Dell XPS 15 3 Months later review

[@freddyt55555]

This is the nicest piece of technology I've ever owned.

[@TallyHoTech]

+ft55555 you know it!

[@DavidMorehead]

Thank you for your attention to detail. I am sure you will be getting a lot more followers soon. I love your honest and candid review of this laptop. And, very rare these days, you give a follow up months later. That is when you find out what is really wrong with a product. Much more useful than someone that uses it for a week or so. I just bought it a few day ago. Haven't had a chance to use it a lot yet. To be honest, I was very hesitant to buy this laptop. I read so many negative reviews on sites of people having problems with drivers and other things not working properly. And I've also been hearing the Dell's customer support is not very good. So I decided to go to my local store and get it from there instead of ordering by mail. That way I could bring it right back to the store if I opened it up and they were any problems. Thankfully that didn't happen. The laptop is great. I got the full version of the laptop. 16 gig ram, 1 gig ssd, 4k touch screen, etc...Looking forward doing some real world projects on it. One thing you and I have not encountered is Dell customer service. Dell does seem to have a problem with quality control. Too many people are complaining about getting units that were dead on arrival, having display issues, etc.. You did not mention the scaling problem in this latest review. This is a problem. If you're using older software and sometimes your icons are so small you cannot use them at the highest resolution. Is it is impossible to see them. You can go to the lower resolutions but that defeats the advantage of having a 4k screen. Sorry for the novel. :) One last thing. I was trying to guess where you are from based on your accent. I guessed Adelaide. Oooops. It's Melbourne, right? That is one of my favorite Australian cities.

[@TallyHoTech]

Thanks for your kind comments mate. The screen issues were 99% Intel's driver issues. I even got the flicker using edge. I did not panic and write it all over the internet. I could tell it was a driver issue because it would tell you so. Latest Intel drivers have resolved most problems. Actually you will see many problems with any Skylake based laptops Like the Surfacebook even this Dell and HP Envy I reviewed did not shut down when you closed the lid properly before Bios updates. It's a Skylake thing mostly. That being said no product is perfect. As for Dell support they have been pretty good for me over the years. The problem is you will only hear on the internet the 1 of of 100 people who got screwed. I have noticed scaling only on OBS screen recorder and one other app I can't remember. I'm pretty simple though. A couple of games the Adobe suite and OBS I don't have any other apps. Most decent apps will resolve the issue soon. I guess if you have legacy apps you might have a problem. All the best cheers.

[@sledgehammersark]

This review was really helpful and let me tell you everyone else is wrong because your intro is glorious :')

[@TallyHoTech]

I get death threats over my intro. lol Thanks champ.

[@bellzsr]

Nice review! I have the i5 FHD version of this laptop and I too had the spacebar issue. Dell sent me a replacement keyboard for free and the new spacebar is much better than the one that came with my laptop. However, replacing it was a hassle! You have to remove almost everything from the inside to access the keyboard. If you aren't confident in disassembling the laptop, you can ship it to dell to have them do it for you or go to a local computer shop and pay someone to do it.

[@TallyHoTech]

+bellzsr That good and bad news I suppose. It think I will ask for a keyboard too. Its great they gave you solutions but in Australia they will actually send out a guy to repair it instead of you sending it in. I guess that depends on where you live. The keyboard is just about the worst thing you can replace. Send it in if you're not confident. Lets us know how you go. Tally Ho

[@DarklyBishop]

Great vid! Im waiting for mine! I paid 2109 euro. Ordered from uk microsoft store and had it shipped to finland. In finland this bad boy costs around 2700 euro.

[@TallyHoTech]

Well done champ. Let us know your experience once you had it for a while.

[@YukZleX]

Great review mate! Would definitely grab this once I get the money. I'm curious how this will hold up against the eventual macbook refresh in a few months

[@TallyHoTech]

+Patrick Star I'm not expecting much more than a Skylake refresh, hopefully a 4k screen with smaller bezels. I don't see what else the MAc could have. I'm thinking where the Mac will fall down is it will most likely use a AMD GPU which does not have CUDA cores so unless you use Final Cut Pro it wont be as good for video editing as the XPS 15.

[@AMGF815]

I'm at nearly 3 months now on my XPS 15 9550. Just like you said, mine too, has no wear on it. However, right away, I noticed that the keyboard keys are coated in such a way that they not only get dirty very quickly but when dirty, they look faded/worn out-ish. I mostly notice it when daylight from my office window hits it. I clean the keys and for a very short period, they look shiny black and nice again. I'm thinking it's because I use hand lotion daily but the carbon fiber deck of my unit, hardly ever gets dirty. Another issue, one that really bugs me is that my unit is very slow to go to sleep and resume from sleep. I've done all of the BIOS and Dell updates I could find but it remains slow. I've also gone into the power profiles and turned on hybrid sleep.

[@TallyHoTech]

Thanks for letting is know champ. Yes I agree they have to make wake times faster.

[@ElysianCloud]

+Western Gents United it's better now

[@AMGF815]

You mean an update has improved the times? I still have the unit but I reset it and plan to sell it on ebay. I stopped using it and went with the HP Spectre x360 15 inch model and I still use a a Samsung Spin 13 inch.

[@ElysianCloud]

Ace i mean yeah, only takes a couple seconds to turn on from a closed lid

[@bassamkhalifa9226]

awesome as always ;) except about the battery life :D i can barely break the 10 hours with FHD display but using the battery companion :D keep it up ;)

[@TallyHoTech]

Thanks champ :) Your on the latest Bios and still not getting ten hours on the FHD? There were some guys in whirlpool forums saying they were. Your mileage will vary I guess. Have a good day :)

[@tblack3514]

Great reviews on the XP 15. You really made my mind for me. I am buying the 250 SSD and want to upgrade toa 1 tb SSD. Can you recommend a good had with a good price? Thanks again. Good reviews!

