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Windows 11 Insider Preview vs. Windows 10: Early benchmarks compared

Windows 11 Insider Preview vs. Windows 10: Early benchmarks compared

The dawn of the Windows 11 era brings many questions. For now, the most pressing one may be: Will installing the Windows 11 beta screw up my system? 

Having installed the current Insider Preview on several laptops, the answer so far has been no. But what about performance? Will my laptop be faster with Windows 11, because it's better optimized? Or slower, because we're installing a new OS on older hardware? 

An official answer will have to wait for at least the final release candidate of Windows 11. What most people have instead right now is an Insider Preview from Microsoft's Windows Insider dev channel, which is far from complete, and full of bugs (like the ones listed here). 

If you want to try it yourself, instructions for how to download the current Windows 11 beta are here. As in the video above, I always encourage you to think twice about installing any OS beta on a mission critical laptop (i.e., your only laptop). But do what you want, I'm not the laptop police. 

I installed the current Windows 11 Insider Preview on a newer budget laptop, the Surface Laptop Go from Microsoft; and on an older high-end gaming laptop, the Alienware Area-51m. Benchmark test scores were compared for them under Windows 10 and 11. Keeping in mind regular Windows 10 vs. an early, buggy Windows 11 build isn't exactly a 1:1 comparison, those results are below. This is a quick snapshot of some of my very first head-to-head results and not definitive. 

Windows 10 vs Windows 11 Dev Beta

Alienware Area-51m [3.6GHz Intel Core i9-9900K; 32GB DDR4 SDRAM; 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080; (2) 512GB SSD RAID 0 + 1TB HDD]	GeekBench 4	Cinebench R15	3D Mark Port Royale
Windows 10	30271	1994	5769
Windows 11 (Dev Beta 22000.51)	29444	1810	6108
[For all tests: Higher scores are better]
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go  [1.0GHz Intel Core i5-1035G1; 8GB LPDDR4; Intel UHD Graphics; 256GB SSD]	GeekBench 5 (multicore)	Cinebench R20
Windows 10	2983	1034
Windows 11 (Dev Beta 22000.51)	3399	1096

Overall, I can safely say that in both cases, using Windows 11 on these laptops felt pretty much the same as using Windows 10. For the Surface Laptop Go, which cost around $700, I used the latest versions of some of our benchmark tests in both Windows 10 and 11. For the Alienware Area-51m, I used the test versions from when I originally reviewed that system in 2019. The most noticeable takeaway was that Windows 11, in its beta state, performed a a bit better in newer versions of benchmarks (and a little worse in the older versions). 

I did run into a couple of Windows 11 bugs, including the one where the Start Menu search tool won't accept keyboard input. (Try hitting Wn+R to open a Run box, then closing it, might help.)

We'll continue to follow the development of Windows 11 and MacOS Monterey, both of which should be ready for full public consumption by the end of 2021. 

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Lil Nas X headlines TikTok's new collection of NFTs

Lil Nas X headlines TikTok's new collection of NFTs

TikTok is jumping into the world of NFTs, with a new collection of biddable moments inspired by the trending videos produced by top artists on the platform, including Lil Nas X, the company said on Thursday.

"Building on our commitment to helping creators achieve their goals in the growing creator economy, TikTok NFTs provide a way for creators to be recognized and rewarded for their content, and for fans to own a culturally-significant moment on TikTok," the ByteDance-owned company said in a statement.

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Short for nonfungible tokens, NFTs offer a blockchain-created certificate of authenticity for a digital asset or piece of art. After recently bursting onto the scene, NFTs for everything from video clips to tweets to pieces of music to memes have triggered bidding wars, and they've attracted attention from corporate entities, too, including Visa and Nike. Now TikTok wants in. 

The video-sharing app, which now says it has more than 1 billion users each month, adds that proceeds from the NFT sales will "largely go directly to the creators and NFT artists involved." 

Along with Lil Nas X, other artists offering NFTs at launch include Rudy Willingham, Bella Poarch, Curtis Roach, Brittany Broski, FNMeka, Jess Marciante and Gary Vaynerchuk. The first NFT auction goes live Oct. 6, with additional weekly releases planned through the end of the month.

