Here's your second chance to finally get your dream XPS 16 with 4K OLED and an RTX 4060 with a huge (limited time) price cut

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The Dell XPS 16 is tempting even to me with this incredible deal.

Dell XPS 16 (9640) hero.
One of the most spectacularly beautiful 16-inch laptops, discounted with a ton of power. (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / Windows Central)
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Oct. 17, 2024, at 11 a.m. ET — Updated to ensure this deal is still active and that all information is accurate!

There are few laptop brands that demand as much love and attention as Dell XPS, with many adding these premium, luxury devices to their personal wishlists. The most powerful and capable of the bunch, the Dell XPS 16, originally enjoyed a hefty limited-time discount for Amazon Prime Day, but that ended... Until now. Best Buy has revitalized the sale for a short period in a slightly different configuration, netting you a gorgeous Windows machine that can do creative work and gaming in equal measure with its NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU and wonderful 4K OLED display.

You can get all of this Dell XPS 16 beauty for just $2,299.99 at Best Buy, a savings of $750 that secures you the latest and greatest of one of the most beloved laptop lines in history.

Dell XPS 16 (9640) w/ RTX 4060 | $3,049.99 now $2,299.99 at Best Buy

Dell XPS 16 (9640) w/ RTX 4060 | was $3,049.99 now $2,299.99 at Best Buy

The Dell XPS 16 is by far one of the best Windows laptops a power-user can buy, and right now it's enjoying a $750 discount with an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, GeForce RTX 4060 GPU, plenty of RAM and SSD storage, and a beautiful 4K OLED display. You can also downgrade to a Core Ultra 7, RTX 4050 and FHD+ IPS LCD display to save yourself another $800.

👀See at: Best Buy

✅Perfect for: Those who want a top-of-the-line Windows laptop packed with features and power.

❌Avoid if: You don't want the bells and whistles or don't need so much power.

💰Price check: $3,049.99 at Dell

🔍Our review: Dell XPS 16 (9640) review | Windows Central

👉Alternative deal: Dell XPS 16 (9640) w/ RTX 4050 & FHD+ display for $2,199.99 $1,499.99 at Best Buy

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A laptop that can do more, for less

The Dell XPS 16 is a supremely premium and modern laptop design, but it does rely on USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 4 for everything. (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / Windows Central)

It's no secret that we're fans of the Dell XPS laptop, as it has consistently earned itself a place on our list of the best Windows laptops. It's not just the futuristic design with razor thin bezels, a borderless haptic touchpad, or the button-less function row — these laptops are also built incredibly well and pack a surprising amount of performance. The largest of the current Dell XPS lineup especially embraces this, with our Dell XPS 16 (9640) review praising it for offering powerful AI PC performance in a gorgeous chassis.

I personally love the design of the Dell XPS 16, and it stands out in a crowd of 16-inch Windows laptops clamoring for your attention. This is 100% a premium, top-of-the-line product that's meant to compete directly with the best of the best, and it succeeds. While the design and build quality are nothing to scoff at, I especially love the beautiful 4K OLED display that impresses in the same way a professional creator's laptop like the ASUS ProArt P16 (2024) does.

This is genuinely a really nice keyboard, and once you try a haptic touchpad you'll never want to go back. (Image credit: Rebecca Spear / Windows Central)

It also helps that the Dell XPS 16 packs enough firepower to work and play. You can even play all the latest and greatest video games on the Dell XPS 16, with many referring to it as a "sleeper gaming laptop." The XPS 16 model that's being discounted for $2,299.99 at Best Buy rocks the high-end, first-gen Intel Core Ultra 9, a beefy NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU with 8GB of VRAM, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage alongside that aforementioned 4K OLED display for $750 less than you'll find at Dell.

If you don't quite need that much power or don't mind a lower resolution and less power hungry display, you can also pick up the Dell XPS 16 for $1,499.99 at Best Buy. This configuration drops the CPU, GPU, and display down by one notch each while leaving everything else the same and offering a $700 price cut, saving you an extra $800 in the process.

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The XPS 16 also aims to offer all-day battery life, so its NVIDIA GPU is held back a little compared to the most powerful gaming laptops, but it's certainly no slouch. You're also getting some of the best speakers in any Windows laptop, Windows Hello biometric authentication, and two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 4 ports to connect to any accessory, monitor, or docking station. It's a feature-packed laptop that screams "luxury," although it's not without some compromises.

If you need a ton of legacy ports like HDMI and USB Type-A, the Dell XPS 16 relies on dongles and docking stations for that. If you despise the thought of replacing the physical function row with capacitive buttons, the XPS 16 also makes that change in the name of superior thermal management and a sleeker design. Apart from that, though, there's a reason the Dell XPS line is so popular among our readers.

This new deal doesn't offer quite as much power as the original Amazon Prime Day sale, which boasted an upgraded RTX 4070 GPU for $100 more, but it's still an excellent price cut on a premium and capable Windows laptop.

Dell XPS 16 (9640) w/ RTX 4060 | $3,049.99 now $2,299.99 at Best Buy

Dell XPS 16 (9640) w/ RTX 4060 | was $3,049.99 now $2,299.99 at Best Buy

The Dell XPS 16 is by far one of the best Windows laptops a power-user can buy, and right now it's enjoying a $950 discount with an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU, GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, plenty of RAM and SSD storage, and a beautiful 4K OLED display. You can also downgrade to a Core Ultra 7, RTX 4060 and FHD+ IPS LCD display to save yourself another $500.

👀See at: Best Buy

👉Alternative deal: Dell XPS 16 (9640) w/ RTX 4050 & FHD+ display for $2,199.99 $1,499.99 at Best Buy

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