Finally the PERFECT Creator Laptop? XPS 15 9500 Review after 3 Months!

[@sunrocketz6489]

why do people's wallpapers look awesome on their screens but when I put them on my screen, they look like crap.

[@Gabriel-l]

Maybe its your monitor not having good colour accuracy. Otherwise, if you're looking for nice wallpapers, I would recommend Pexels.com . It's got lots of 4k wallpapers with genres ranging from digital art to real photography. Maybe you'll find something that you'll like there.

[@muhammadbintang1989]

@@Gabriel-l hey thanks for the information man.

[@kp-od8ji]

Invest your saved in a good monitor. It is, in my opinion, the most important part of a laptop. ...but it cost really a lot of money.

[@Shubham_Sinn]

I have the exact same laptop but still :(

[@lumdermaku]

5:17, it is a glass trackpad, it's just that it has a frosted finish on top, its like a soft "rubber-y" finish to make it smooth like pretty much all glass trackpads are now.

[@Shubham_Sinn]

Yes right.

[@jorgena2025]

Such a high level review 🔝

[@Quintalux]

I personally love your review the most of all videos about XPS 15 on youtube, thank you for making such a comprehensive review!

[@realSethMeyers]

This is an extremely high quality piece. I wish more reviewers would skip the obnoxious youtube personality stuff and just get straight to the point, like you do. Well done!

[@tkhsu9092]

the black material will be sticky after a few years of light use, which is utterly stupid, I will never buy dell again (the case is broken before the machine brokes, wtf)

[@abhishekomprakash4074]

In 2023, indeed it is a great laptop. What i cant understand why it comes with 720p web camera. Should have been at least 1080p camera.

[@harmanmziiri]

This is probably the only review that actually helped me to know wether this laptop is worth it or not.

[@ekkomanhighlights388]

Same

[@tkhsu9092]

the black material will be sticky after a few years of light use, which is utterly stupid, I will never buy dell again (the case is broken before the machine brokes, wtf)

[@TheSaint7770]

I just became a subscriber. At first, early on in the video, I noticed your cadence in speaking was very fast. But, having viewed numerous online reviews about the new XPS 15, I was looking for someone to really put it all together in a thorough and honest manner that I knew to look for when I saw it. Well, I just saw it. Thank you! I am pretty much set on getting it with the exact specs that you have for yours. That said, I am concerned about getting one from a "bad" batch. I do not want to be on the phone with CS support. Perhaps I will give it another month for Dell to get this all straightened out or may be I will place my order tomorrow. Either way, your assessment was spot on both fair but also realistic. Great Job!! I got the extra push that I needed.

[@Shubham_Sinn]

I also got the exact same model as in the video and I ordered a few months ago. I was lucky as I did not have any issues (including the trackpad). Hope the same for you.

[@drewsstudio5637]

love your review style

[@zerohbeat]

This is probably one of the best reviews of the XPS 15 I have seen! Awesome review.

[@jediknightdiscomike22]

I had a chance to review both the New Dell XPS 15 2020 and the Dell XPS 15 2019 versions personally. My only complaint about the new Dell XPS 15 2020 version is that the keyboard is good, but not as good as the 2019 version. I love the keyboard travel, and the power button feels SOLID on the older version of the XPS. My two complaints about the older XPS 15 is that it supports only ONE M.2 Slots, and that the speakers are on the downside instead of having top firing speakers like the 2020 version does. Hey Dell, are you listening ?

[@jediknightdiscomike22]

@Sagres d'Amor Yes it does. The new laptop keyboard does feel pretty good. But on the older laptop, it feels more premium. I just love the keyboard on the previous model.

[@flyatnight-1812]

I am complete in love with my unit. When you close it and place it on a table the slanted design gives me chills. But can u help me with the dust problem? It’s not really a problem and I don’t really care but I just wanna take care of this laptop like a baby. Maybe upload a guide to maintaining your laptop conditions?

[@lynniep2653]

This is honestly one of the best, most concise and informative/relevant reviews I’ve ever seen! Thank you!!