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Pokemon Go October 2021: Halloween event, raids and more

Pokemon Go October 2021: Halloween event, raids and more

We're nearing the end of October, but there's still a lot happening in Pokemon Go this month. Players have a variety of events and activities to look forward to over the next few days, including the game's annual Halloween celebration and new Spotlight Hours. On top of that, a couple of spooky legendary and mythical Pokemon are returning to raid battles this month just in time for Halloween. Here are all the biggest events going on in Pokemon Go in October 2021.

Pokemon Go Halloween 2021 event

Pokemon Go's Halloween 2021 event runs from Oct. 15-31. This year, the festivities are being divided up into two parts. Part 1 runs until Oct. 22 and introduces Galarian Slowking to the game, as well as a new Halloween Special Research story revolving around Galarian Yamask. Part 2 picks up right afterward and introduces four new ghost Pokemon from the Kalos region: Phantump, Trevenant, Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist. There will also be themed Timed Research tasks and bonuses throughout the entire event, including increased candy.

October Research Breakthrough encounter: Yamask

Pokemon Go is offering a new batch of Field Research tasks and rewards all October long. Along with the tasks, a spooky new Research Breakthrough encounter is available this month. Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough in October, you'll earn a chance to catch the ghost-type Pokemon Yamask.

To achieve a Research Breakthrough in Pokemon Go, you must first earn seven stamps. You'll receive one stamp for the first Field Research task you complete each day, so you'll need to complete tasks over at least seven days to achieve a Research Breakthrough and earn a chance to catch Yamask.

October raid rotation

Several spooky legendaries are returning to five-star raids throughout October. Douse Drive Genesect will be available during the first part of the month, marking your first chance to catch this form in Pokemon Go. After it leaves raids, Altered Forme Giratina will make a return from Oct. 12-22. Finally, the dark-type mythical Pokemon Darkrai will close out October, and this time, each one you encounter will know the Charged Attack Sludge Bomb. You can see October's legendary raid schedule below:

Oct. 1-12

Oct. 12-22

Oct. 22 - Nov. 5

In addition to the legendaries, two Mega-Evolved Pokemon will appear in Mega Raids throughout October. Mega Gengar will be the featured raid boss until Oct. 22, after which point will be replaced by Mega Absol. You can check out October's Mega Raid schedule below:

Oct. 1-22

Oct. 22 - Nov. 5

October Pokemon Spotlight Hours

Pokemon Go holds a weekly Spotlight Hour event every Tuesday evening from 6-7 p.m. local time. During that hour, a certain Pokemon will spawn much more frequently than normal, and a special bonus will be active in the game, netting you additional experience points, candy or Stardust. Here are all of October's spotlight Pokemon and bonuses:

Oct. 5

• Spotlight Pokemon: Drifloon
  
• Spotlight bonus: 2x evolution XP

Oct. 12

• Spotlight Pokemon: Gastly
• Spotlight bonus: 2x catch Stardust

Oct. 19

• Spotlight Pokemon: Gothita
• Spotlight bonus: 2x catch XP

Oct. 26

• Spotlight Pokemon: Murkrow
• Spotlight bonus: 2x evolution XP

Zarude Secrets of the Jungle movie event

Pokemon Go kicked off October with a crossover event based on Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle. From Oct. 1-10, Pokemon featured in the film appeared more frequently in the game, and there was a new Special Research story that lead to an encounter with Zarude. While the event has since ended, you can still encounter Zarude if you finish the Special Research story, and Team Rocket's Jessie and James will continue appearing in the game until Oct. 15.

October 2021 Duskull Community Day

Duskull is the featured Pokemon for October's Community Day

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Pokemon Go's October Community Day event took place on Saturday, Oct. 9. The star of this month's Community Day was the ghost-type Pokemon Duskull. Niantic also offered triple the usual amount of Stardust for catching Pokemon during the event, and Duskull's evolved form, Dusclops, was able to learn the Community Day-exclusive move Shadow Ball if it evolved into Dusknoir before the event ended.

Safari Zone events

Pokemon Go's long-delayed Safari Zone events will finally take place in October and November.