[@TallyHoTech]

+T Black Cheers mate. You're gonna love it. The Samsung 850 EVO seems to be popular and well priced. All the best. Tally Ho

[@blatcher2]

Been keeping up with your videos for a fee months now and was just wondering: What applications don't scale well with the 4k screen? The 1080p has better battery life than later and doesn't suffer from down scaling issues in game (a lost of quality cause by running a resolution less than native). Your praise for the 4k screen have really made me wonder if I want the 1080p screen or not.

[@TallyHoTech]

Well the 4k is the best screen I have used not to say the FHD is bad. OBS screen recorder is the only app I noticed scaling on. Only downside to 4k is less battery than FHD. Do you need 4k?

[@blatcher2]

+Western Gents United As a highschool senior looking for a powerhouse of a notebook with decent battery life, I dont NEED 4k. The 4k screen would mostly be used for notes and essays. I want the XPS 15 for its power (quad core was a requirement), sleekness, and battery life. I like the idea of higher DPI but do you think its worth it for the sacrificed battery life / readability

[@TallyHoTech]

+blatcher2 If you don't need 4kand you want battery life definitely get the 1080P unless depending on your usage getting 5 to 7 hours is enough battery life for you. You can always get the power companion which I have a video on too. good luck with you senior year and least you wont be a sheep Apple user :)

[@wudzy5674]

Make your intro and outro a little more professional, buddy! Otherwise I just wanted to say thanks for the review, and you earned yourself a subscriber.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Olav Skogen Thanks for subscribing and your feedback>Best regards

[@MrEman2001]

i have the same and i love it to the moon and back, sold my mac book 15 for this :-)

[@TallyHoTech]

Yea boy :) So glad I sold my Mac too! Tally-ho

[@shutanudutta3872]

+emmanuel uba So did I :D

[@TallyHoTech]

Yea!

[@MultiRON63]

+emmanuel uba im thinking of buying XPS 15 top version this june. Shouldi wait for macbook to release? This will be my first ever laptop.

[@TallyHoTech]

Sanket Chitnis Get the Dell XPS 15. The Next Mccbook Pro will only be a Skylake refresh it may or may not have a 4k screen but at best I think it will only match the XPS 15 and not exceed it at all and by very little. Also with the XPS 15 you will get all the advantages of Windows (more apps, works with everything and gaming) and you will save yourself at least $1000. I will be looking at the Macbook Pro when it comes out. I guess you have a choice to make. Let us know what you choose. Tally Ho

[@timmitchell1752]

Thanks for the review. I just bought one of these myself last week and so far it's been - ok. I actually took back the first one I bought because I found myself in an endless loop of installing the OS immediately followed by it booting into recovery mode every time. I'm curious about whether you reinstalled the OS or used the default Dell image. On my second unit I had planned to wipe the factory image and reinstall from scratch, but for whatever reason I could never get it to detect that there was a disk present during the Windows setup (which is one of the symptoms I saw in my first one I took back). Since I'd already wasted a day and a half trying to get the first one running, I gave up and just went with the default Dell OS install, upgrading to Pro from there. I'm not unhappy with it, but not entirely happy either - I'm noticing that the OS seems to hang periodically even when the system is not under a load. I'd give it a 7.5/10, which I suspect would go up if I could figure out how to just wipe and reinstall from scratch.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Tim Mitchell Hey champ. I have the video for you on how to install Windows on the XPS 15 and yes I always fresh install. The reason Windows does not see your SSD I'd because in the Bios the SATA mode is set to raid on. In this case you will need to load the Intel rapid storage controller (f6). But if you follow my method it's better. Check out my how to install Windows 10 on the Dell XPS 15

[@TimMitchellNet]

+Western Gents United Thanks so much! That was exactly what I was missing. I did a reinstall last night after watching the video you mentioned, and it went off with nary a glitch. I appreciate the info!

[@TallyHoTech]

+Tim Mitchell Great news. Thanks for watching. Consider subscribing. All the best. Tally-ho

[@emokster]

Great video and great series on the XPS 15. Do you have any problem with the screen auto dim and sometimes changes the color slightly?

[@TallyHoTech]

Thanks for watching champ. I can't say I have had that problem. Ciao

[@jaredzzz]

FYI, confusingly AHCI mode in the RAID settings puts the SSD into native NVMe mode. The RAID ON option turns on Intel Rapid Storage Technology, which will emulate AHCI. (It's more complicated than that, but that's the gist of it.) AHCI mode probably should be renamed to something like "native mode" since the meaning was originally for non-NVMe drives, i.e. if have an older system with a SATA drive, AHCI has the drive natively exposed (it uses AHCI) whereas RAID ON mode lets you RAID the drive by itself (degraded RAID) or with another drive. (Obligatory disclaimer: I work for Dell.)

[@TallyHoTech]

I actually did say in my 1 month review that I don't know if Dell call NVMe something else in the Bios. I have been told by Dell support its not possible to NVMe boot because the hardware is not capable. I don't know what to believe but surely if you have the XPS 15 AHCI mode that's not the same as running in the NVMe protocol? If you could clear that up it would be good.

[@jaredzzz]

"AHCI mode" means native drive mode. The bizarre wording is because of IRST and the wording not being changed to reflect IRST support being added for NVMe in our Skylake client systems. When you use RAID mode, the BIOS does a port remapping of the NVMe drive and instead exposes a virtual disk where AHCI is emulated. I believe it's the PCH doing the emulation but would need to actually check on that. I'm an OS Architect on our client Linux team where I've helped with getting support for NVMe on our client systems. (We've already been shipping hot swappable NVMe drives on our servers for years.) Intel doesn't support the IRST version needed for NVMe IRST RAID on Linux, so instead we only support native NVMe mode, which is supported. We have a rule in our order system that when Ubuntu is ordered on a client system with an NVMe drive, the BIOS setting in question is set to AHCI mode, as that is how we set the drive to be used in the supported native NVMe mode.

