while the recent Core i9-14900KFs I've tested were liquid-cooled in the Alienware Aurora R16 and Lenovo Legion Tower 7i 34IRZ8. Turning to graphical performance, the XPS continues to surprise.

While Dell has decided to revamp its XPS laptop lineup and performed a radical overhaul on the Alienware M16 R2, the 2024 version of the company's flagship M18 has remained mostly unchanged.