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Pokemon Go's delayed Safari Zone events, which were originally scheduled to take place in early 2020, will now be held in October and November. Players who purchased a ticket for their respective event will be able to participate either remotely or at the designated venue. However, those interested in joining in-person must first RSVP. The dates and venues of the three Safari Zone events are as follows:

• Liverpool Safari Zone in Sefton Park: Oct. 15-17
• Philadelphia Safari Zone in Fairmount Park: Oct. 29-31
• St. Louis Safari Zone in Tower Grove Park: Nov. 12-14
  

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Xiaomi Yi review: A higher-end action cam with an entry-level price

Xiaomi Yi review: A higher-end action cam with an entry-level price

Editors' note: The Yi is now available in a US version exclusively through Amazon for $99.95 . This review is for the Chinese version of the Xiaomi Yi. The cameras are identical, but with the US version, the packaging inserts are in English as is a new version of the mobile app to use with the camera.

Among all of the smartphone and wearable tech news that came out of 2015's Mobile World Congress was a surprise from Chinese electronics brand Xiaomi -- the tiny Yi action cam.

Outside of China the company is best known for its smartphones, but it has a growing lineup of related devices such as the Mi Band fitness tracker and headphones that it's been putting the Xiaomi name on.

The Yi is one of those, continuing its expansion into other categories beyond smartphones (not unlike what HTC did last year with the Re camera ) and further building its reputation for offering products with high-end features at budget-friendly prices.

Though it's primarily available in China for 399 yuan, you can buy one for just under $100 (about £65 and AU$120) from online retailers like GearBest.com, which is where we got ours. That price isn't quite as good as the converted price of about $65, but is still excellent for what you're getting.

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Out in front of the little lime-green and teal box (it's available in all white, too) is a nice f2.8 wide-angle lens with a 155-degree angle of view, while inside is a Sony-made 16-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS sensor, a Broadcom wireless module and an Ambarella A7LS system on a chip (SoC) running the show.

To give you some perspective, Ambarella's chips can be found in many POV cameras and DJI's quadcopters and, more specifically, the GoPro Hero3+ Silver, Ion Air Pro 3 and Drift Innovation Ghost-S use the A7LS chip family. Aside from the SoC, those cameras all have one other thing in common: prices of $300 or more.

Now, those cameras do offer things that the Yi doesn't, but the Yi can do more than others at its price such as the Polaroid Cube and Monoprice MHD 2.0. Also, although the slightly more expensive entry-level GoPro Hero has very good video quality, the Yi still beats it there and on features and, depending on your needs, design.

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Features and design

For starters, the higher-end specs mean it can capture 1080p video at 60, 48, 30 or 24 frames per second (fps); 960p (also called tall HD) at 60 or 48fps; 720p at 120, 60 or 48fps; and 480p at 240fps. It can also snap pictures at resolutions up to 16 megapixels one at a time; in bursts at 3, 5 or 7fps or 7 frames over 2 seconds; or at time intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 or 60 seconds. You can also set up a self-timer for 3, 5, 10 or 15 seconds. There's also a Snapshot mode that captures 10 seconds of VGA-quality video for quick social sharing.

Other cameras at the Yi's price offer a fraction of those options and typically record video at a maximum of just 1080p at 30fps and 720p at 60fps. However, unless you read Chinese, using the camera to do all that it can do is a little tricky at first.

Again, this camera is made for the Chinese market, so the instructions that come with it are in Chinese (a US version of the camera is now available on Amazon). If you've used a similar action cam or aren't afraid to press buttons, the Yi is simple to figure out. If you haven't or are afraid, well, it's still easy.

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The camera has three buttons. The one on front is for power and switching between capturing stills and video. (The defaults, by the way, are single, 16-megapixel photos and 1080p at 30fps.) A button on top is the shutter release and for starting and stopping recordings. On the left is a small button for turning on and off the camera's wireless. There are record lights on the top, back and bottom and a light around the power button gives you a battery status by changing color.

On back you'll find a door for the battery compartment and another covering the microSDXC card slot, Micro-USB port and Micro-HDMI output. A battery and short Micro-USB cable are included for charging and transfers, but you're on your own for storage; it supports cards up to 128GB.

