)1x eDP port3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C1x 3.5mm audio jack |
| Keyboard | Backlit chiclet | Backlit chiclet |
| Security | Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanner |
| Audio | 2x stereo woofer (2.5W) and 2x stereo tweeter (1.5W) | 2x stereo woofer (2W) and 2x stereo tweeter (2.5W) |
| OS | Windows 11 | Windows 11 |
Dell XPS 15 and 17 Price in Nepal
As per the official Dell Website, the base variant of the Dell XPS 15 and XPS 17 costs $1449 and $1849 in the USA. Similarly, the variant with the RTX 3060 GPU will Launch only in late April. We don’t know yet when they will launch in Nepal. However, let’s look at the expected price of the Dell XPS 15 and 17 in Nepal.
| Price in the USA | Price in Nepal(Expected) | |
| Dell XPS 15(Base Variant) | $1499 | Rs.185,000 |
| Dell XPS 17(Base Variant) | $1849 | Rs.230,000 |
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