I would love to get the base model and upgrade it to 16 GB of ram since I do not need a GPU. Would it void the warranty if I upgraded it? Love from Italy xx🇮🇹
Save up! I'm hoping the vaper cooling if there's no problem will make it to the XPS 15 next year! Also wait until these are on sale! I've seen XPS 15 models with 16gb and 512gb storage that usually goes for 1800 to be only $1400 during certain sales
I had the UHD+ 1TB 1650Ti version delivered last Saturday so I have had time with it, its a very well build beautiful laptop. Dell gave me 14% off so it was £1977 from £2299. I have very slight pretravel with the mouse pad, even touching my wrist on it when type makes it click so I contact tell to return it, they offered a further 10% discount to keep it (24% in total making it £1747 tax inclusive) but having slept on it, I am still going to return it. I hope they fix the trackpad issues soon.
Bought the "white frost" version, 15 inch, i7, 1TB, with a touch screen, 10th gen, 16gb. It was more than bloody $4000 AUD but DAMN. This thing, is a BEAST.
As Dell does not manufactures displays, they can only use what is available on the market. A 16:10 15" OLED display is simply not available at the moment. However - do notice the XPS 15 uses a IGZO4 panel from Sharp. That means less power consumption, resulting in better battery life :)
Xps 15 has given me so many problems. My first one had screen glitching, screen freezing, volume not working, brightness not changing, and loose trackpad. After getting a replacement it still had problems with screen freezing, screen glitching, volume not working correctly, and freezing on startup causing it to only turn on the fan. Its hard to get help at night sometimes even though dell premium support plus is supposed to 24/7. If you buy this laptop return it asap if you experience any issues
Hi Tom, thanks a lot for the insightful review, incl. pro and con. I'm on the edge of buying this device as a travel-photo-editing-machine and would like to ask few questions; 1) How heavy is the charger, and given it's USB-C, can you replace it with third party in case it fails in the field? 2) Do you expect Dell to add a Ryzen model later? 3) Do you have a chance to compare it to the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2? The ThinkPad is just a little bit older, but also offers a small form factor, full size SD-Card and adds more interfaces, such as USB-A without the need for dongles. I think you get my point on that one. Thanks a ton! Chris
For those of you guys planning on buying the Dell XPS 15, I'll give you my experience over the past 5 months of using this laptop. I needed a new laptop to study mechanical engineering in university. I was deciding between the Macbook Pro with the M1 chip or the Dell XPS 15. But after reading and watching hundreds of reviews online about how XPS 15 and Mac are basically the same, XPS is better for gaming, and how Mac is bad for ME, I decided to get the Dell XPS 15 in March. PROS. - The laptop arrived three weeks after I ordered it-- It was estimated to take 5 weeks, but I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived two weeks early. - The keys are extremely satisfying to press--which allowed me to get a lot of work done simply because I was addicted to tapping the keys. - The screen is very wide and filling--allows you to focus on everything you are working on. - Battery life--I could watch twitch streams for 6 hours straight and the laptop would still have around 55~60% (from 100%). - Dongle. USB and HDMI dongle included with the laptop. CONS. - The trackpad. Every time I left-click using the trackpad, it feels as though the bottom of the trackpad is getting stuck to some type of glue and once I lift my finger off the trackpad, the trackpad lifts off the glue and leaves this distasteful sound. I found this problem straight from when I unboxed the laptop. - 2 weeks after purchasing the XPS 15, the screen started having issues. If you divide the screen into 4 sections, the bottom right side has a constant noticeable flickering. I tried doing everything to fix it but it just wouldn't go away. Every single time the laptop goes into sleep mode or I shut it off and reboot it, this same problem persists. After awhile, I simply gave up and started ignoring the flickering. (Only thing I have noticed that helps is plugging in the charger and using the device