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The cellular workstation has already performed all of the onerous work to pave the way in which for a possible XPS 16. Its design and AC adapter would translate completely right into a 16-inch XPS mannequin if we’re to ever see extra choices within the XPS collection.
The XPS design is flexible within the sense that it will probably be used for multimedia and workstation functions. On the multimedia aspect, we have now the XPS 15 and XPS 17 with GeForce GPUs. Meanwhile, workstation customers get the 15-inch Precision 5550 and 17-inch Precision 5750 with Quadro GPUs based mostly on the XPS 15 and XPS 17 designs, respectively. There’s no XPS 16 simply but, however the 16-inch Precision 5680 could be step one to such a mannequin.
In our evaluate of the Precision 5680, we famous that it makes use of the identical carbon fiber and magnesium supplies for its skeleton as do the XPS 15 and XPS 17 albeit in a 16-inch type issue. Its keys, clickpad, and outer lid are unmistakably XPS-inspired that means your entire chassis can translate into an XPS 16 with out main adjustments.
The Precision 5680 additionally comes with a small however high-power 165 W USB-C AC adapter whereas the USB-C adapters from different makers are restricted to 100 W or 140 W at most. It’s possible that Dell will broaden the 165 W USB-C adapter to be suitable with extra of its fashions within the close to future particularly for these working on H-series CPUs and discrete GPUs. The XPS household specifically would pair completely with the brand new USB-C adapter on this regard.
Dell already gives 16-inch multimedia laptops within the type of the Inspiron 16 collection for budget-conscious customers, but it surely has but to supply something for the higher-end market the place an XPS 16 could doubtlessly match.
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