[@ethanHat]

Wow, such an awesome review! Great job dude!

[@Thaddeus.J.DeWyse]

Amazing review!! Thanks for making this!!

[@stephen1381]

Nice comprehensive review. Well done Brian

[@ronniefromOR]

great video .. can you tell me what stand you're using at 3:07? that looks like a great space saver

[@kahlospirit24]

Did you find out? I'm interested too

[@abhijithajith9114]

Excellent review brother , lovedd it ❤️

[@audiojunkie5435]

Awesome review - great detail!

[@badrekb5175]

yep i also swipe back the watch, since it's getting annoying when I am typing . Nice vid (i prefer the 17 model tho)

[@srivatsha2108]

Precise & very useful review to the point. Good work. Thanks.

[@blazbohinc4964]

I own the maxed out 17inch version. Such a great machine.

[@stephaniemay9090]

hows the size? is it true that its much more like a 15 inch than a 17 inch?

[@jacksonlaframboise6257]

I’m hyped. Got a speced out 15 one for 1620.00 usd. Blackfriday and open box sales made this less painful.

[@fanofeminem3817]

Nice and detailed review

[@YashSharma-zz4bf]

Thank you this was very helpful 👍👍

[@tomchurchill6958]

Best review I’ve ever seen.

[@alex561]

got mine a week ago. great device. only thing that i cant get over yet is the giant ass caps lock button. annoying af.

[@andresvidoza]

Veery nice. Well done. Love the story line and cinematography included within the video. Good stuff man

[@jasperm.478]

What mouse do you use with your dell xps? You should make a video on your favorite accessories to use with it such as mouse, headphones, external hard drives, cases, docking stations, etc.

[@kevinnewcomen2747]

Thanks for the review and for making it relevant to someone like me.

[@shawndrebit1428]

Great review. Do you have a link for the ram upgrade?

[@viligyurimb9724]

Hi, I'm lookin' forward buying one, I noticed something in the video. You have the FHD+, at 4:46 it mentions the color accuracy, it shows 92% DCI-P3, what about AdobeRGB?

[@BrianAlex]

Apparently technically 100%, but I didn't find any actual measurements for the 1080p panel, most review sites only have the 4K version

[@juanfelipecaicedo7035]

wonderful review! thanks

[@jonathanthomforde6133]

I have an XPS 15 9500 and I absolutely love it. However, I am having some driver problems, as my speaker audio is for some reason is just static and my screen will occasionally bug out and/or freeze. The computer itself is still awesome though.

[@vickij8417]

That doesn't sound awesome given the price. Mine had a lot of issues after about 6 months.

[@jeffreydijkstra3391]

i have the same thing, screen freezes sometime for the last few days. although after a few days these issues just disappeard.

[@itsaaronmiller]

yep I have the XPS 17 and have intermittent audio issues. First time audio stopped entirely. 2 hours on the phone with dell and they finally fixed it on their last step before sending someone out. 2nd time, only had static so called and they reinstalled drivers. Kind of sucks with the audio issues but other than that and minor coil whine, the laptop has been great for my mobile editing machine

[@ricosun]

I have this laptop and I love it. Only wished it had a AMD 4800 cpu and 2060 maxQ, that would be the perfect setup .

[@folatech4404]

Thinking of getting this thanks for this review fam I need it for programming ai and advance python softwares you have any advice when getting it what I should get with it

[@sharzy7209]

I did not know about that portable charger, gonna have to pick that up

[@abhinavshukla7384]

hey man i am watching all video od xps but you're video is really good i think you did a good job man

[@brycestudio1393]

You can set it so when you have headphones plugged in, it automatically turns off the MaxxAudio

[@clairea.3069]

Bryce Studio hello! How would you do that? I have this laptop and that is really annoying.

[@brycestudio1393]

@@clairea.3069 Well the settings are independent depending if something is plugged in or not. Unplug your headphones and enable MaxxAudio in the playback tab for your speakers. Then plug in your headphone and disable it. When you unplug your headphones it should reenable itself

[@ayushbhauwala]

Good review 👍🏽

[@kimann-bk4992]

Very great review, subbed

[@keshavraj96]

pure and honest review

[@Wishwellpomeyie]

Great review!