[@jaredzzz]

Western Gents United​ BTW, could you let me know who in Dell support you talked to? I can see if we can document this better.

[@TallyHoTech]

Thanks for clearing that up. Have you got a email? I will forward the email.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Daniel Jared Domínguez This is the Q: I asked I want to install the 950 Pro www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/ssd950pro/overview.html The Bios does not support NVMe. When will this be added to the Bios? Response was HiGood day! Regards to the query, it does not have the required specifications to support the SSD 950 Pro as it is working as per design. A BIOS update will not help either. The case number for this would be 919474837. Should you have any further inquiries, please do not hesitate to feedback to us through this email or contact us via the contact number in the signature below. Kind regards,Dalmisha KaurTechnical Support Specialist - ProSupportDell | Global Support ServicesToll Free: Pro Support - 1300 662 087 (AU) | 0800 203 355 (NZ)

[@phutureproof]

So I've just started a new job, I'm a software developer, my employer asked me what machine I'd like and (not to be cheeky) I suggested an AMD desktop machine for around £800, my employer laughed at me and ordered one of these xps 15 machines, after reading up on the spec and watching a couple of your vids (and others) I have to say I cannot wait for my new laptop to arrive!

[@TallyHoTech]

+phutureproof What a awesome Boss with great taste. I hope you enjoy. Let us know what you think.

[@phutureproof]

+Western Gents United So the laptop arrived today, as I mentioned before I'm a software developer and I mainly use my machines for VM's and heavy code editing using either Visual Studio or PHPStorm, this laptop is far beyond anything I need for work! Build quality is top notch, carbon fiber keyboard surround is lovely though I generally plug in a wired keyboard and mouse. The screen is gorgeous, the ssd is out of this world and even with fast boot disabled (because I run Ubuntu dual boot and sometime need to mount the windows partition) it still boots up in the blink of an eye. This is the single best machine I have used in any category whether it be gaming (kerbal space program and elite dangerous) or serious coding, or running virtual machines this beast laughs at everything. Can't recommend enough!

[@TallyHoTech]

Awesome news! Glad you like it. Thanks for sharing :)

[@HotNitrogen]

+phutureproof how is gaming on your xps 15? Does it throttle? How is it on CPU intensive games such as KSP?

[@phutureproof]

+Infinityfighter It's a monster! I haven't noticed any throttling at all. It runs a little loud, the fans are pretty incredible, but it doesn't get too hot. If I drop the resolution down to 1280 x 720 and turn up the AA it stays whisper quiet

[@Raxx425]

good review, I love the design of the xps the screen is beautiful. I wouldn't mind getting one of these with nvidia graphics, not sure if that's an option. I maybe buying one in the near future.

[@TallyHoTech]

+RAXX425 Yes it's a great piece of kit. Yes you can get it with a GTX 960M :) All the best.

[@lacrosseattacker10]

Great review! Would you mind listing the specs? The one I just bought was the $1500 i7 8gb ram quad core.

[@TallyHoTech]

Awesome let us know what you think of the beast. I have a i7, 16gb Ram 4k Screen and I upgraded the 256gb SSD to a 950 Pro 512gb.

[@jmnovelli]

Nice review, and it's an important one, cause it's not the same than others for a few days or weeks of use. I got one question for you, for me it's not possible to get this Dell in my country because they don't sell it here so I'm planning to get this one in a trip but I've read about problems with the Wi-Fi, did you experienced that? if so, did you solved it? Thanks a lot.

[@TallyHoTech]

+JM NF I think the only problems I have heard about Wifi with this model is when you use it with a MX Anywhere 2 mouse. They just had a update that seems to have resolved this. I have had no problems for what its worth.

[@jmnovelli]

+Western Gents United thanks a lot, I'll go for it!

[@TallyHoTech]

+JM NF Woot Woot!

[@henry770]

Lucky guy. My XPS 15 9550 is now on it's second trip back to Dell for repairs.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Daniel Henry Hopefully there wont be a 3rd. Lets us know how it goes.

[@henry770]

+Western Gents United There was a third. On the third try Dell finally concluded that it was not repairable and, last week, offered me a full refund. The fact that they did, I think, shows how committed their are to their customer satisfaction guarantee. Since I had very strong reason to believe that the problem was with that particular unit and not the XPS 15 9550 design as such, I promptly went to the local Microsoft Store and purchased another one. Then I wrote the last Dell support rep with whom I spoke to tell him that I had done so because I really do love the design of the machine, I was convinced that my experience with it was a atypical, and wanted to cast my vote for them attempting to push the envelope with design, which they obviously did here. The new one is sitting right next to me now, working out just fine. I'm happy with it. :)

[@TallyHoTech]

Awesome news! I'm glad you got it sorted in the end. Enjoy your beast. Tally Ho

[@CraftyTom94]

Nice video man, Hopefully il get mine next week :)

[@TallyHoTech]

+MikeOxlong IRE :) Awesome

[@CraftyTom94]

+ProgrammerWhoCan C (Timmy) Noticed that, my estimated delivery date is the 25th of Feb.

[@TallyHoTech]

+MikeOxlong IRE +Timothy C (Timmy) you guys got the beast yet?

[@TallyHoTech]

oh bummer. hope it get sorted promptly.

[@TallyHoTech]

Get a replacement. The screen alone makes it better than a MBA

[@knottymatt]

I've just upgraded from a 2013 Macbook Pro 15'' to Dell XPS 15. Never looking back!

[@TallyHoTech]

+Matthew Knott Yeh boy. Welcome to the Club.

[@S0UNDWAVE]

@Western Gents UnitedOn the Dell website for the the XPS 15 (i5 variant) it is quoted that the processor goes up to 3.2GHZ. When I check the specs from my device, it says the processor is 2.30GHZ. Could you please explain to me why this is? Tallyho

[@TallyHoTech]

+SoundWave The 2.3Ghz is the stock speed and the 3.2Ghz is the burst speed. Which it can do for a short time until it reached a certain heat the goes back to stock speed. That's normal.

