Dell has announced its newly upgraded XPS 15 and XPS 17 laptops, featuring Intel's new 11th generation H-series CPUs, Nvidia's latest RTX 30 series laptop graphics cards, and OLED displays

These XPS machines should give Apple Silicon a shot in the arm as Apple's rumored M2 chip-based MacBook Pro 2021 is on its way

While the exteriors of both models appear to be nearly identical to the 2020 models, by comparison, the redesign of the 15-inch model and the reintroduction of the 17-inch laptop have brought more significant changes

However, both the XPS 15 and XPS 17 will feature a more impressive spec set, including Intel's new 10nm 11th generation Tiger Lake H-series chips Dell's new powerful XPS laptops will be offered in different processor configurations, including the 6-core i5-11400H and the 8-core i7-11800H and i9-11900H

The 17-inch model also offers a choice of 8-core i9-11980HK processors with a maximum clock speed of 50 GHz According to Dell, this special configuration will be "the most powerful XPS laptop ever"

But "powerful" doesn't stop there Dell's new XPS laptops will feature Nvidia's latest generation of graphics cards: a 45W RTX 3050 or 3050Ti on the 15-inch model and a 60W RTX 3050 or 70W 3060 GPU on the 17-inch model

In terms of RAM, both the XPS 15 and XPS 17 laptops will have up to 64GB As for the display, users can choose between 4K or Full HD panels, while the 15-inch model will also feature an OLED panel

The new XPS laptops will also have upgraded ports, with four Thunderbolt 4 ports on the 17-inch and two Thunderbolt 4 ports on the 15-inch, plus standard USB 32 Type-C

According to Dell, retail pricing for the XPS 15 will start at $1,19999 and the 17-inch model will start at $1,39999 Unfortunately, there is no confirmation yet as to when both models will hit store shelves