r/DellXPS

Got someone to let it go for 330$, i think its 2021 model 16gb ram i7 10750h, gtx 1650ti , not sure about battery life, with 130w original charger.

is it worth a deal? is it better than buying a refurbed lenovo thinkpad series for 250$.

I am going to be a CS Uni student and was planning to get a new laptop and the lightware, portable dell xps 13 caught my eye but it feels like there hasnt been alot of real reviews about it esp with alot feeling like jst paid ads. Anyone here who has actually been using it?

13 inch m5 w/16 gigs and 512 vs dell xps 13 w/32 gigs, 2.5k display, 512 gigs, and 258v processor.

which would you choose?

leaning towards dell because i am used to windows

My XPS arrived yesterday and right off the bat I found an issue with the keyboard: pressing the letter F followed by T in rapid succession while holding left shift results in a capital F only.

As far as I can tell, it is only those keys, in that order (T then F works fine) and only while holding left shift (lower case, caps lock, left control, and right shift are all fine). Adding a key between (like FGT) works fine. Interestingly, holding a key down will repeat that character, then pressing a new key should interrupt the sequence - but with a left shifted F or T, the T will not interrupt a held F and vice versa.

Edit: I also found that holding left shift then a quick J-Y sequence results in only a capital J.

The issue is present in Windows 11, PopOS 24.04 (Cosmic), and Fedora 44 (Gnome), so I'm thinking firmware issue.

I discovered this support article (000435203), but I'm on BIOS 1.8.2 so that is supposed to be solved.

Can anyone else with a new XPS replicate this issue, or is it just me?

How long are these taking yall? Particularly the 16gb ram one ? I’m in online school 6 month terms.. I have a desktop but I am going out of town next month and need a computer… thanks

Can i use CR2032 instead of ml1220 in my dell xps series ??

I'm looking at ordering the new XPS 13" but I noticed that these two configuration options seem to be the same. I don't know why one is more expensive than the other. Is there any difference between these two?

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Hi,

I am planning to replace my  XPS 15 9520. I have always used 4 external monitors on this laptop (Full HD, no 4K crazyness) without a Dock. Just daisy chaining the screens. However my current XPS has an nvidia card.

I see that the new XPS laptops have Intel Arc. Does anyone know if they support 4 Full HD external monitors?

I've been having issues with my 9510 for over 6 months now, if I hold my laptop up by either side of the mouse area, the cursor will disappear, and my entire screen freezes. Sometimes I get black flickering boxes across the screen, and nothing I do can get it to unfreeze. I have to shut it down and turn it back on using the power button. And I get a blue screen sometimes too and will have to bypass and continue to Windows 11. I ran a diagnostic on it, the only thing that needs changing is the battery, which my brother changed yesterday, and he also added thermal paste, but aside from that he said he couldn't see anything inside that could be causing it. The battery now lasts longer, but I'm still having the same mouse issue. It happens multiple times a day, and sometimes without carrying the laptop, just pressure applied near the mouse area. I have to be super careful not to press or touch too much around it so it doesn't freeze the whole thing. Do I need to get a new laptop, or is this fixable?

Just received the new XPS 13 I ordered on 6/16, delivered a week ahead of the initial projected schedule. Will be experimenting with Linux installs shortly, but first impressions of the hardware build:

• Very, very nice CNC aluminium body;
• Keyboard is excellent, key travel isn't long, but firm;
• Touchpad better than average for mechanical (just a bit flexy);
• Screen is excellent, with superb brightness, resolution, and color rendition.

I have to imagine a lot of first-day orders will get fulfilled today, so should be plenty of discussion coming soon.

Hello! I’m an incoming first year into a engineering degree (specific discipline not chosen until 2nd year), and I’m looking for a computer that looks nice and can handle my coursework.

The Dell XPS 13 has caught me because of its price, but also the quality of it’s RAM/Memory. Here are the specifications I’m looking at:

Processor
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Series 2)
8 cores
Up to 4.8 GHz boost

Memory
32GB LPDDR5X
8533 MT/s (very fast)
Soldered (not upgradeable)

Storage
1TB PCIe NVMe SSD

Graphics
Intel Arc integrated graphics

Display
13.4-inch
2K resolution
30–120Hz refresh rate
500 nits brightness
Non-touch

Is it worth it? Will it successfully keep up with my coursework?

I’m an incoming Mechanical Engineering freshman starting this August, and I need to buy a laptop before classes begin.