[@gbarb18]

Ive been holding out for the new one. Cant wait!

[@TallyHoTech]

+Greg J Barber me either xD

[@mrmattymovies]

do you think it will be at the same price point? Also I agree about how they should change the rubber coating to decrease finger prints

[@gbarb18]

They should follow the same pricing

[@techgeek380]

This or a 13" macbook pro retina for college? Need to use adobe premiere and photoshop. And some general social networking and media consumption

[@TallyHoTech]

13" Macbook Pro is not great for Premiere. I had that before the XPS 15 and the XPS 15 is of a magnitude better

[@CRGB-ec3vu]

Should I get this or the Zenbook Pro with same specs and 4k + touch and save like $400?

[@TallyHoTech]

+CR7GB11 Well I guess is there a brand you trust? The Zenbook is not Skylake and only DDR 3 if it's the one I'm thinking about. The fact you can up grade the XPS to 32GB Ram in the future is great. Of course if you have a budget the Zenbook is a great computer.

[@patrickschulz1511]

+Western Gents United Sorry buddy, but the Zenbook Pro is using Skylake, same chip as the XPS and uses DDR4 RAM. In fact specs are about the same. You're thinking of last year's model so maybe research it. Dell has better screen and battery while Zenbook runs a bit cooler and quieter. If money is no object the Dell XPS 15 is slightly better but the Zebook Pro 15 is pretty sick and in my opinion looks better as its all metal and fingerprints aren't an issue

[@frankmonroe8421]

ive had my less then a week and want to return it which is what im doing this weekend. there is so many problems with mine. i also have the fully loaded model

[@TallyHoTech]

+Andrew Hollander Sorry to hear that. Hope you get it sorted.

[@playingfor4]

Frank Monroe what was wrong ? And did u get a new one that works great ?

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

Owned my XPS 15 for about a month and the only complaint I have is that it only lasts 4-5 hours for me at 25% brightness. I've updated all the drivers and BIOS but nothing seems to work. When on battery do you use "Power saver" or "Balanced" in the power plan settings?

[@TallyHoTech]

No I don't do anything. Your mileage will vary I guess. The only thing I done was a fresh install. Update the Bios and reset Bios to defaults and I have no bloatware. Just they apps I need like Adobe Suite a couple of games. Many people might not know but Chrome is a battery resource hog especially with plug ins. So on battery I use edge.

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

Western Gents United I guess I'm forced to use Edge if I'm on battery then. One issue that I forgot to mention is that when I'm playing CS:GO, every couple of seconds my ping spikes from 20 to 50. I've also used speedtest.net and my results were consistently 10ms above my 4 year old laptop (Sony Vaio) on the same Wi-Fi network. Do you have this issue with your unit?

[@TallyHoTech]

lvlaple4Ever You on 5Ghz or 2.4Ghz? Sometimes If you have a old router, new devices don't work well with them. I have experienced that and when I got a new router the opposite happens. Unless you get new router like the RT AC88U I made a video that has MU MIMO.

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

+Western Gents United That makes sense, my router supports 5Ghz but I don't use it because I often get disconnected for some strange reason. Thanks for all the replies and coverage of the XPS 15 for the past few months that convinced me to buy this laptop! :)

[@TallyHoTech]

You picked the right laptop :) 5Ghz can be flaky. It might be a idea to check your routers firmware for updates. Tally Ho

[@StefanAtzlinger]

With every video I watch about tat product I want it even more xD I want to get the 2017 Version with hopefully hdmi 2.0 and a secon d thunderbold 3. You make really good videos!

[@TallyHoTech]

Cheers mate. I guess they will have to add something to the next XPS as Skylake will still be the latest cpu. :)

[@BellJH]

+Western Gents United Maybe Kaby lake? Also hoping for a more power efficient Pascal GPU

[@mashinov1]

Thanks very much for this review.

[@TallyHoTech]

+mashinov1 cheers champ. Thanks for watching. Tally-ho

[@bkfinestmark]

I'm surprised you didn't have any problems with the sound because that wiimax blew out my subwoofer and the sond is horrible on my xps15 I have to take it back for a fix smh

[@TallyHoTech]

Oh dear, that's no good. I never crank my sound really. I guess there was a problem that's why Dell made a Bios fix. Hope you get it sorted let us know how you go) :)

[@bkfinestmark]

+Western Gents United they fixed it for me because it was a problem right out the box and there was still a warranty customer service was great .

[@TallyHoTech]

noonoo390 Great to hear. Well done Dell I suppose.

[@bkfinestmark]

+Western Gents United yea I got lucky they upgraded my 1080p 8 GB RAM to a 4k, 16gb and nvme Samsung drive 😆 .that free upgrade was sweet lol.

[@DogWifhat2025]

Quick question how long does batter last for a 15 inch i7 256ssd non touch with 1920x1080

[@Fideliiiis]

what about with touch?

[@Astonsayswhat]

I'll receive this laptop soon. Do I first update the BIOS, or first do the clean install ?

[@TallyHoTech]

+Simplicius A. I would update the Bios first. I'm not sure you will have to. It should run on the latest. Then I would clean Install Windows. I have videos on this heck them out on My XPS 15 play list

[@Astonsayswhat]

Western Gents United Already watched most of them! You show two versions of the clean install, has the more advanced one any benefits ? How can I check my BIOS when first booting ?

[@martweb3197]

I've been a mac user for the longest time (Though, I'm not completely narrow-minded like other folks) for the fact that my mac has never failed me during live performances, and also I prefer the OS. However, It's come time for me to upgrade, and I've been exercising all my options. The PC market has definitely stepped up it's game, and the OS seems like it's getting better with time. I feel like I've narrowed it down between the XPS 15 and the Asus ROG G501. Aesthetically pleasing, and enough under the hood to get things done. I've done some research and found out Asus has the least failure rate amongst PC's. Which is assuring. However, I can't help but feel more attracted towards this dell. My main concern with spending this much on a PC is the longevity. Especially coming from Dell! I never thought I'd be looking into Dell's, but here I am, foaming at the mouth over this gorgeous machine. I guess my question is, for anybody who's owned these new XPS models is would you recommend it? Have you encountered any issues?