If you're looking for the cut corners that got the price so low, the lack of included accessories is one of them. There is no polycarbonate waterproof housing and the camera isn't waterproof without one.

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Also, unlike almost every other action cam I've reviewed, not one mount is included. Xiaomi has accessories coming in April such as a 40-meter (131-feet) waterproof housing, but that will of course cost you more. It has a standard 1/4-20 tripod mount on the bottom, so you do have a lot of available third-party mounts to choose from and an inexpensive adapter for GoPro mounts opens you up to even more. But, again, out of the box you have nothing.

There is also no screen of any kind, so to change camera settings you'll need to use the camera's Wi-Fi to connect to an Android or iOS device running the Yi app. Fortunately, much of the app is in English, so getting around in it even if you can't read Chinese shouldn't be much of an issue. (A US version of the camera is now available on Amazon.)

Press the camera's Wi-Fi button for a second to start up the wireless and after a few more seconds it will begin to blink, which is your signal to connect. Launch the app, tap a camera icon at the bottom of the screen and it should start the direct connection to the Yi. If it doesn't you may have to select the camera from your available networks listed under Wi-Fi settings on your mobile device. After the first time, though, it will automatically connect when you launch the app and tap the icon.

Screenshot by Josh Goldman/CNET

With the app you get a live preview of what the camera sees as well as a live stream while recording. I tested with a Samsung Galaxy S5 and it worked near flawlessly and held onto the connection very well. The app can be used to start and stop recordings, snap photos, change all of the camera's settings and view your photos and videos and download them to your device, too.

Along with changing what resolution and frame rate you record at and selecting other photo modes, you can set the camera for loop recording -- perfect for using it as a dashcam -- as well as correcting the wide-angle distortion from the lens (assuming you don't want it), turning on an auto low-light option to improve exposure indoors or at night and other miscellaneous settings.

Battery life and video quality

Small battery packs typically don't equal long continuous recording times on action cams, and that's certainly the case with the Yi. Set to record at the default 1080p at 30fps with the Wi-Fi off, the camera continuously captured video for an average of 1 hour and 45 minutes. Bumped up to 60fps, the average time dropped to just less than an hour.

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By comparison, the similarly featured GoPro Hero3+ Silver gets about 2 hours of continuous 1080p recording at 60fps and 3 hours at 1080p at 30fps with Wi-Fi off. Granted it uses a 1,180mAh battery compared with the Yi's 1,010mAh pack, but the Yi's battery life is certainly something to consider. The positive here is that it is easily swapped out if you're OK with buying and carrying extras.

Picking high-end parts doesn't guarantee good results, but that is what you get with the Yi. Excellent results actually, especially given the low price. Color and exposure are very good, and the camera recovers quickly and smoothly under abrupt lighting condition changes.

As with most action cams, the larger you view the video and the closer you are to the screen, the more artifacts you'll see. Still, when recording at 1080p at 60fps video looks sharp and smooth and with a bit rate of about 25Mbps, details don't turn to complete mush, even when moving at high speeds.

Low-light video is noticeably softer with more visible artifacts and some color noise, but far better than from any other sub-$100 action cam I've reviewed. Note that you may notice some glitches in the clips following the initial driving scenes in the video above. Those were caused by a faulty microSD card, not the camera.

The Micro-HDMI port does support live video output while recording to a microSD card in the camera. There is an overlay of recording time, battery and Wi-Fi status shown on the display you're attached to, but it's not visible in the final recording.

Photo quality is good, too, however you can only shoot in 4:3 formats, so you might want to crop photos to 16:9 if you want to drop them into your videos. Otherwise, they're not unlike what you get with video: sharp, well-exposed images with good fine detail in daylight, but softer, noisier images in dimly lit conditions.

Conclusion

The Xiaomi Yi Action Cam's video quality and shooting options are well above those of other cameras in its class, but you'll need to bring your own accessories.

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Biden Uses Defense Production Act to Boost Solar Panel Manufacturing

Biden Uses Defense Production Act to Boost Solar Panel Manufacturing

President Joe Biden is using the Defense Production Act to increase American manufacturing of clean energy technologies, the Department of Energy said on Monday. The move is intended to increase production of solar panels, heat pumps, insulation, electric grid components and fuel cells, all products that can increase efficiency or replace fossil fuels.

