XPS 13 developer edition 7th generation available

Post by TeamMCS » Sat, Jan 06, 2018, 9:45 PM UTC

1123581321 wrote: post #147

TeamMCS wrote: post #144

My newly found issue with Dell and the XPS 13 9360 series is their insane costs. Dell you see wont give you an indication of cost, instead you must send the laptop back at a cost of £40. Stupidly I thought they'd be fair, but no they came back with a quote for £626. They had no interest in offering a discount - so I told them to send it back and get shoved. £40 was the cost of my laziness. Now I'll just DIY for signi…

It's hard to evaluate this without context. What was wrong? What were independent repair shops offering?

Post by flatfilefan » Mon, Jan 08, 2018, 3:14 PM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #267

dangrossman wrote: post #199

I regret buying a maxed out XPS 13 a year and a half ago. My list of problems: * Coil whine * Noisy fans * Heat issues * USB-C port has a bad pin (only works in one orientation with pressure) * Charging port inconsistently charges * Bad cell in the battery, so it suddenly shuts off without warning when on battery The charging issues started just around the 12 month mark, so I quickly sent to a repair center under war…

I'm writing this on a XPS 13 and my list of problems is similar. - Coil whine - noisy fans - Computer doesn't shut down(or go to sleep) about 50% of the time. The screen turns off, but the fan stays on and the only way to wake it up again is to hold the power button down. Apparently it's a common issue with them and there's loads of threads about it on the internet with no solution anywhere.

Post by flatfilefan » Mon, Jan 08, 2018, 4:19 PM UTC

nkkollaw wrote: post #61

Very cool, but as an owner of the Cube Thinker/i35--which has the same exact 3000x2000 3:2 aspect ratio display as the Surface Book (but costs $500)--I can't imagine why any developer would put up with a 16:9 display. Specially if you have "developer" in your product name, why can't they figure out that 16:9 is not the best aspect ratio for everyone? I write code the whole day, not watch movies. That huge extra verti…

Post by flatfilefan » Mon, Jan 08, 2018, 4:21 PM UTC

dontbuyanxps wrote: post #396

I bought an XPS 13 with Ubuntu preinstalled. Had trouble with a loud fan as well as the headphone jack not functioning correctly when using any headphones with a headset. Spent quite a bit of time troubleshooting with tech support and was ultimately told, otr, that the computers are shoddily manufactured and I'd be better off with a Latitude. Switched, still not thrilled about the battery but it works well otherwise!

Post by kasperlewau » Tue, Jan 09, 2018, 10:04 PM UTC

spatular wrote: post #375

sowbug wrote: post #303

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are 3 in my family, a 9350 and two 9360s. All work fine. I represent the majority of people who have no reason to write anything about their computers because there's nothing to say.

I also own 9360 with 1080p panel for half a year. The only thing that bothered me was adaptive brightness (CABC) that was fixed in my case with an unofficial panel firmware at some risk to brick the device. Coil whine is perceptable only if I keep ear close to the keyboard. No other problems. If there is someone from Dell here: please fix CABC! Unofficial patch proves that it can be done. It's especially important fo…