[@TallyHoTech]

+Mart Web I'm the same here. I really don't care Mac or PC other than the PC I can game on and everything works and I more App and utilities choice. I just get what I think is the best machine I can but for my needs. I weighed up the 15" MacBook Pro, ASUS ux501(The ROG G501 was not skylake) ect. At the end of the day the XPS 15 is just the best of the bunch. Best Specs, small size. I have had 0 problems and highly recommend this laptop and build quality and upgradability. If you have a problem Dell will sort it out. Mine was one of the first 9550 to be released last November.I expect any teething problems to have been sorted by now. Tally ho.

[@martweb3197]

Thanks for your reply! This makes me feel more confident about purchasing. Cheers. :)

[@RayRemillardActor]

what, nothing to say about the track pad? I love my 9550 but I constantly get frustrated tapping the trackpad to open a link and nothing happens and tapping and tapping and tapping and pressing hard and moving the cursor around and finally it reacts then other times it works just fine. That's the only thing about this computer I wish I were better except for the quality of the audio

[@TallyHoTech]

+Ray Remillard - Actor No problems with my track pad. Try this forum.notebookreview.com/threads/xps-13-9530-xps-15-9550-replace-windows-ptp-precision-touchpad-ptp-driver-with-synaptics-driver.783990/ Tally-ho

[@blbhansel8226]

pls i would like to know if the DW1820 3x3 802.11ac 2.4/5GHz + Bluetooth 4.1 wifi card can be upgraded to the killer Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 wifi card , thanks

[@TallyHoTech]

+Blb Hansel I'm 100% sure. I will look into it. Should be able too.

[@blbhansel8226]

+Western Gents United ,,,,okay if can be done , let me know and thanks for your fast response

[@erikmartin63]

I am looking at this laptop for use as an engineering student. Will this computer have enough power to run solidworks, autocad, and other software with ease?

[@erikmartin63]

+Western Gents United Thanks, looks like I've found myself a reliable pc for the next few years.

[@Hunt3rNz]

Had a lot of problems with the laptop , mouse pad not working , speakers problems .. They had to send technicians up to my house 4 times , in the end the motherboard seem to be dying how ever I still love how it looks and works

[@TallyHoTech]

That's no good mate. How was Dell support? They sort it out no problems? Tally-ho

[@Hunt3rNz]

+Western Gents United yup all fine, nothing wrong now that I know of

[@bravskeen]

Hi I was wondering whether to get this laptop or the dell 15 7559. I want to be able to play any games and it'll be mostly used for uni so need it to last throughout the day? thanks

[@TallyHoTech]

+braveen .pahirathan You need the 1080P XPS 15 9550 with the 84W battery if you want it to last the day. Cheers

[@TechDealz]

How is the fan behavior on this laptop? After an extended gaming load (30 mins+), do the fans go back to idle quickly?

[@TallyHoTech]

+iTouchMax Yes they do. Within seconds.

[@TechDealz]

Do the fans run while the laptop is just charging and idling at the desktop? Read some stuff online that indicated issues like that including connectivity with the TB 15 Thunderbolt 3 dock. If you could advise especially about the fans always being on while charging it would be great. I'm thinking of cancelling my UHD/i7/512SSD/16GB order right because of many horror stories online.

[@victorhomocea4812]

Hi mate, What DPI percentage do you use? I tried to be hardcore and used 100% but currently 175% seems ok for me.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Victor Homocea I think I'm on 175% too. Seems right :)

[@theirishvegan6474]

Do you know how to fix the delay on the touchpad ? I have turned of delay on touchpad advanced settings already but there's still a delay.

[@johnnyonpc6799]

I`ll work all the summer TO buy THIS !

[@TallyHoTech]

+johnnyonPC it will be with it.

[@gowii6588]

Man! I cant choose between the XPS 15 or the Macbook Pro 13 2015 or more likely the 2016. I am just a student. Im going to choose it for sudying taking notes, browsing the web and playing some small powering games like cs go and leauge og legends Can you please help me?? :)

[@TallyHoTech]

+Gowii Well I sold my Macbook Pro 13 2015 and got the XPS 15. Best decision ever. As for the 2016 MBP 15. There are no new Intel CPUs out so at best it Specs will just be a match with the XPS 15. So that being the case and seeing the XPS 15 can be easily upgraded and you will save a lot of money. For me the XPS 15 is a no brainer

[@3rdlastsurvivor]

I only get 5-6 hours with the updated BIOS. I always have it at 25 percent Brightness and this is the battery time for web browsing. I have the i5 with the 56 watt battery is this normal? I feel like Macafee (pre-installed) uses a lot of power. Should I do a fresh install? Should I get rid of Macafee? Is it bad to not have a antivirus p? Also just wondering what is the bloat ware I can uninstall?

[@TallyHoTech]

6 hours is a good number. I use edge when on battery (chrome can guzzle juice) and I done a fresh Windows install. So that's no bloat Macafee (it has defender built in) I only installed Premiere colour, dell power management and Dell updater. I left the rest to Windows to sort out

[@3rdlastsurvivor]

+Western Gents United is it worth keeping mcafee on? I feel like I should have virus protection but it kills battery! How did you do a fresh install by the way and last question, what number should I expect with the 56 watt battery I thought I would be better considering there's only a i5 in the device (awesome channel btw)

[@TallyHoTech]

+THIRD | Counter Strike Fresh install you make a bootable Win 10 usb from here www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10 then all you do is run the setup.exe inside the windows bootable usb you make (back up your stuff 1st) then follow the prompts and select don't keep anything when you install. I would not use Macafe, windows defender is fine.