The increased production of solar should be "enough to enable more than 3.3 million homes to switch to clean solar energy each year," the White House said.

This use of the Defense Production Act gives the Department of Energy greater leeway in increasing production of technologies from electricity generation to conservation. Solar panels and fuel cells can generate electricity with a much lower carbon footprint than oil, gas or coal. Heat pumps run more efficiently than and can replace gas furnaces. Insulating buildings can save an average of 11% of energy costs, the Department of Energy said.

Read more: CNET's Best Solar Companies of 2022

While climate legislation has largely stalled in Congress, the White House said that these moves show that Biden is working to "tackle the urgent crisis of a changing climate." Most climate-warming emissions come from burning fossil fuels for energy.

The change also comes just over 100 days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted questions about the national security and foreign policy implications of reliance on foreign fossil fuels, specifically from Russia. Further, fossil fuel supply lines are "especially vulnerable" in times of conflict,  Kathleen Hicks, the US deputy secretary of defense, said in the Department of Energy release.

At the same time, Biden is announcing a two-year pause on special tariffs on solar panels and components coming from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. These tariffs were put in place while the Department of Commerce investigated whether Chinese solar manufacturers were using these countries to get around tariffs placed on its solar industry. The solar industry said these tariffs would slow solar deployment, raise costs and eliminate some solar jobs.

"During the two-year tariff suspension window, the US solar industry can return to rapid deployment while the Defense Production Act helps grow American solar manufacturing," Abigail Ross, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, said in a statement.

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Living EV-Only With Our Long-Term Mini Cooper SE and a LiveWire One

Living EV-Only With Our Long-Term Mini Cooper SE and a LiveWire One

Electric vehicles are more common than ever, as are public charging stations that offer Level 2 or DC fast-charging. But there are a lot of folks who are still hesitant to take the plunge on EV living. I'm one of them, so I decided to spend a month exclusively driving EVs -- specifically, our long-term Mini Cooper SE and a LiveWire One motorcycle.

We've talked about our long-term Mini on CNET before. And while I generally agree that it's fun to drive, nicely equipped and easily the best car in Mini's current lineup, I'm not so sold on its EPA-estimated 114 miles of range, which, frankly, I've yet to see.

Still, as a city car, the Mini SE excels. Its small size and nimble handling make it a breeze to whip around in Los Angeles traffic, and it's easy to park in tight city spaces. The ride is on the stiff side, but it's not overly bouncy or jarring, and the interior is nicely appointed, with enough room in the back for a large grocery trip.

My issue with the Mini comes down to charging speed. Plugged into a DC fast-charger, the Mini maxes out at 50 kilowatts, and because the battery isn't that big (32.6 kilowatt-hours), this means going from 15% to 80% usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes. If this car had more range, that wouldn't be too big of an issue, but it's less convenient when you have to charge this frequently. I understand that a lot of EV buyers will likely install a Level 2 home-charging setup, but not everyone can. Looking at you, people who rent or live in apartment or condo complexes.

As basic transportation for me and my wife, the Mini is good but not ideal. With a few modifications to my home setup, I could make it work easier, but in a world where I need to rely solely on public charging, a longer-range EV is a must. More range means more money, though, and the Mini SE's $30,750 starting price (including destination) is definitely attractive.

Like the Mini, the LiveWire One -- the new name for the Harley-Davidson LiveWire I reviewed in 2020 -- doesn't offer a staggering amount of range, but that's less of a concern on something as specialized as a motorcycle. The LiveWire will do over 100 miles in the city when ridden in a spirited fashion. It's very cool; when you get above 60 mph, the sound of the wind rush overtakes the sound of the electric motor and tires, so it almost feels like you're flying. It's addictive.

A very good pair.

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The LiveWire is capable of DC fast-charging, but as with the Mini, the experience is a mixed bag. I frequently have to disconnect and reconnect the cable in order to get the 15.5-kWh battery to charge. The LiveWire can't accept Level 2 charging, which is a major bummer, so my lack of a home charger is a moot point in this case. Instead, I have to plug into a 110-volt household outlet, and the LiveWire takes about 8 hours to charge this way.

