External ports
The following table lists the external ports on your XPS 17 9720.
Table 7. External ports
Description
Values
USB ports
Four Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C) with DisplayPort Alt Mode
and Power Delivery
Audio port
One universal audio jack
Video port/ports
Via Thunderbolt 4 (USB Type-C) ports
Media-card reader
One SD 4.0 card slot
Power-adapter port
USB Type-C
Security-cable slot
One Wedge-shaped lock slot
Internal slots
The following table lists the internal slots of your XPS 17 9720.
Table 8. Internal slots
Description
Values
M.2
●
Two M.2 2230/2280 slot for solid-state drive
NOTE:
To learn more about the features of different
types of M.2 cards, search in the Knowledge Base
Resource at
.
Wireless module
The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module supported on your XPS 17 9720.
Table 9. Wireless module specifications
Description
Values
Model number
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX211 (onboard)
Transfer rate
Up to 2400 Mbps
Frequency bands supported
2.4 GHz/5 GHz
Wireless standards
●
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g
●
Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
●
Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
●
Wi-Fi 6 (WiFi 802.11ax)
Encryption
●
64-bit/128-bit WEP
●
AES-CCMP
●
TKIP
Specifications of XPS 17 9720
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