[@sushantasamantaray7140]

when is xps 15 9560 expected release date?? is it going to be refreshed like xps 13 9360??

[@TallyHoTech]

Yes it will be a refresh like the XPS 13 9360. Hopefully Dell wait for the Quad core Kaby Lake CPU's in that case it will be early next year.

[@ThePaulpope]

I have bios 1.15 which I think is the latest but I'm only getting 5 hours max ?.....the only think I hate about this computer is that it hasn't got OSX....

[@TallyHoTech]

I guess your mileage may vary. If I'm inside in a low light situation. 25% screen brightness is sufficient for me. I done a fresh install of Windows and I have no bloat or antivirus. The day I sold my 13" Macbook Pro I was doing cartwheels I did not have to suffer the pain of Mac OSX. Yosemite was a dog of a OS. To be fair El Capitan did improve things somewhat but not enough to make me stay.

[@ThePaulpope]

+JC Vesicularia Ummmm not much I don't like about OSX... still lots I don't like about Windows. Worst thing about Windows is there is no built in .pdf support except for the stupid browser and movie editing is a pain in the ass. Also it's basically a support program for spyware if you Se default privacy settings.

[@csaREEM]

+JC Vesicularia I don't mind Mac OSX but Yosemite was buggy and the frigging WiFi on 5Ghz was always playing up. The thing is the XPS 15 was a much better computer (better specs and more powerful) and it was actually cheaper than the latest MBP 13" so I guess it was a easy decision. At the end of the day the OS either way don't bother me.

[@ThePaulpope]

+JC Vesicularia It's not fabulous it does collect fingerprints and they really can't be cleaned easily but it also tends to be a very matte finish so they don't show as much as they might on other surfaces. But still it is a issue.

[@luisgarciaalanis]

I went to the store and my eyes can't see the pixels of the 1080p version... why 4K? if you lower the resolution to 1080p, do you still get the 10 hour battery life benefit?

[@TallyHoTech]

I edit 4k video and I can see it one to one. It's also useful if you want multiple windows open at once. Your right though if you don't need it there is no point getting it

[@luisgarciaalanis]

+Western Gents United Have you tried lowering the res just to see battery life at 1080p. I assume what really consumes power is the x4 pixel computation and not the amount of pixels on the lcd. Its hard to find an objective review of the machine at 1080p...

[@TallyHoTech]

+Luis Garcia Alanis It doesn't work like that as far as I know the pixel will still be powered.

[@Dantheman1219]

Either your table isn't flat, or your chassis has a massive bow in it. I keep seeing it rock back and forth when you rest a hand on it with the screen open.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Dan Jacques Yer the table rocks on floor. :) The XPS is a tank! Well so far anyway.

[@Dantheman1219]

Ah, that's relieving. I have the same model and I did need to give the frame a light flex to make it sit perfectly flat. But it never rocked that much! Haha

[@uavman3950]

Had the XPS 15 for a few months now and although I can't really fault the specs even with some slight upgrades I've added, I would WARN you that if you crack the glass it WILL cost you. I've just had to pay £600.00 (GBP) for a new display after just a digitizer breakage... BASICALLY get the accidental cover!!

[@TallyHoTech]

+UAV Man Ouch, that's go to hurt. That's like $1200 Australian. That's not cricket

[@uavman3950]

Its a lesson for sure... I purchased this over a Macbook Pro but in my experience the 'Cost of Ownership' could be the crucial point. I'd cracked the screen and assumed it would be a simple new glass digi only to be told 600 GBP.... PS. thats 'part exchange' price too. They took the old one back!!! Outcome now is I'm seeking a cheap laptop for everyday work while this beast sits alone on the temperamental DELL Dock...

[@CraftyTom94]

I'd like a link to that sleeve if you can find one.

[@TallyHoTech]

It was a ACME from San Francisco brand. I'm not sure they have it anymore. I think they are owned by Lowepro. I got it from DWI.. Cheers mate thanks for your support.

[@renzobonifazi2322]

Is it bent on the left? I see from the video a little bit shake of the pc.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Renzo Bonifazi Definitely not bent, it will be the table :)

[@ClewinVaz]

Good review but a stupid intro.

[@lynardramos5448]

+Clewin Vaz haha

[@TheRoboticPineapple]

So true

[@MrKodanNche]

Can't NVME support be added with a bios update?

[@TallyHoTech]

+MrKodanNche Actually when you set it in AHCI mode it allows it to run natively. So I know its confusing but yes NVMe M.2 SSD will run natively so even though it set to AHCI it runs in NVMe mode

[@MrKodanNche]

+Western Gents United Ah, ok that clears things up. Thanks a lot. 😊

[@TallyHoTech]

+MrKodanNche No problem champ. Thanks for watching. Have a great day. Tally-ho

[@zzMjRzz]

Has the trackpad issue been solved with software updates ect.?

[@TallyHoTech]

+zzMjRzz I never had any issues? with the XPS 15?

[@zzMjRzz]

+Western Gents United I've heard of some trackpad issues (mouse jumping/ lag while scrolling) with the XPS 13 and occasionally the XPS 15. I'm looking to buy a 13, but am concerned with this issue. If you haven't heard of it, then I guess that's good news!

[@TallyHoTech]

No problems here :) Its a solid track pad.

[@247mediablogspot]

How hot does it really get when u play games like gta5 for like an her? And where is the fan outlet?down? Thanks

[@TallyHoTech]

+William Pat Fong Heat is not really a problem. Thermal are controlled well and there is no throttling Cheers

[@michaelchoi82]

Have a crackling/buzzing noise coming from the keyboard region- does anyone else have this? Is this the infamous "coil whine"?

[@TallyHoTech]

+Mike Choi It could be I have not had this problem.