for one or two hours and the flickering gradually fades away.) - Screen freezes every now and then. This has occurred around once a week for every week since March--when I first got the XPS 15. - In-built camera. Very crummy resolution. - Ports+dongles. There is a high-pitched whirring sound that does not go away if a dongle is plugged in. This problem does not persist if there is no dongle. However, as a ME student and gamer, I almost always use a mouse that is connected to the laptop. - Speakers/sound system produce momentary static if I use them for the first time of the day. -Customer service. Basically inexistent. I moved to a different country (for university) after buying the laptop, and Dell told me that I couldn't get any help if I wasn't in the country it was delivered to. Even with the warranty, I am basically guaranteed nothing. - League of Legends Gaming. The bottom half of the entire screen lags hard. It wasn't there for the first couple of weeks, but after 1 month, the entire bottom half of the screen momentarily freezes and unfreezes--constantly throughout the game. This persists until I connect the charger. Overall, I would say the majority of problems I have had with the computer is hardware related. Considering the price of the Dell XPS 15, I would trade it in for a Macbook Pro in a heartbeat and invest a bit more money in a company that has a much more reliable product and will actually help in solving problems related to their products. For its price, the XPS 15 is NOT WORTH. I expected a MUCH better device with close to no hardware problems. I Literally went two times higher than my dedicated budget and spent almost 2 years of savings (around $2400 with tax+extra for shipping) for this laptop. For students who are on a budget--like I was--, I would recommend a Samsung device. Before the XPS 15, I used the Samsung notebook 9 (~$1,200) for 6 years. Games (Wizard101, League of Legends, Fortnite) worked perfectly on my Samsung device for all 6 years. All the workload that my Dell seems to be unable to handle worked unbelievably smoothly on my Samsung device. Good luck choosing a device everyone.
Sounds like you’ve had a poor experience. I’d expect no hardware issues for this price. Im a MSc student so similar position to you. I use a 2015 MacBook Pro running windows on bootcamp which is ideal so considering a new top spec windows laptop. Seems like a nearly impossible mission.
All these people complaining and comparing about laptop speakers must have never used Dell XPS L502x laptops. It blew away every laptop ever made at that time when it came to sound. It came with awesome subwoofer built in. Awesome mids and trebles.
This might help people out that are looking to buy the dell xps 15 9500. I bought the xps 15 9500 on 27th Dec 2020 but i only received it on 28th Jan 2021. It arrived from china. Seems to be a delay but i didn't mind waiting. Before i start one thing really bugs me is the quality of the webcam. I didn't see any reviews on the webcam before i bought the laptop. The webcam is really qutie grainy and my 10 year old dell xps laptop is 100 times better in webcam quality. I did not expect this from a top of the range laptop. When i researched this further, i found out that the bad quality is due dell choosing a bottom of the barrel sensor for the camera and becuase the camera has to fit in the very small bezel. Some suggestions were to buy a seperate web camera which made a huge difference. Personally, i don't want to go through the hassle of returning the laptop for the webcam so if i intend to use it alot, i will probably buy a webcam to plug in via usb. However i am very disappointed at the webcam quality (0.9MP max) for such an expensive lapotp. I bought mine in silver i7 16gb 1tb, and the trackpad issue of it being loose is not there. I am happy i went for the matt screen and not the UHD screen. It does get a little warm on the left hand side of the laptop if im using it for a long period. The trackpad sometimes doesn't register my right click, not sure why. When i try clicking in the bottom right corner of the trackpad it sometimes doesnt register it, it's intermittent but it seems to have gone away now since i started using the laptop more. If the issue persists i will update this comment. Other than that the laptop has been great and the sound quality is great to. Hopefully this will help someone.
