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Sarah Chaney
Mashable
“Looking past that minor hangup, the Dell 16 Premium might just be one of the best Windows laptops I’ve tested to date, as long as you have the money to splurge on it.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Sleek minimalist chassis
- Borderless trackpad
- Intel Core Ultra chips
- NVIDIA RTX 50‑series GPUs
- Fast performance
- OLED Touch Display
Points of Contention
- Limited port selection
- Capacitive function row disappears in bright light
- Short Battery Life
- Compromised Keyboard
- Expensive
- Steep price
Professional Reviews
4 reviews from 4 critics79
Devindra Hardawar
Engadget
“My conclusion? It's still as beautiful as the last XPS 16, but I also think Dell seriously needs to rethink its ultramodern design strategy.”
70
Charles Jefferies
Tom's Hardware
“Yet for all its polish, the compromised keyboard layout and limited battery life are difficult to overlook.”
60
Chris Hoffman
PCWorld
“The Dell 16 Premium is a premium take on a bad idea.”