[@Studio-7V]

Hold on a second, this doesn't support NVMe? I was left with the impression that with the right drivers I could get a 950 pro to work in nvme mode with my xps 15. Someone please tell me its possible, I'd be really bummed if I couldn't.

[@TallyHoTech]

In the Bios there are 2 options AHCI and RAID. There is no NVMe mode. Now from what I'm hearing from Dell is selecting AHCI will allow the SSD to run in its native mode. So if you have a NVMe drive I guess that means it can run in NVMe mode. It's a little confusing. It would be better if they had had a NVMe mode selectable in the BIOS instead of us just guessing if running in AHCI mode it's actually running in its native NVMe mode. I don't know my head hurts

[@Studio-7V]

+Western Gents United My head hurts too but I have a bit of an insight. AHCI is generally the interface the NVMe standard uses. RAID is just for multiple drive configurations. The best way to check if its running at NVMe speeds is to make a few disk read/write benchmarks. If reads are around 1500mb/s and writes are about 1000mb/s then its running at full speed. If you get something like 500mb/s or both then that's bad news. Could you check anytime soon?

[@Studio-7V]

+7Valletta Pardon me, just saw your video about the new SSD. So you are getting the full r/w speeds, essentially running I'm NVMe mode. What interface was that video on, SATA or RAID?

[@TallyHoTech]

I have a video on my SSD speeds. It was set to raid. I believe Dell do that because there are so many configuration and some have HDD and SSD so it just easier to set every machine to raid. The speeds I got was like 2400 read 1500 write people were getting the same speeds in AHCI too. Note we were using Samsung 950 Pros

[@Studio-7V]

+Western Gents United I'm intending to buy the same one, yeah. So everything will work fine, thanks!

[@AfroHawk1]

Can you use a graphic amplifier in this laptop ?

[@TallyHoTech]

+Carlos Torres when they have Thunderbolt 3 usb type C amplifiers it should be able too.

[@carnivalfanatic]

I have the xps 13 and it overheats and shuts down. Seem to be a big problem with the xps...but that starts one year after...

[@TallyHoTech]

+Denise Horne Have you installed the latest Bios and reset to bios defaults? If you have, your may be faulty I guess

[@ichisukeryu119]

When I first saw this in the shop I want to buy it straight away! gawd this is sow beautiful machine. only ugly side is the bottom of this lappy, otherwise, masterpiece!

[@TallyHoTech]

You know it :)

[@thanhhoang2237]

If i buy a Dell XPS 15 with configuration : 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Quad Core, 8GB, 256GB PCIe Solid State Drive After a long time using , Can I upgrade to 16GB or 32GB ram as well as Hard Drive and Battery.

[@TallyHoTech]

Yes you can upgrade the RAM to 32GB and SSD for sure

[@davidstark1000]

how many hours u get at full use 100% brightness?

[@TallyHoTech]

+David Stark Hey David. Around 4 to 5½ hours depending on what you're doing. Tally-ho

[@davidstark1000]

Cheers m8 & awesome vids, thanks!

[@TallyHoTech]

+David Stark You're welcome champ. Consider subscribing. All the best to you. Tally-ho

[@TallyHoTech]

+David Stark Hey David. If you want 8+ hours battery life you only have one choice. Get the full HD version with the big battery (84w) on that version you don't have the option of a 1tb HDD. Yes it's a option to get lower model with smaller SSD and less ram and upgrade it later. Hope that helps. Tally-ho

[@antaresQR]

saul goodman, is that you there?

[@TallyHoTech]

+antaresQR :) You need a Lawyer?

[@sweetmama6940]

this is dell xps 15 9550 laptop?

[@Trusteft]

If the spacebar has issues after 3 months of usage, I am not sure how that means that the build quality is good. Also, if you are video editor, ffs man stop using the keyboard of the laptop for work, use an external one! :)

[@unknown10.85]

That's what I don't understand I've watched a lot of cod 15 reviews and everyone happen to complain about the space bar the bios driver the battery life the touchpad but at the end they say ohh I love it it's better than the MacBook!!

[@Trusteft]

+Khallil Bouada If that's true, makes you think, doesn't it?

[@unknown10.85]

Yeah! A machine that cost almost $2000 and out of the box you get a dozen of issues that you need troubleshoot, and if you need a replacement you have to ship it back and wait for couple weeks again and hope that the issues has been fixed, but no thank you!

[@Trusteft]

Khallil Bouada If I Was going to get a new laptop right now it would be (for PC) an XMG or Lenovo. Otherwise probably a Mac.

[@unknown10.85]

+Trusteft hhhhh that's so funny cuz I'm in a market for a new pic and all I've been doing is search the Lenovo products for the past couple weeks to be more specific T460s, but at the same time I'm thinking about waiting until the release of the new MacBook and see what they'll offer!!

[@RediceRyan]

Can this laptop smoothly play youtube videos at 8k resolution and youtube videos at 4k 60 fps?

[@TallyHoTech]

4k 60fps no problem but where do I get 8k content? Cheers

[@StefanAtzlinger]

+Western Gents United search for "Ghost Towns in 8k" is it possible to watch this video in full resolution without studdering? thx

[@RediceRyan]

+Western Gents United For the ultimate test try running "Ghost Towns in 8k" at 2x speed which effectively plays it at 60fps.

[@StefanAtzlinger]

you can check the dropped frames if you right click on the video and click the penultimate option, In german it is called "Statistiken für Computerfreaks". thx

[@Meeperstein101]

+Redice playing at 2x speed doesn't increase the framerate, it doesn't make more frames. It just makes so each frame lasts twice as long

[@TheCheetahang]

is this better than macbook pro 15inch

[@TallyHoTech]

+Gurkhas soldier Yes. I discuss this in length in the video.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Gurkhas soldier Check out my 6 month review. I talk about the Mac

[@amurika6336]

first time here.. I laugh so hard when I heard the random t pain music in the middle of it lolll

[@TallyHoTech]

+From Google Ha ha .I guess you mean my intro.. You're not the only one it cracked up. All the best.