[@melb1326]

Do you think the matte screen affects the contrast and vibrancy of the display compared to the glossy uhd option?

[@corimono]

Excelent review!

[@squirreldemon3506]

could you make a video about editing on your external monitor? or tell us what your set up is.

[@chltmdwp]

I was afraid of those speaker holes and the nightmare finally came. Is it really that bad?

[@Shubham_Sinn]

I have the exact same model as shown in the video and all I can say is - yes I had some dust block one of the speaker holes but since the holes are smaller, that is not a big deal. It happened only once in my four months of owning this laptop and that too I was able to remove it easily.

[@rahmanaze]

Best review

[@hiroprotagonitis]

dps latency? how is it with midi and virtual instruments? Dell xps has been notorious for that

[@nadasurabhi4145]

Very good review.

[@blot671]

Great review! Covered all the major points w/o any extra distraction or unnecessary comparisons. Thank you. 👍

[@fredbleichert7805]

OMG where do you get this carbon fiber xps cover?!?! And awesome review by the way...

[@BrianAlex]

Thanks, from dbrand

[@fredbleichert7805]

@@BrianAlex Ok, was this a hint, that you said it in the vid? I think I was a bit distracted, by this awesome looking skin for the xps 😅 Can you possibly make a review about it, where you also try removing it again?

[@EndofDays213]

Colors look more vibrant on a glossy screen.

[@eeeeeeehsan]

Hi Brian Is Dell XPS 15 9500 i5-10300H,16 RAM, 512 SSD enough for working with 3 MT5 apps (simultaneously with multiple Chrome tabs open) with 10-20 heavy charts open with loads of indicator and backtesting (need it for my personal indicator and strategy)?

[@tristannguyen3750]

Where did you get that wallpaper?

[@BrianAlex]

Linked in the description

[@tristannguyen3750]

@@BrianAlex thank you! also this was a very helpful review, i am still deciding between a 13 and 15 in laptop to invest in for university

[@blazbohinc4964]

Trackpad is frosted glass with a rubber coat.

[@bishdish.]

Are the thermals as crazy as in the mbp16? I have one and was wondering if it was worth selling the macbook for one of these instead.

[@BrianAlex]

I wouldn't buy a new Laptop for content creation right now unless you need to. The new MBP 16 will probably be a new league

[@maxdavidsoncox1]

great review, but i think the thinkpad keyboards are best for me!

[@taylorbornyk4146]

What stand are you using when the laptop is in clamshell mode? Looks very slick! EDIT: Found the stand. How do you like the fit of it when you have your XPS docked in it? It looks like it is snug but comfortable.

[@hoaznguyen]

What stand is that?

[@BrianAlex]

macally-europe.com/vcstand Sorry, didn't see these comments. I like this once because it doesn't obstruct the ventilation

[@TheMrbeasely]

Why would you play music on the XPS 15 so we could hear the quality of the speakers and sound produced? We're listening to the sound on our computers...

[@mrparks85]

Is the SD card reader UHS-3 for future proofing? or is it UHS-2?

[@CHRoOMAX]

Hi, does it support GPU docks through thunderbolt so that you can connect a more powerful GPU when you are not on the go?

[@BrianAlex]

Should work just fine

[@radeksvoboda7629]

Anyone else having issues with sound? Randomly changes equalization and have to reboot to get some volime out of it.

[@3rd_iimpact]

Great review. What toolset do you have for removing screws from your laptop?

[@BrianAlex]

iFixit is always a good option

[@merdanjumayev1230]

@Brian Alex Did you consider the Razer blade 15 base or advanced model ? It has also full unibody aluminium build, has really good screen options and overall Razer blade 15 both base and advanced model feels the most premium gaming laptop with really sleek design on the market if you also game. Btw you kinda look like one professional League of Legends Danish player called Bjergsen or full name Søren Bjerg without his beard photos or younger photos. Are you also from Denmark ?

