The Dell XPS 17 is probably one of the best, Windows based, personal laptop computers that you can buy, there are some many things that Dell did right with this generation of the XPS 17, and at the same time there are so many things that they missed and could have done much better.Let me start by listing all the positives and the features I absolutely love about this model:- Excellent build quality, the chases, the screen, the keyboard, everything is on a apple level of quality, if not even better in some cases, for example the chases feels heavier and more solid.- Screen size and quality - yes, being able to fit a 17 inch screen in a 15 inch frame, sort of speak, is quite incredible, the screen is plenty bright with 400 nits, the resolution at 4K is good, but only if you are a content creator, about that a little bit more later, and last there is touch for those that like that feature on a laptop, personally I am not a fan.- Top level CPU combined with a great nVidia RTX2060 MaxQ - now here we have indeed a great CPU represented by the Intel Core I9 10885H with 8 cores and 16 threads, this CPU can deliver a great productivity and is a very capable gaming chip as well. The RTX2060 MaxQ is also still a very good mobile GPU and is great for video rendering and games as well, but about that a bit later.- Keyboard and touchpad - To me this keyboard and touchpad are one of the best I have used in the last few years, despite the fact that the keyboard is not full size with the numeric pad on the side, it is still very responsive and comfortable to type on, and the touchpad, well is huge and that is convenient. Previous years and versions had an issue with the touchpad being wobbly, but this later version is perfect.- Four Thunderbolt 3 ports, an SD card and 3.5mm headphone jack on board, TB3 to HDMI and USB-A adapter in the package as well, great port selection and all you need for your content creation.- 32GB Ram and 1TB fast Nvme of internal storage - top level components that can get you started with your content creation, video editing and everything else.- Included separate fingerprint sensor for easy access and Windows Hello. Negatives:- The cooling system on board is not capable to effectively dissipate the temperatures produced by the CPU and the GPU - I was forced to disable the Turbo Boost in the bios in order to keep the temps in control, otherwise even the simple tasks were making the whole system heat up fast and the CPU temps were going over 100C almost all the time (and that is with 22-23C room temperature) causing the CPU to throttle. With the TB disabled, the temps were around 80C.- 4K screen - While great for content creation and media consumption, pushing all those pixels can be challenging for the RTX2060 MaxQ, so gaming is almost impossible, unless you are willing to lower all game settings to the minimum possible. otherwise you are looking at 20-25 frames.- Touch screen, maybe is just my personal preference, but not all laptops need to have touch, especially high-level production or gaming laptops.- Battery life - obviously with such powerful components inside, the battery life is expected to be nothing amazing, but I was disappointed. Luckily most of the times I am not using the laptop plugged in as a desktop replacement work horse.- Very expensive, and not only as a laptop, but computer in general. For the price of over $3K you can buy components to build an incredible desktop, even with the component crisis today, same goes for laptops, you can get a top level gaming laptop that can do everything you want.- Having to use the included TB3 to HDMI adapter in order to output easily on a external screen.- The included web camera on the screen doesn't match the price tag of the laptop, the quality is poor and for this price, it should have been at least a 2K camera with good quality.- Because of the poor cooling solution, which btw even with repasting with good Thermal Grizzly past is not improving too much, you can really utilize the potential of all the top-level components.Overall, despite of the high-quality components and a build quality, it’s really hard to recommend this laptop, I think for the price, you would have a lot more and better choices.