Despite the fact that many of my favorite elements of the XPS 15 are still around, the modest updates to CPU and GPU this year don’t feel like quite enough to keep up with the competition. The XPS 15 (9530) just doesn’t stand out as much as it did in the past.

There will be more configurations available in time, including less expensive options, but for now, the cheapest XPS 15 (9530) you can buy is $2,250 for a Core i7-13700H CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 CPU, and a 15.6-inch Full HD+ IPS display. The highest-end machine has a $4,649 price tag for a Core i9-13900H, 64GB of RAM, two 4TB SSDs for a total of 8TB of storage, an RTX 4070, and a 15.6-inch 3.5K OLED panel. My review unit costs $2,800 for a Core i7, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, an RTX 4070, and the OLED display.

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