For whatever is worth, just wanted to share why I've just returned my new XPS 9500, bought this at an excellent price with 32gb and 1TB, i7 and 4k version. After waiting for a month to arrive, and , testing for one week, found the following: 1) It is a beautiful looking lap top, probably better looking than the MBP, 2) speakers were better than I expected based on so many reviews, 3) display was a disappointment, the colors looked over saturated and not natural looking, not sure if this is the nature of the 4K displays, but, I compared with my old MBP retina from 2014 and that old box had , to my eyes, a better color rendering, I was really surprised since the XPS was supposed to be one of the best in terms off matching SRGB colors, 4) The graphics card was defective, while I was watching TH-cam videos on Chrome or the MS version, the video was not smooth, and would be choppy, it would freeze for a fraction of a sec and then continue , none of my other 3 lap tops had this problem, not a major issues, that probably could been taken care by Dell, 5} Idid not see any issues on the track pad, other that would be noisy every time I would touch to use it, and....the deal breaker for me was the lack of a good cooling system, I was really surprised to see how hot it got, even just surfing the net or watching some TH-cam videos, got worst using Lightroom to download some heavy raw files (granted, it was fast, but ...got noisy and hot)........for me, this was a deal breaker because I wanted to use for the intended purpose of a laptop, on my lap !!!......I'll probably wait for the Apple MBP M1X 16", or look for an AMD based PC ( I use both OS for many particular reasons) , looks like the HP Envy line has some of those models....I was so sad to see it go back, it is truly a pice of art ....that I could not use......
Hi Tom! I'm a little confused about the NVENC encoder. You said the 1650 Ti does not support it, but according to Nividia's website, the 1650 and 1660 do, what's up with that? Or is it based on the generation? I can't really find any reliable info on which card actually support it and which don't. Looking to pick up a new laptop for premiere and having NVENC would be great
Thanks for the nice review! What about the touchpad? Is the whole area clickable as on Macbook? Or similar to other windows laptops - only the half bottom is really touchable? I'm talking about real physical clicks, not "double-tap" of course.
I was never bothered by the bottom bezel on laptops and always thought only side bezels were important. Well, after seeing that screen go all the way to the keyboard, it looks incredible.
I never paid full price for the Dell. The i7 9750h, GTX 1650 was priced similar last year too, but I was able to grab one @$1650 (16GB, 500GB, 4K OLED), that laptop was not for me. Hope to get similar price around July this year.
Mine never had fan noise, and the keyboard on the left side was always too hot to use comfortably. The screen kept flickering/dimming even though I disabled the self-dimming feature. The touchpad seemed off as well. I kept having to tab it several times for it to acknowledge my press, and while scrolling on the touchpad, it would often see it has a push command. Had the usual Killer issues with having to delete the Killer software package and just install the drivers to get the best performance from the wireless. I also noticed that even though I entirely shut down the system, it would auto-start when I opened it up. Windows Hello worked great and was super quick. My guess is this is a setting in the BIOS, but I do not want a system starting every time I open it. I would like the choice to turn it on. I do not play the support game with Dell on newly purchased systems now and sent it back. The system looks good, the screen looks great but can be a bit too bright, but I wouldn't complain about that as there are times when you want the screen to be bright. It is better to have the option to turn up the brightness than to have a display that is too dim to start with. I did find a lot of color banding and dark color crush while streaming media. I thought this might be the WiFi speed and did the remove Killer app process and increased my WI-Fi speed. The banding still occurred across several streaming services even though my WiFi speed was above 50. The screen response time might be a bit low, accounting for this, but I didn't take the time to do the usual testing and checks to confirm this. Most new systems no matter who the manufacture goes through the update and patch pains, and that seems to be the case here. I am interested in the XPS 17 and Alienware M15 R3 now that I have sent back the XPS 15. I have waited for almost a year on the updated XPS 15 and SurfaceBook 3 and unfortunately, both are lacking. The SB3 is not enough of an upgrade to purchase, and the XPS 15 seems to be going through update pains.
Thanks for such a vivid description. I have ordered one since last 5 days and now I am having second thoughts. Never mind, I live in EU and we get 14 days to return it.