[@BrianAlex]

Did consider the base model, the advanced one is much more expensive than the XPS 15 here. But I went for the XPS 15 since it's more compact, has better battery life, better trackpad and USB C charging. The main advantage of the Blade is the faster GPU and I didn't really need that for rendering. An no, I'm not that League of Legends player, in fact, I never played that game.

[@Shubham_Sinn]

5:17 touchpad is actually glass

[@markfortygin]

If money was not a factor, would you have opted for the 4k UHD and sacrificed anti-glare and battery life? Or would you stick with the matte FHD?

[@BrianAlex]

I don't think 4K is worth the upgrade price at this screen size, especially since it's glossy. But I do sometimes miss touch, so if money wasn't a factor, probably

[@idealsistem8173]

i need a laptop that will work 09:00 am to 11 pm. no gaming, no video editing, no render, no autocad. i will use trading stock programs that need high CPU, high RAM and stable perfromance. XPS 9500 is good for this ? or i have to buy Precision series for example 3551 or 7550 ? thank you

[@BrianAlex]

14 hours of heavy work is pretty much impossible to get on one charge. If you need the best battery life then probably a new M1 MacBook. If it's fine to be plugged in while doing that the XPS is probably fine.

[@jeffreydijkstra3391]

could you do a close up off how your trackpad works? there is no click at all? never? no wobble, no weird feeling, its rock solid? because i got my 4TH ONE now and it still HAS A FAULTY WOBBLY TRACKPAD , and they try to get away with: yeah its normal because of the trackpad size.... is there anybody that has a good trackpad, because i cant find anyone with a good version.

[@BrianAlex]

The lower corners wobble a bit, but no miss clicks

[@m-stat9]

@@BrianAlex Can easily be fixed with a tape in worst case.

[@VivaltAres]

What about the trackpad problem, I received yesterday and the finger in the 30% right side down of the trackpad make a noise with a movement that you dont get in the left side of the trackpad at all. It is a problem that many people comment through the community even when they get a second replacement unit.

[@BrianAlex]

I don't have it and Dell says it's fixed on on later models, but some people are still reporting it. That said, I don't think it some to stop you from buying anymore. It's definitely rare now.

[@jeffreydijkstra3391]

@@BrianAlex brian, I also have this problem with the trackpad, that you sometimes hear this "clicking" sound when you dont use the click button itself. you really dont have this problem at all? because my XPS 15 is like a week old , and after a third replacement... it still sucks.... do you have a video where you show the trackpad usage and how it sounds on your xps?

[@downo]

Thorough review! I wish you could compare it to the Asus Zenbook, because they definitely have the best value for price. I also find that Asus has better quality control.

[@denizcancgsar2810]

Does trackpad have any wobble?

[@elijahlovkoff160]

I'm a bit worried about finger grease and dust blocking speaker holes. I work with cleints and worried about aesthetics. How big if a problem the dust and grease is on this laptop? I've seen other reviewes when the grease pretty much appears the moment you touch it...

[@BrianAlex]

You definitely have to take care of it in that regard, yes. once you get stuff in the holes it's hard to get clean again

[@elijahlovkoff160]

@@BrianAlex How about the grease from fingers, you mentioned it too. How big of a problem grease is on this laptop? I've seen other reviewes when the grease pretty much appears the moment you touch it...

[@downo]

@@elijahlovkoff160 could see if you like the new white frost version since it has a harder feeling material and gets dirty less quickly.

[@garthdev]

What dock do you use????

[@VivaltAres]

Somerthing that shock me, it is that if you pick the laptop froma corner while you run a video...of youtube for example, the video can be stopped due to the deformation of the trackpad desk....Do you experience that? unbelieveble, I do think I am going to let it back...

[@BrianAlex]

No, this never happened to me, I would get that serviced

[@VivaltAres]

@@BrianAlex you should try right now

[@BrianAlex]

Not when holding it from one corner. When applying force and twisting the bottom with two hands I can get a click, but I would never do that normally.

