$3,799.99: Dell opens XPS 16 Creator Edition preorders with RTX Spark
The 16-inch laptop has an 18-core Nvidia N1X chip, a 3.2K OLED touchscreen and a 99 Wh battery. First units are expected October 16.
Dell is taking orders for a big new laptop with a very sharp screen and a new kind of chip from Nvidia. It costs $3,799.99. The first ones should arrive on October 16.
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Why it matters
It is one of the first laptops with Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip. The price puts it in creator and pro territory.
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The details
- Chip: 18-core Nvidia N1X with 5,120 GPU cores, 32 GB shared memory and a 512 GB SSD.
- Screen: 16-inch 3.2K Tandem OLED touchscreen, up to , full DCI-P3 and Pantone Verified.
- It is 17.8 mm thick and weighs about 2.02 kg. The battery is 99 Wh.
- Ports: three USB4, HDMI 2.1b, an SD card reader and a headphone jack. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0.
- $3,799.99 for the 32 GB / 512 GB version at Best Buy and Dell. First units are expected October 16.
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