@@curiousgeorge6921 Lenovo IdeaPad 14/15 (already available in many countries), ASUS G14/G15, MSI and many more. In the coming months there will be more Ultrabooks coming to retails. Ryzen 4000 series CPUs are smaller, run cooler, less noise, better performance and most importantly CHEAPER! Check out TH-cam on Ryzen 4000 Ultrabook.
@@curiousgeorge6921 I only mentioned IdeaPad cos it comes with Ryzen (to answer your previous question). It's really just a budget laptop. I assume you meant Lenovo T490 i5. It's a decent laptop but display brightness is a bit low @ 250 nits, not wifi 6, standard config is 8gb RAM a bit low for 2020 Ultrabook. I'm waiting for the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 15' Ryzen to be released in Australia
Hiya, I'm a novice when it comes on to Laptops. But I do need a laptop that's excellent for editing! Would this be a good option? I'm looking to upgrade & want to get a new laptop but don't know where to look or what to buy 😭😭 Thanks in advance for your help & great video 👍🏾
I have 5 years watching TH-cam videos for a good laptop in my smartphone but now im more convinced than never to get a dell xps 17 ,im looking forward to its release!im a gamer,movie watcher and an internet browser!that laptop is for me!
I had a chance to review both the New Dell XPS 15 2020 and the Dell XPS 15 2019 versions. 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 ?
I think I have found the perfect laptop for me! I currently have a cheap $300 something HP that I bought for an urgent matter. It’s just too slow for me, and the screen resolution sucks compared to my iPad Pro. I was hesitating to buy a MacBook Air but I think I just might be sold on this Dell XPS 15. It looks SHARP!
WOW that price! I have had nothing but issues with my XPS 9570 battery, charge port issues, and charging brick itself. I could never recommend it to anyone over my Razer Blade. I love my Razer 15 so much that I bought the Razer Blade Stealth (2019 model with RTX 1650) and I got it as an open box on Best Buy in the USA for $800! If you don't mind no touch screen you cannot beat the specs for $800. The secret to cheaper laptops is to buy an open box on Best Buy in the "worst" condition possible - Satisfactory. The thing is, they are brand new! Comes with the packaging 9 out of 10 times despite it saying it doesn't or that it has signs of cosmetic damage. My Blades were pristine and I have bought Apple products as open boxes to the same degree. I originally bought my XPS because I figured it would be a better warranty through Dell and better/easier to obtain customer service but boy was I wrong! Go Razer all the way!
This, for once, is high end Windows laptop done right. It's a real competitor to the Macbook Pro 16. I like how this is built as a high end device from the ground up and isn't a rebranding of a powerful but crappy gaming laptop It also has gotten so many things right : - No numpad - Centered trackpad - Large trackpad - Finally no USB-A port, though I would have preferred a 4th USB-C port compared to the SD card slot. - Excellent build quality - 16:10 even though 3:2 or 4:3 would have been even better. The UHD display is a must though. 1920x1200 on my XPS 13 is as low a dpi as I would accept. Then things are too big on the display, even at 100%. Used to use my 12in Macbook at 1920x1200 and it was perfect. Add to that the fact that you can get it with an international keyboard in France and it's a win. Its only Windows competitor is the X1 Extreme Gen 2
Hey guys! I am a TH-camr as well and do quite a bit of video editing but I have no idea which specs I need. Here's what I DON'T need. Since I have an external monitor, the size of the laptop screen or it being touchscreen means nothing to me. While very nice, all the premium materials & thinness of the XPS range are also not needed. The laptop also stays in one place so portability is not needed but I don't want a big desktop. I just need a pretty quick laptop that will render my videos as fast as possible. I also would like not to break the bank. Here's what I DO(or think I do)need: I want a Dell. Intel i7 9th or 10th Gen, 16gigs or more of RAM, 512gb Hardrive and not sure if a dedicated graphics card helps in the rendering of videos or if that's for game play on the machine itself of which I do none. Any suggestions?