[@bobarandia1790]

Someone (like me) encountered color banding issues on xps 9500?

[@matthewcorcoran2774]

I bought this laptop 3 weeks ago. I have been using it for the past 5 days mainly on Microsoft Teams and a virtual fieldwork program for my course at university. The laptop is very fast although it heats up very easily and on 4 occasions in the last 5 days my screen has suddenly went black so I have to wait for about 5-10 minutes to get it going again and when I do, any apps open are gone so I have to set them up again. Is there anyway to rectify this or should I just send it back? Any suggestions is much appreciated.

[@jeffreydijkstra3391]

i already have my 3th replacement, and this one has , screen freezes, sometime error when charging, Heating up problems, Trackpad issues(wobbles sometimes) as i noticed, and my screen seems faulty. sometimes after a restart most of these freezing problems are gone, but that shouldnt be the case in the first place. You should brace for a long, and hard path of complaining and getting replacement after replacement after replacement , and after a few new xps's i hope you get a solid one...

[@ivarsenmc9115]

Awesome review my man! Is this to recommend for music produces? The programs (FL Studio, Pro Tools etc) demands a lot of power, and you said this was a good laptop for creators:) is that only for video editing, or also stuff like music production?:) awesome video! Btw, where you from, Netherlands or something?:)

[@BrianAlex]

Phew, I unfortunately have no idea about music production. You will probably not benefit from CUDA, so maybe something with more raw CPU power would be better? IDK. And I'm from Germany.

[@ivarsenmc9115]

Brian Alex ah thanks chief! Haha, sehr gut, mein Freund!:) I was in Berlin with my class around a year ago, a week before the corona-outbreak, in March! Loved it there. I’m going to go there after the pandemic, so fun!

[@NoxiismWasTaken]

I am in the market for this laptop and i am curious which ram you bought to suit it?

[@BrianAlex]

32GB 2666 from Crucial

[@NoxiismWasTaken]

@@BrianAlex Wow thank you for the extremely fast reply

[@kuldipmaharjan]

@@NoxiismWasTaken that 2666hz ram probably helped with the speed of his reply :D

[@BrianAlex]

The stock RAM is 3200 actually. But I knew the 2666 was compatible, so I played it safe.

[@kuldipmaharjan]

@@BrianAlex I actually got really lucky and got a second hand xps 15 9500 with i7-10875H, 32GB ram and 1TB ssd for $1600. On top of that I realized that it had 3 year accidental coverage :D. so glad.

[@bhanuprathappv]

May I know which monitor is being used in your video?

[@BrianAlex]

That's the Samsung Space monitor

[@sankyoFt]

Dpc latency issues ???

[@SimoneandPat]

Such a great review, getting mine tomorrow hoping for some cyber Monday sales

[@spaceandsciene1085]

how fast he spokes?

[@pritamkundilya9204]

How's the heating issues of this laptop?

[@BrianAlex]

I didn't ever have it overheat, but I did talk about thermals

[@pritamkundilya9204]

@@BrianAlex my dell xps 15 gets very hots while charging, is it hardware issue or just normal??

[@BrianAlex]

As long as it's not load or throttles down I don't see high temperatures as an issue.

[@pritamkundilya9204]

@@BrianAlex Thanks man, i was really worried about the heating issues.

[@flyatnight-1812]

@@pritamkundilya9204 I’m just a student but my dell XPS at the start the charging side gets very hot. But I think the laptop legit has some ai to adapt and after about a week it somehow became cooler but fans were sometimes more noticeable. Which is the best thing ever since I got headphones and never hear fan noise anyway. If your worried about fans, they only turn on when playing games or download large file quickly so no need to worry.

[@hzoltan13]

Hi, how much is your scaling value? thx

[@BrianAlex]

100%

[@coIdside]

When you dock your laptop, how do you turn it on without having to remove it, open the screen, and then pressing the on button?

[@BrianAlex]

Yes, that's what I do. Not ideal, I know

[@Shubham_Sinn]

You can just type in the password - but yes, having the fingerprint sensors on the sides would have been better.

