Dell XPS 16

Pros

• i have the 2026 xps 16, and the track pad works very well. no issues as you described.
• I’m chilling with my 2026 XPS 16 with 0 issues and awesome battery life.
• I like my 2026 XPS 14 and 16 cuz I've had both.
• True, but I get 10 hours with all of the same settings on an XPS 16, which has the same size battery.
• I got the new XPS 16 to finish up masters in EE, and I've loved it. I definitely could have gotten more performance for cheaper from plenty of other laptops, but this thing is so light, quiet, cool, it's like the MacBook of Windows.

Cons

• Parent context: i have the 16. not a big fan of the keyboard, battery isn't as awesome as promised. Reply: haven't measured it yet, but i feel like a couple of hours
• i have the 16. not a big fan of the keyboard, battery isn't as awesome as promised. otherwise i really like it so far, rocking cachyos on it without problems
• I don't like the latest keyboard in the XPS16, and I need a dedicated graphics card.
• My new xps 16 has had a problem of complete sudden crashes. It has occurred every 2-3 weeks since i have owned it.
• up to you, but if you get a dedicated graphics, don’t get an xps, you just lose value because they limit the amount of power that the gpu gets which lowers the performance by, iirc, 35% on the xps 16 and over 50% on other models.