Just picked the I7, 1TB, 16gb model for £1500 from dell outlet (refurbished) and the price includes 4 years added premium support. I’ve only heard good things about dell refurbished products :)
I appreciate the review, however, this review is not complete without mentioning the hoops and hurdles one must endure, dealing with Dell's customer support. As amazing as the XPS line is, there is value lost in the lack of support at every level at Dell. It can take 10-15 days to get a response to the most simplistic question. A complete review must consider this variable as it contributes directly to the experience of owning a Dell computer. Most users that purchase this level of computer most likely are using it for professional applications. A defective unit combined with massive lead times to correct the problem can be highly problematic in a professional environment. Please consider the quality of customer support in future reviews.
Next time when you would film the comparison video with Macbook and XPS 17, can you also compare them with the last year's XPS series a bit more also? I am trying to purchase an XPS, and debating if I should get the new 9500 (or 9700), or save cash and go for 7590. Thanks for great videos though!
i’m hesitating between the xps 15 9500 (4k) and the 7590 OLED one (they’re almost at the same price with a discount also it has 32gb and 1To for the 9500 vs 16gb and 512g for the OLED one) ?
There are nothing like perfect laptop, only very good or not so good in certain categories. My colleague got 2 different XPS 15 and it didn't work, and I am not talking about touchpad but temperatures on a heavy load: i9 processor and thin design did not end up well.
@@nj5709 Yes, it was overheating issue. She wanted processing power to fit ML models, but laptop was getting dangeourosely hot every time she tried to run models. After all, she needed to run even small datasets on external servers, whereas I had no issues on my gaming laptop with i7 7th generation. XPS is very light and portable, but this is causing heating issues as fans etc need space. The final of the story was that power cord was damaged and causes permament damage to the motherboard. This was her 2nd XPS. Her first was slow and getting frozen randomly.
This is one sleek laptop but m still waiting for 17.... need screen real estate. Wish now with the thinner bezels they should make 19 inch too in possibly older 17 chassis
I have last years model the gaming version with 32gbs of ram and 1 terabytes of internal storage and the 4k screen with a icore9 processor installed on it my gaming laptop cost last year £2390 in total connected to my 4k 75 inches 4k TV as a monitor
YES it's freaking hot. I do programming and I often compile the code which makes the laptop SO hot that I have to take a break to let it cool down. This happens EVEN if it's in the cool mode. maybe you should make videos (maybe together with someone) for use who don't do video editing
I appreciate your impartial reviews. No Mac loving/PC bashing or vice versa here. Just one thing about OLED. The review made it sound as if Dell chose not to use OLED on the new XPS lineup. I'm assuming you know, but didn't mention that, this is because Dell didn't actually have a choice. No OLED screens exist with the 16:10 aspect ratio, sadly. I fully get waiting for the XPS 17, too, but that's not an option for me. Way too expensive! I'm happy with my OLED 7590 for the time being. Anyway, keep up the great work!
I went from dell XPS to Razer because of throttling problems. Even after undervolting and better thermal paste XPS throttled. No point in an laptop that throttles if you ask me.
I'm not very tech savvy. An Amazon reviewer criticized the camera, and said, "I'm glad I waited for the Windows Hello camera built-in." Can someone explain what he meant by this? Thank you.
The only thing that gives me pause is that killer wifi card and not being able to replace it. If it wasn't for that display choosing the Razer would be a no brainer but...
Have always liked the XPS range but the one thing that’s always put me off is the soft touch palm rest as it marks sooooo easily. When they get rid of that, I’ll jump on one straight away.
I just unpacked it yesterday, so far so good, apart from being quite warm without much doing. Let's see is the laptop that good as everyone is claim it to be.
