Dell Precision 5530 Overview

[@MrJitendra007]

I am a long time dell precision user, one thing is if u r looking for slim workstation u have to compromise with lot of things. U might have an issue with heat dissipation and next is upgrade. I have a Dell precision 7710 the cooling is fantastic as long as u don't block the air intake ports which is in the bottom I mean any laptop. For me I don't prefer the slim and sleek models due to the above reason.

[@renderdreality]

This was a really detailed and good review, thanks.

[@theoisme]

didn't notice any mention of the unusable web cam, which at this price range is very odd to me, hardly any point having it, unless you like people looking up your nose.

[@Rio9striker]

Thank you I was looking at this laptop but was not too sure, think I'll try purchase it next week.

[@Itsfirmy]

And what has been your experience?!

[@Rio9striker]

@@Itsfirmy I decided on the 5540 for the 4k screen and larger SSD

[@sangar197]

Good and quiet review

[@hifitodd]

I think my new gig is gonna get me one of these. Was hoping for a 5550 as this one seems to be getting a bit old

[@lohan5713]

Thanks for info, I just picked 1 up for gbp 400 with only 16g ddr4, I want to replace with 32gb or higher, but not sure what ddr is compatible, can you help me please?

[@Designerrifat]

Is good for premium level graphic design?

[@benpanesar6329]

Hello will laptop be suitable for photo editing and some video editing over the Dell XPS 15

[@sakh2006]

I'm looking to get a new laptop from my work who gives out Dell's. Wondering if I should go for the 5530 or wait until the 5540 comes out hopefully in 2019? I read the 5530 had a good amount of fan noise as well as thermal throttling, although not as bad as the earlier 5520.

[@DGTLBits]

It is really up to you, but the performance limitations are because of the chassis size. Unless Intel makes radical chip architecture changes in the 9th generation CPUs I doubt they are going to be able to make any significant changes to increase the chassis' ability to cool a 45W CPU. 45W heat needs 45W of cooling. To be clear though, the thermal issues I found are not enough to keep me from using the 5530 as my day to day laptop, they just aren't noticeable outside of benchmark testing.

[@abdullahiftikhar2131]

Is it ok to buy this in 2023 for coding?

[@candidobm]

This one or Macbook Pro Vega 20? I will use it for rendering 3D photogrammetric models. Thanks!

[@Candleinthedark2]

Bernardo Candido definitely a pc with 4 cores 😅. For 3D you dont need much cores for example but 4 cores are great. You need more when it comes to shading . Therefore there won’t be a core too much. I wouldn’t recommend a Mac for 3D Photogrammetric models ,because most of the Programms are shortened for macOS or only playable over parallels or boot camp or something like that. Programms like parallels or taking space from your drive for windows isn’t something what you want. It slows down everything. Apple has it own programms and while you using that it’s soo great, because it’s optimized. So if you working with apple Programms get a mac, if you’re working with Autocad , photoshop etc get a pc :)

[@ahmetemirakbulut]

Thank you very much. ☺️ Very helpful.

[@zytro2618]

At 0:22 you say that theres "a fingerprint sensor within the power button". I never even knew it was a fingerprint sensor. If it is a sensor, how do i enable it? Going on settings it says that fingerprints are unavailable as it couldn't find a fingerprint scanner. Also, when i go on device manager, it doesn't show me any biometric option, showing that I have a fingerprint sensor. Ive been searching soo much for an answer. On the Dell website, it shows people have had fingerprint issues on the same laptop as me 'Dell Precision 5530' but I've never had an option to even enable my fingerprint sensor. ANYONE please help.

[@ronsonjames8462]

If you're power button has a light in it, it's the version without fingerprint sensor in it.

[@jaroslavjurica7069]

After one month of tweaking drivers with TB16 docking station that has active fans (and noisy) and not waking up the system, not adding peripherals and Realtek Drivers does not work properly. Adding 2nd extra SSD is hell on earth, still solving problems with freezing. Latest nvidia driver with bug!? After reinstaling system problem persists so I am deeply frustrated with this laptop. Is this really DELL? Ctrl+Alt+DELLete

[@SouperMaruchan]

So what I'm understanding is that you can't power this laptop over thunderbolt? I got a used one of these and plan to dock it, and I was hoping to only use 1 cable

[@DGTLBits]

You certainly can, but you will not get the amount of power this laptop demands at full load.

[@TheContrariann]

Dear Sir, twò questions: 1. Is it Pen 🖊 Compatibile ⁉️ The latest Precision 4K Touchscreen is Pen 🖊 Compatibile in this 5530. 2. Is it worth it in late 2023 or 2024 ⁉️

[@MrSojek]

Is it possible to turn off the touch screen?

[@jockelill]

Yes, you do it in the bios. Press F2 when you start the computer to enter the bios setup.

[@alexzil2142]

What do you mean this isn't meant for gaming ? Isn't it good enough for games ?

[@theprestige_publicspeaking]

Thank you

[@RalphNgOfficial]

What's the difference between this model (precision 5530) and the XPS 15?

[@luz4466]

The GPU unit, this one is quadro the other one is Geforce (so this one is made for things like CAD and the xps 15 is for gaming)

[@SirW0nka]

You are getting more ports too.

[@Matanumi]

@@SirW0nka on which model?

[@geneatencio]

How much did this sell for when it was brand new?

[@cherryartist17]

I just bought a refurbished one for $600 [i7 8850H, 32RAM, 1TB SSD]. I’m not using it for anything intensive though.

[@geneatencio]

@@cherryartist17 I just bought a refurbished one for 550, but I wondered how much they sold for at the time they were brand new when they had just come out?

[@nsoforgerald2192]

7:11 he said it's around three thousand dollars

[@geneatencio]

@@nsoforgerald2192 thank you! Wow to that!

[@acrosstheuniverse3735]

Will I need 6-cell 97Wh Lithium Ion battery with ExpressCharge™ instead of 3-cell

[@artkarp]

Great review! If you replace the second HD with an SSD drive, would that give you better battery life?

[@DGTLBits]

In order to install a second hard drive, you must select the lower capacity battery, so no.

[@laochang938]

very good review, thank you

[@darthbehfans7437]

Anyone knows if the quadro card is useful in linux?

[@DGTLBits]

Absolutely. Dell will not sell you Ubuntu installed from the factory with the Quadro card selected (the configurator will force you to select Windows), but as long as you select the Intel WiFi card option, everything will work fine under Ubuntu, and the driver support for Quadro cards in Linux is great.

[@ap-ap6667]

@@DGTLBits Do you know why Dell 7530 does not support Quadro cards with Linux?

[@zaguerinho]

Overkill for a developer?

[@jotomato]

Jorge Ramirez very

[@abdullahrazzaki]

How much did this model cost?

[@Moti0nGFX]

Use google dude...

[@DGTLBits]

List price for this configuration was around $3100, but Dell runs pretty regular discounts.

[@WildcatTofu]

Just bought one with 50%off listing price + 10% ebates cash rebate + 10% amex rebate. it is a great deal.

[@melvincan7761]

@@WildcatTofu whered you get that

[@maozedong2186]

i saw this on ebay for 1500€. quadro 4gb, i7 8750h and 32gb ram. i think i pick it up