[@darkspl]

what is the price?

[@TallyHoTech]

+darkspl Depends where you live I got mine for $2799

[@auchoicevideos9132]

Hi Western Gentlement, I love your videos It saved me a lot of money at making the right decision, do you have a paypal account to donate some money?

[@TallyHoTech]

+Au Choice Videos Happy to help out Aussies. It s in my description link somewhere. +ARCHIE LUXURY is in Bangkok again>?

[@sweetmama6940]

its can play high games like gta v etc

[@vono360]

As powerful as this laptop is... It is nowhere near on its way to replacing my desktop.

[@TallyHoTech]

You must have a beast of a desktop :) . Kills my desktop but I do need to upgrade.

[@vono360]

+Western Gents United the nice thing about desktops is that you can build one from nothing that is two times as powerful as this laptop, for half the price! When you spend just as much on a desktop as you did this laptop, you get extreme overkill for a desktop.

[@Meeperstein101]

+vono360 Alright, tell me when you've found a way to carry a monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers/headphones, cables, and the desktop tower easily with no strain and set it up in a couple of seconds, with only using a small sleeve.

[@vono360]

+Meep Stein uhm.... That would be why I spent 2 grand on this laptop. It's a fantastic mobile workstation and is pretty powerful. But it still can't compare to a 2000 dollar desktop. It could never replace that desktop. That's all I said. Especially when you consider 2-3 monitors, a full mechanical keyboard, a full mouse, speakers you can actually use to fill a room and the ability to have hard drives with storage space reaching into the 10's of terabytes. Couple all of that with the ability to switch out a dead graphics card or a cpu, and you can't beat a desktop for the main computer.

[@seth4321]

That intro was SO FUNNY

[@TallyHoTech]

Thats pure ART champ :0

[@tmywu]

does it overheat?

[@TallyHoTech]

+Timothy Wu No, no throttling either :)

[@tmywu]

oh good, i was worried:P but yea, my experience with slim laptops + above-average GPU's has been a ton of overheating, good to hear do you game much though?

[@stel1000]

wanna let us see how the screen hinge opens for one time? why do you skip that? and the intro and ending thing sucks. please change it and u will be great

[@Overjustification]

+Stelios Kapet I got the same setup on my xps 15. Opening the laptop is one of the few disadvantages. You got to use two hands for it.

[@stel1000]

+Overjustification thanks man! maybe the next gen laptops by Dell will fix the hinge thing.

[@Srjrathore4470]

Here in india its very expensive to buy .. can any one sell it for 2 nd hand . If yes then please contact me . Bcoz i cant afford that high price . If anyone then please let me know. #Thanks

[@TallyHoTech]

+Suraj Rathore Sorry to hear they are so expensive I'm India. I love my Dell XPS 15 to much to sell it. All the best

[@maguinalejandro8036]

Tally-ho Tally-ho ladys & gentlemen 😂 nice review btw :D

[@TallyHoTech]

+Maguin Alejandro Thanks champ appreciate the support. Have a great day. Tally Ho

[@vincenthafliger2372]

this intro😂😂😂

[@TallyHoTech]

You know it xD

[@TheRamboBeast]

Surviving with no wear for 3 months is hardly an achievement; talk again in 2 years.

[@TallyHoTech]

Yes indeed. In two years I doubt anyone will care. 3 months with me is like 2 years anyway :). It gets thrown about a bit and has travelled. I have killed things within a week any times. Cheers mate

[@sweetmama6940]

its gud laptop fr gaming experince n fr othrz wrk

[@TallyHoTech]

+Sweet Mama Yes it's good for gaming and content creation.

[@TallyHoTech]

+Sweet Mama Yes, check out my Gaming videos playing Gta 5 and Fallout 4.

[@sweetmama6940]

ok thx u

[@KokoroDenshin]

Got mine today! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......................

[@TallyHoTech]

+HoboEpoch Yer boy! let us know what you think.

[@KokoroDenshin]

+Western Gents United I'm very happy with it so far, the hardware build is sharp and the uhd display is wow!

[@TallyHoTech]

Glad you enjoy!

[@haile4681]

Is that hot ?

[@TallyHoTech]

+Hai Le Nope thermal are well controlled

[@kevinwei3208]

Build quality is a joke. Used for 3 month, lcd replaced, motherboard replaced, back cover replaced, keyboard is going to be replaced... And bought a dell dock too, does work with this laptop. Never dell again

[@TallyHoTech]

+Kevin Wei sounds like you got a bad one. With all those things being replaced I would demand a new one. Hope you get it sorted.

[@francescos3995]

tally ho tally ho dont do that ever again yo!

[@TallyHoTech]

+TheTjekko x What. Lol

[@francescos3995]

hahaha no it was a bit weird but ur vids are cool

[@TallyHoTech]

Cheers mate

[@jakemars2601]

did u take this bag from your grandma? :d

[@TallyHoTech]

+Jake Mars Yer man. Granny loves here laptops. Designed for Mac. Cant you tell xD

[@KillerZero259]

Why are you so hard / abusive towards your devices though?

[@TallyHoTech]

That's just how I am I'm heavy handed and rough but to me this normal. People tell me I'm rough. I guess I don't believe in babying work tools.

[@paulaner37]

That intro was absolutely vomit inducing. Nice vid for the rest.

[@TallyHoTech]

Ha ha champ, that piece of art, what's not to love :) Cheers

[@thexxmaster]

Talyhotalygoladiesandgentleman. Why is this here?

[@brtnspn]

1.5 minutes of absolutely nothing in the beginning. Just get on with it!

[@TallyHoTech]

I love you Bro. thanks for watching

[@davidhunternyc1]

Is there a way to take off that ugly Intel sticker?

[@TallyHoTech]

+davidhunternyc Yes it's easy to take off