Hey guys,
Thought I'd give you an update on my XPS 15. It arrived today! Surprisingly, it only took 15 days between making my order and receiving it, so that was really nice. Shame it doesn't really matter though, since I'll be returning the bloody thing ASAP.
One night of working with it, and so far I've found 7 problems. They are as follows:
- Bad "coil whine" coming from the left side of the laptop, seemingly when plugged in
- Speakers make a loud crack when muted or turned on again
- Speakers are loud as hell, but even at 30% (which isn't very loud) they sound like they're blown. That is, they crackle with music
- The trackpad is oddly sticky with this matte finish, meaning the cursor is very imprecise. I think they should have stuck with a smooth/glassy trackpad
- Left click button on trackpad rubs against the frame, making it squeak with each click. Sounds like a squeaky shoe
- The cursor itself doesn't always move when my finger moves. It has to "catch up" and realize about 0.5 seconds later that I've moved my finger. This may not seem like a lot of time, but it really is
- And lastly, the machining of the metal is bad. The metal on the underside is improperly fitted for the carbon fiber body/interior, so on the front there is a small overhang of metal with a sharp edge. It's tiny, but I can feel it, and it's bound to get messed up over time.
SO! My final verdict on the Dell XPS 15 (9550)...
I can see what they're trying to do with this laptop. It's admirable. I think, however, that they don't have what it takes to do this and do it either right or well enough so that it compares to something like a Macbook. I can understand how people would like this laptop if they got a perfect unit - hell, if I had one, I'd probably keep it. For now I'm just disappointed and kind of annoyed that they even tried.
Two things before I start my hunt for a new laptop again...
1. For those of you who have the XPS 15 - I just read that Dell is aware of the coil whine issue, and will be replacing motherboards on affected laptops at no cost to the consumer. God only knows when that'll happen though, and I'd bet my left nut that it will take at least a month to complete for each laptop. What a hassle.
2. I...forget the second thing. I'll come back later and edit it in
Back to the drawing-board!
Thought I'd give you an update on my XPS 15. It arrived today! Surprisingly, it only took 15 days between making my order and receiving it, so that was really nice. Shame it doesn't really matter though, since I'll be returning the bloody thing ASAP.
One night of working with it, and so far I've found 7 problems. They are as follows:
- Bad "coil whine" coming from the left side of the laptop, seemingly when plugged in
- Speakers make a loud crack when muted or turned on again
- Speakers are loud as hell, but even at 30% (which isn't very loud) they sound like they're blown. That is, they crackle with music
- The trackpad is oddly sticky with this matte finish, meaning the cursor is very imprecise. I think they should have stuck with a smooth/glassy trackpad
- Left click button on trackpad rubs against the frame, making it squeak with each click. Sounds like a squeaky shoe
- The cursor itself doesn't always move when my finger moves. It has to "catch up" and realize about 0.5 seconds later that I've moved my finger. This may not seem like a lot of time, but it really is
- And lastly, the machining of the metal is bad. The metal on the underside is improperly fitted for the carbon fiber body/interior, so on the front there is a small overhang of metal with a sharp edge. It's tiny, but I can feel it, and it's bound to get messed up over time.
SO! My final verdict on the Dell XPS 15 (9550)...
I can see what they're trying to do with this laptop. It's admirable. I think, however, that they don't have what it takes to do this and do it either right or well enough so that it compares to something like a Macbook. I can understand how people would like this laptop if they got a perfect unit - hell, if I had one, I'd probably keep it. For now I'm just disappointed and kind of annoyed that they even tried.
Two things before I start my hunt for a new laptop again...
1. For those of you who have the XPS 15 - I just read that Dell is aware of the coil whine issue, and will be replacing motherboards on affected laptops at no cost to the consumer. God only knows when that'll happen though, and I'd bet my left nut that it will take at least a month to complete for each laptop. What a hassle.
2. I...forget the second thing. I'll come back later and edit it in
Back to the drawing-board!
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