The LiveWire is a lovely bike, but at about $22,000, it's way too expensive -- and that's a drop from when the original Harley-Davidson-branded version launched. The bike's issues are less the fault of LiveWire specifically and more the realities of electric motorcycles in 2022. They just haven't received the same kind of development investment as cars, but at least products like the LiveWire feel like real motorcycles, rather than just jumped-up e-bikes.

So what did going electric for a month show me? First, I haven't lost any enthusiasm for EVs -- cars and motorcycles alike. This month of all-electric motoring showed me just how close these cars and bikes are to not needing any justification for people like me to buy them. Get a home charger and you're fine. Now I'll just wait for the public infrastructure to catch up.

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Best Dell Laptops for 2022: Top picks for all budgets and users

Best Dell Laptops for 2022: Top picks for all budgets and users

We've tested a lot of Dell laptops over the years and there's no doubt that its current crop is some of the best laptops it's ever made. Whether you're looking for a small, lightweight laptop, a stylish two-in-one, a budget-friendly model for creatives and creators or a powerful gaming laptop, there's something for everyone. Many of the best Dell laptops have features to improve remote or hybrid work or school such as improved webcams and microphones, better audio quality, longer battery lives and faster charging and the fastest Wi-Fi 6 wireless.

Like other PC makers such as HP, Lenovo, Acer and Asus, Dell is in the midst of updating the processors in its laptops and two-in-ones. That means Intel-based models are moving from 11th-gen to 12th-gen CPUs while AMD Ryzen systems are switching from 5000-series chips to 6000-series. If you're looking for laptop deals, look for older models of the best Dell laptops. However, we've seen big performance improvements with the new processors. An updated model might cost a little more but will add to the overall longevity. 

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The Dell XPS 13 is a perennial favorite for its size, weight and performance and just overall good looks. In 2020, Dell made the laptop even smaller, while making the laptop screen larger and increasing performance for both CPU and graphics-intensive tasks. For 2022, it made the XPS 13 even smaller and lighter, kept its sub-$999 starting price the same and dropped in the latest 12th-gen Intel processors.

While we haven't had a chance to test the new model yet, we expect it to be a strong Windows alternative to the M1 MacBook Air. Also, if you want to save money, the 2021 XPS 13 with 11th-gen Intel chips is available for less now.

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Dell's everyday Inspiron laptops are much closer in design and performance to its premium XPS models than they were in the past. Its Inspiron 14 2-in-1 starts at $650 but still features extras like a full-HD webcam with a privacy shutter, a fingerprint reader for secure sign-ins, an HDMI 1.4 output and a full-size SD card slot. It even has an aluminum exterior for a more polished appearance. 

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The 16-inch display on the Inspiron 16 Plus is a great size since the laptop is barely bigger than a 15.6-inch model, but you get more room for work and a roomier keyboard and touchpad along with it. For this Inspiron, Dell packed in performance parts including Nvidia RTX discrete graphics (though it's nearly half the price if you go with Intel integrated graphics) and the display covers 100% sRGB color gamut, which is good enough if you're getting started with creating web content. Also, the laptop has a more premium fit and finish than we're used to seeing in the Inspiron line.

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The XPS 17 combines the same slim, premium design of its 13-inch linemate but with increased performance possibilities. It can be configured with up to a 12th-gen Intel Core i9 processor, 64GB of memory and a 6GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics chip. The best part: Dell trimmed up the chassis so much that you get a 17-inch display in a body that's the size of an older 15-inch laptop. You're getting a lot of power and a big screen in the smallest possible package. 

Dell XPS 17 review.

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Starting at a low $784 and available with AMD Ryzen 6000 or 12th-gen Intel Core processors, the G15 is essentially a budget-friendly version of an Alienware laptop, the company's top-tier gaming brand. All of the processors can be paired with up to an 8GB Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti, 8GB,16GB or 32GB of memory and up to 1TB of storage. It can even be configured with a choice of displays with 144Hz, 165Hz or 240Hz refresh rates for smooth visuals and the price stays well under $2,000. 

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