DELL XPS 17 9710 i9 price in Ireland starts from €3,310.00. This Intel Core i9 11xxx powered by Notebook laptop is an absolute workhorse and very popular among Gamers and high end 3D or graphics intended application users in Ireland since it comes with dedicated 6 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 card.
Let's have look at some of the Key Pros & Cons of this laptop model to compare if this is really worthy of €3,310.00
Design and Built quality
From top view, the laptop is 374.5 mm of width and 248.1 mm height and total thickness of 1.31 cm. being in those dimensions the laptop weights only 2.53 kg
Display
DELL XPS 17 9710 i9 has a very large screen of 17 inch display which would be perfect for any professional who needs a big screen and doesn't want to use an external display at all the times. graphic designers and gamers love this screen size. Having a 17 inch display with 3840 x 2400 pixels resolution means more screen space to do more things. which makes this one of the best screens for productivity and artistic work.
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Performance
Processor :
With the powerful 4.9GHz Intel Core i9 11xxx i9-11900H processor, this DELL laptop is a power house for all the applications or games that are available in Ireland. Using DELL utility software, you can boost the processor speed up to 4.9GHz.
Another reason that we call this laptop, a Power house is because the processor comes with 8 cores with 24MB cache memory which would be perfect for running multiple heavy applications simultaneously without performance throttling.
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RAM :
32 GB memory is perfect if you plan to use heavy apps or play high end games in this laptop. DDR4-SDRAM means that it requires less power consumption than DDR3 or other RAM types. 3200 MHz is average clock speed for most of the RAMs. which means it can store and retrieve data much faster than other RAM types. when Graphics card built in memory is insufficient, system uses RAM for memory. Having a faster Clock speed will make syncing that data much faster.
This DELL laptop has 2x SO-DIMM RAM slots on the board, so you can upgrade memory up to 64 GB.
Graphics :
This laptop comes with a dedicated 6 GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics chip with extreme cooling system. You can use this laptop for Gaming and All the Graphics oriented work just like on desktop PC.
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Storage :
Primary disk of this laptop is a 1000 GB SSD. This is also compatible with M.2 NVMe, PCI Express storage. It doesn't have a buit-in CD/DVD Rom so you will have to use an external device if you plan to use CDs or DVDs.
ports & Connectivity :
Laptop comes with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Bluetooth version 5.1 connectivity. WI-FI 6 means you can transfer data around 10Gbps which is 3 X times faster than the older version which only could up to 3.5Gbps. Wi-Fi 6 also uses Target Wake Time (TWT), which allows devices to determine when they will normally wake up to begin sending and receiving data. This extends the battery usage of DELL XPS 17 9710 i9. This laptop doesn't have an Ethernet Port so you will have to use a converter if you need to connect using Ethernet.
It doesn't have any USB Type-A ports, so you will have to use converter to use most of the devices with the laptop. Simple devices like a USB mouse will not work with out a converter.
This DELL laptop comes with 4 USB Type-C Ports which is perfect to be used for high speed data transfer devices. It doesn't have Thunderbolt supported ports. Thunderbolt 3 lets you transfer data at up to 40Gbps.
It doesn't have HDMI port for video output which could be an issue if you are planing to use another monitor or do business presentations.Laptop is charged using USB Type-C port.
Camera :
Built-in camera in this laptop is a 0.92 MP HD with 1280 x 720 pixels image resolution. Which would be decent enough for your video calls.
Battery :
97 Wh is decent battery capacity so you will be able to use the laptop 3 to 6 hours on battery power. DELL XPS 17 9710 i9 has a Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery which weights around 385 g. This is bit heavy battery considering the 97 Wh battery capacity. DELL has prioritized on overall performance of the battery rather than form factor. Best thing about the battery is, it has Fast charging with 130 W power adepter using USB Type-C port. It takes around 4 h to fully charge the battery.
Price Analysis
The best and lowest price for DELL XPS 17 9710 i9 in Ireland is €3,310.00 from currys.ie, Omni Shopping Centre, Santry, Dublin , which is €60.00 (2%) less than the highest price listed here for DELL XPS 17 9710 i9, price from eurieka.ie, Ballymount, Dublin which is at (€3,370.00) .. You can find DELL XPS 17 9710 i9 for the above stated price range in Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Derry, Limeric, Galway, Craigavon, Waterford, Drogheda in Ireland
