Dell updated its largest XPS clamshells on Thursday to include the latest mobile chips from Intel. Now, 12th-gen "Alder Lake" chips are available in the 17- and 15.6-inch versions of the XPS.

Both the XPS 17 and 15 now have options for an Intel Core i5-12500H or i7-12700H. The former has four performance cores (P-cores), eight efficiency cores (E-cores), and a turbo clock speed of up to 4.5 GHz, while the latter has six P-Cores and eight E-cores and can hit up to 4.7 GHz. To get Intel's highest-end i9-12900HK, which has six P-cores and eight E-cores and can hit 5 GHz, you'll have to get the smaller-screened XPS 15. It'll be made available in the XPS 17, which makes sense, as it's the largest, more expensive XPS, around April 18, a Dell rep told Ars Technica.

The updated XPS 17 and 15 are only available with integrated Intel graphics. For more graphical horsepower, you can configure the machines with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 (4GB GDDR6) running at 60 W. The XPS 17 will also include an option for the RTX 3060 (6GB, 60 W) in April, while you can currently get the XPS 15 with an RTX 3050 Ti (4GB, 45 W).

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The laptops come with 8GB to 64GB of DDR5-4800 RAM across two channels and 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB of PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage. With a pair of M.2 slots, the laptops support up to 8TB.

The refreshed systems carry over the taller displays Dell introduced last year. The 16:10 screens have a 1920x1200 resolution; a 3840x2400 screen is available for more money. Either way, Dell says the screens are pretty bright, going up to 500 nits. That's unless you get the OLED panel, which can hit 400 nits and comes with a 3456x2160 resolution.

The largest XPS laptop has four Thunderbolt 4 ports. There's also an audio jack and SD card reader, but no USB-A or HDMI. Meanwhile, the XPS 15, has just two Thunderbolt 4 ports but has a third UBS-C (3.2 Gen 2), a 3.5 mm jack, and an SD card reader.

Dell's refreshed XPS 17 and 15 have similar pricing structures to previous models, which are mostly still available on Dell's website. The refreshed XPS 17 is currently $1,849–$3,409, and the new XPS 15 is $1,449–$3,194.

Editor's note: This article was updated with information about future configuration options.

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