The SKU comes with 32 GB of soldered RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, 2x Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a crisp 17-inch 2560 x 1600 IPS display. If you don't need the higher CPU or GPU power of the XPS 17, then the leaner LG Gram 17 can be an excellent option.
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