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> seriously one big thing that's a no-no for me is only HDMI1.4 (not HDMI2.0). It means that you can't do 4K@60Hz. You can, using the Thunderbolt 3 port. I run my XPS 13 at 4K@60Hz using the mini-DP port, and Thunderbolt 3 is capable of that and more.
Not to a TV, tho, which makes it a deal breaker for me. They should put a proper HDMI port.
* space bar double-registers once in a while. There is a well-known issue with the space bar, extremely well-documented: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/3ebe6t/dell_xps_13_20..., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R333HXzT7Ws http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/... and so on
* Killer Wifi BSOD'd 5 times in 1 week. Also well-documented, fix is apparently to complain and get an engineer to change it to Intel: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/5r1fu5/xps15_9560_wif...
* Sound was choppy (driver-based issue), apparently this is again well-known: https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/5yvsng/xps_15_9560_au... there is no fix, the fix is to send it back (potentially also caused by Killer Wifi, Dell will never recognise that so you'll not get a WiFi card change)
* Mouse has a lag on the screen in 3D applications. Apparently, this is due to partially the XBox app that wants to record and isn't optimized to 4k + possibly McAfee + some other Dell boatware.
So, I returned the laptop. The 2nd thing in my life I ever returned. It was too much, and I wasn't sure I could fix all of the above in 2 weeks (return period in UK). I used Linux for my main OS, where everything but the space bar double-tap was a real issue. But that was painful. I was afraid that the replacement keyboard would be more or less the same. You can apparently just go to a random retailer, and it often double-taps there too (i.e. it will break). Worst about it is that Dell offered a BIOS update to "fix" this. The Dell Knowledge Base (KB) article detailing this has been pulled, BIOSes now come pre-updated (yes, I did update my BIOS, no, it did not fix it). When a BIOS update "fixes" such a basic hardware bug, you really ought to wonder about their quality control.
Yes, touchpad is not as good as MBP, but you can get used to it.
Now I'm looking for 13" laptop with 32gb ram. Do they exist at all?
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XPS 13 on linux (ubuntu) here, the support is very good. The HiDPI screen need some configuration but most apps will run out of the box, some need to set a parameter for pixel density. Most issues can be solve by looking in the ArchWiki ( https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/HiDPI ). USB-C (even a dock with power, usb, sound, hdmi, display port, ethernet will run fine), WiFi, Graphic Card, touchpad, sound, event the…
They refuse to provide a XPS15 Developers Edition.
Earlier this year I bought a Developer Edition (Ubuntu) of Dell Precision 5520, which is the business version of XPS 15 9560. Same chassis and hardware, better factory QA and different GPU options. I very much regret this decision. I spent ~100 hours trying to get it to work properly and to configure Ubuntu (including supposedly simple things like switching Alt and Ctrl keys). At the hourly rate I'm charging, this is…
Try Fedora on it. I switched from Ubuntu to Fedora a while back and couldn't be happier. Not saying you will have a perfect experience but it is worth a shot if you at least like the hardware?
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On Fedora 26 with Wayland, high-DPI works pretty well in my experience.
It does not. If you have e.g. QHD on a 13" laptop, then it's cool because 2x scaling works. On my 32" 4K display, it's bad because I'd need 125% or 150% scaling, not 100% or 200%.
Hi, I've had lots of problems with the previous version of XPS15 - 9550 (More info @ https://trzeci.eu/dell-xps-15-9550-was-the-most-problematic-... ) It was included: problem with CPU and random freezes, Coil Whine, Swollen Battery, SSD problem and problem with misaligned Jack port with a hole in case. In total, my device was repaired 3 times (within 10 months) and from the original device I have a case, touch-pad a…
I also had the swollen battery problem but my 9550 - my trackpad eventually got pushed up 1/4 of an inch or so. The bummer was that my laptop was out of warranty and the battery is not a "user serviceable option" on the 9550 so I couldn't just order a replacement battery from Dell -- they wanted me to send it in and wait two weeks which was a non-starter as it is my main development machine. I ended up buying a used…
Pro equipment means pro support. Why is only Apple getting this ?
If you want to buy one you should extend your analysis beyond the hardware specs because the software and operating systems are not ready yet. I can give the example of the latest XPS 13 2-1 where Office applications like Outlook cannot recognize a monitor with a different resolution and the fonts are blurred. Look for example at https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-apps-appear-... high DPI is a whole issu…
So I bought the 7560 (which had a much better keyboard and was 650 pounds less)..that went back after 6 hours when the hinge broke.
Shop didn't even quibble so I suspect it wasn't the first they'd seen.
Now I'm buying a Thinkpad.
This laptop looks like mixed bag of opinions. I'm looking something to switch from rMPB 2013 (need more RAM, storage). That laptop i still on my list but on last position. I had rMBP2016 for 3 months and I could't write on that keyboard. After 1-2 hr's I felt pain in my fingers because constant contact of my nails with that keyboard. And I don't have some bear nails :) Sold it and now my short list is 1. Lenovo X1 ca…
No thunderbolt 3 (strange one that) but otherwise exactly what I wanted and with discount comes in around 250 cheaper than the XPS15 with a 1080 screen.