I’m currently looking at the Dell 16 Premium (2025) with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, a 16.3-inch 2K display, and an NVIDIA RTX 5050.

From what I understand, this is basically the successor to the Dell XPS lineup. I know Dell dropped the XPS name last year and rebranded the lineup, but for some reason they brought the XPS name back this year.

For anyone familiar with this laptop, would you recommend it for a Mechanical Engineering major? Will it comfortably handle programs like CAD and any other engineering software I’ll likely use? Do you think it will last all four years of college, or would you recommend something different in the same price range?

I’d appreciate any advice from engineering students or anyone who has experience with this laptop.

I just wanted to share my experience with my trusty and already old xps15. I bought this laptop fully spec'd-out in 2020, and honestly the hardware still holds up, I don't encouter performance issues (at least for my use cases). The only thing that really bugged me was the battery life, as it lasted maybe 1h and it forced me to always carry a charger. So, I bought a new battery from dell and followed a youtube video to change the battery myself. Anddd.. oh boy what a massive diference! Now it easily lasts 5+ hours before even hitting 40% If anyone is in the same case as me and was thinking of changing the battery, DO IT. The only thing you'll regret is not having done it sooner.

P.S.: Some other recommendations based on my experience:

• Buy the battery directly from Dell website for official hardware. Be prepared to pay 70 Eur / 80 USD for it. (yes I know its expensive, but imo its worth it). Check the exact model of your laptop and battery before purchasing. Different models will have different batteries.
• To open the laptop you'll need a laptop screwdriver set, and plastic tool (I don't have the plastic tool so I used a guitar pick, it works as well)
• If your new baterry doesn't have a cable connected to it, when changing the old battery don't bother detaching it from the motherboard, just disconnect the cable going from the battery directly, it's much easier.

Every time I leave my laptop unplugged and unattended for more than 30 minutes, it seems to just freeze without explanation. Pressing the power button for a second does nothing, and the caps lock light doesn't change when I press it. Every time I need to hard shut down my laptop before it will work again.

Sometimes when I try to change the brightness (Fn + up/down arrow), the brightness bar will appear, but the level wouldn't change, and it seems like a precursor sign to my laptop freezing.

My BIOS is up to date, and my laptop passed all the quick scan tests.

Hey everyone,
I have a Dell XPS 15 9500 with an i7-10750H, GTX 1650 Ti and 16GB RAM.
I bought it second-hand in May last year.
Over the past year I’ve noticed a few issues and I’m trying to figure out if they’re related or just separate problems.

Screen freezes
This mainly happens while playing Fortnite, but it has also happened a few times during normal use.
The screen freezes, but I can still hear Discord and the game audio.
Sometimes I can still move my character in-game even though the display is frozen.
It can happen anywhere from 0 to 5-6 times during a 3-hour gaming session.

Occasionally I also see green lines on the screen.

USB-C ports
The right-side USB-C port has never worked since I bought the laptop.
One of the left-side ports used to work for charging but made a faint “tch tch” clicking sound while charging.
Now that same port only works sometimes, and if the charging cable moves even slightly it disconnects.
The third USB-C port still works.

Gaming performance
Last year in Fortnite Reload I used to get around 80-110 FPS at 65-70% 3D Resolution.
Now I only get around 50-70 FPS even at 50% 3D Resolution.
CPU temperatures now reach 90°C+ while gaming, while the GPU usually stays around 70°C.
The laptop was cleaned and repasted about a year ago.

One more thing: when I got it serviced last year, the technician noticed some silver-looking residue on top of the battery and asked if the laptop had been refurbished before. I honestly don’t know if it has.

Do these sound like separate issues (cooling + USB-C + display), or could they all point to a motherboard problem? I’d appreciate any advice before I spend money on repairs.

* hello, I have a Dell Precision 5540 i5 with T1000 nvidia gpu someone gave me for free. My Bios version is 1.42.​

- I want to disable nvidia dgpu via BIOS editing, for for science and power saving.

- I dont need the dgpu. It is consuming power and making my laptop hot... FYI I already put PTM7950 on GPU and CPU, and did a deep cleaning.

can anyone here help with that. I can dump my bios and upload it.

- Another option would be to disable it via ModGrubShell command, I think that will do. 

- I have it disabled on the hackintosh, while running mac the laptop is super cool, but on windows its hot just on idle.