Dell XPS 9530 (15.6-Inch, 2023)

Rock-solid construction and attractive aesthetic Strong productivity and creativity performance Decent 1080p gaming Excellent keyboard and touchpad Spectacular OLED display and outstanding audio Good battery life

Gaming performance held back by underpowered GPU Overall performance is limited by thin chassis 720p webcam and Wi-Fi 6 are outdated technology Expensive

“The Dell XPS 15 (9530) gets a boosted GPU, but is starting to fall behind in a number of other areas.”

Slick, elegant design ; Great overall and gaming performance ; Excellent audio ; Vivid, OLED display ; Runs cool

Mushy keyboard ; Below-average battery life

Though it’s a nominal update, the Dell XPS 15 OLED (2023) is another great example of what makes the XPS 15 lineup Dell’s answer to Apple’s MacBooks. Iterative or not, this is a brilliant laptop.

Excellent performance ; Beautifully thin design ; Gorgeous OLED display ; Great battery life

Basic camera ; No built-in USB-A or HDMI port ; Expensive

With its impressive all-purpose performance that utilizes the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, the Dell XPS 15 once more proves to be a high-end all-purpose laptop with respectable gaming laptop abilities. It offers excellent battery life and...

Great well-rounded performance ; Beautiful and tough chassis ; Great display, keyboard, and touchpad ; Incredible audio quality

Underpowered GPU compared to the competition ; Battery life not as good as 2022 model ; Doesn’t really improve on much else

The Dell XPS 15 (2023) had a lot to live up to compared to its perfect-rated 2022 version, and for the most part, it succeeds quite well. But some issues here and there add up to an Ultrabook that ensures it doesn’t hold up quite the same as the older...