[@coIdside]

@@BrianAlex I think I found a solution. Buy a Dell WD19 dock, which has a power button on it that emulates the power button on the laptop.

[@roccolodato1369]

Woher hast du die Carbon Abdeckung/aufkleber?

[@BrianAlex]

dbrand

[@Kysen10]

does the sleep mode work flawlessly?

[@BrianAlex]

Yes, didn't have issues

[@Beeeeeeefy]

What docking station is that?

[@BrianAlex]

It's from called the VC Stand from Macally

[@salman13]

how reliable if the wifi?

[@BrianAlex]

The range isn't super great, apart from that pretty okay

[@GerardPedrico]

I wish I could buy it...

[@levantateyora9317]

You should try thinkpad, you will see what is best keyboard

[@rhe789ter]

The Lenovo’s laptop come with the ram soldered and only can add 1 slot. If u want have 64gb of ram is imposible for that a prefer xps or Msi.

[@levantateyora9317]

@@rhe789ter not really it depends.. most thinkpad you can upgrade everything even the graphics card like the thinkpad p53

[@Mladenac]

@@rhe789ter Depending on the model but they don't have 16:10 screen.

[@haikaladnan8648]

Are u germany?

[@axyria6046]

hello this review is straight to the point and very well structured, great job! but can anyone who uses after effects on this laptop tell me specifically about how well it runs? for example, how well would it run on 3D animations with full resolution?

[@stevec.2702]

great review but "sitting on the beach working" come on thats not natural. On the beach = chilling out.

[@Buttersnake-iv8dn]

dude we have the same wallpaper.

[@danielavnon1180]

Can you send a link to the wallpaper please

[@zoomer1zoomer]

Does your unit have this audio issue: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaC8kJtppbGKp9k

[@alexeirudnitsky117]

All dell xps 15 9500 have this issue, even more earlier models. All reviewers are ignoring such questions and tell smth like "speakers are gorgeous", "these are ones of the best speakers on the market" and etc while speakers are complete ****. Yes, they are loud enough, but they are crackling (only turning the laptop upside down solves the problem). I was going to buy xps 9500 and even ordered it one week ago, but when it arrived and I checked the speakers - I've sent it back. There is a big topic on dell's forum regarding this issue: www.dell.com/community/XPS/XPS-15-9500-distorted-crackling-audio-built-in-speakers/td-p/7759332 Dell is ignoring this problem, people replaced those speakers several times, changed their laptops, but it doesn't help. It's not a software, it's a hardware problem. I can't understand people buying such an expensive laptop with such terrible speakers while admiring them. Everybody mentions the problem with trackpad, but at least it can be fixed with minimum efforts (which is also not acceptable for such a premium device), while the problem with speakers is more serious and cannot be solved.

[@dineshkumar91purohit]

Everyone have facing trackpad issue but you say best trackpad, now i am more confused

[@BrianAlex]

Most reviewers of course got early units as review devices. The trackpad issue was only on the first batch of units and is not a thing anymore for units ordered starting about June/July.

[@amanueltesfaye7788]

@@BrianAlex actually people are still facing these issues with units bought in late September. fortunately it is not really hard to fix

[@BrianAlex]

Interesting, Dell did acknowledge the issue and said it's fixed, that's why

[@iammonsen]

@@BrianAlex Thats wrong. Dell have not fixed the trackpad issue. There are alot of complains on reddit. Units bought in late september/early october still have the trackpad issue. They need to redesign the palmrest.

[@namitv6255]

@@iammonsen Bruh, they have fixed the issues from the units shipping from June - I agree some of them had the issues even after but Dell HAS fixed it now and the newer production variants don't have that issue.

[@dbricksawc3634]

Where can i that carbon fiber skin? Great video

[@samweese8840]

Dbrand

[@CJ-ph7we]

thought this is creator edition with i9 processor lol

[@sengtyseang1641]

I already have MBP and Razer blade 15 advanced, I would have gotten the xps 15 instead of the razer blade. But I have read so many reviews about its trackpad issues which really turn me off.