@@ektasix after the 8 months of fight with the customer service and telling them that the laptop they've sent was overheating they replaced the MB and touchpad component. now it's working as expected, it is still on the warmer side, but I guess that's expected from that kind of laptop. at least now it goes to hibernate when I want it to go, and it doesn't stay on and working after closed. overall it's a powerful laptop, and I would not buy it again just because of the customer service and their inability to listen to their customer. Yes, I am using it ATM.
Perfect timing, thank you sir: that’s what I was looking for. The XPS 15 is superb but the key improvements seem to be reserved for the 17... Second point, dell price remains too expensive BUT It should drop relatively quickly via discounts. Not so much Apple. I think a dimension of timing needs to be introduced for price as it may change everything. An XPS 15 loaded around £1500 will be an immediate buy for me... Third, how likely dell can bring AMD Ryzen 4000 to dell XPS. They did it for the G5... Would that be a game changer ? Final point I need help to assess. Will the MacBook Pro 16 get an updated processor from Gen 9 to 10 or even to tiger lake...? Been reading q4 possible? That may also affect the comparison as they don’t really have same gen processor as we speak... Keep safe and thank you again
The £1600 xps 15 doesn’t have the dedicated graphics if that bothers you. For me I would like the graphics but they are getting way i expensive with the cheapest model that has the dedicated graphics being £1950. I think they should release more options like they did for the last year model with a cheaper option supporting the dedicated graphics.
When you say "It should drop relatively quickly via discounts," what type of discounts are you expecting and when? This is my first time buying one of these so I am not too familiar with the discount schedule.
Kubsniped not an expert on dell computer pricing but you can see that Dell does discount product very fast and often....good luck to get 10 percent with Apple... So based on last generation XPS, it should not be crazy to assume that a £500 drop could be on the table...by end of this year. Since my post, been researching further and really want Ryzen...or intel tiger...nothing from intel currently seems good enough...far from it... For what is worth, looking at Lenovo x1 carbon, dell XPS, Apple 16(but updated soon hopefully as was out Nov 19. Choice number one after the recent disappointing 13) or even a quad core MacBook Air !!!
Considering you can get a gaming laptop like the MSI GF65 THIN 9SEXR-250 for roughly $1099 it feels like a much better value compared to something like a Microsoft surface or the Dell XPS. you get a RTX 2060 graphics card with a 120 Hz display. This model only comes with 8 GB of RAM but I think that's easily upgradable. The i7 9750H is a generation old but I think it definitely still holds up in performance. I'm currently using a 8750H laptop which is rather similar in performance. I mean even if you're not a gamer, I feel like the laptop is more future proof with these performance parts installed. I always purchase something I know is going to last for at least 5 years. I don't think it's wise spending to get the latest thing every single year the next generation product releases. With technology something new comes out every year! You just have to know restraint, no matter how badly you may want whatever it is because of the numbers showing way more compared to the previous product. There will always be something better
Still having doubts over the longevity of XPS machines. Dell is known to have shoddy quality assurance, and as a previous owner of a 9560 I've had issues such as backlight bleed (FHD model), coil whining, squeaking hinge, thermal throttling etc. Terrific laptop despite those issues, but I had to get rid of it after 1.5 years. And this year some people are still having issues relating to quality assurance. I'll still wait for XPS 17 reviews, but for now I got my sights on the Macbook Pro 16, at least the investment will be more worthwhile.
I am also a 9560. I have been using it heavily for work and games. Now the screen is smeared, the battery is swollen, and the cooling failure CPU is turned on at more than 90 degrees. After the repair, it still cannot be solved. I think the quality of the XPS is very poor, and the service life is at most 5 years.
I want to see how good is the XPS 17 cooling system, and how good is battery life. XPS 15 is the option for me right now, because I travel with my computer a lot. Also, I'm good with 1080p on a laptop, 4 extra hours are welcome when you're in a long flight.
If Dell Latitude 9510 business laptop is so great, why are so few reviewers reviewing this laptop? Please review this laptop and compare to the Dell XPS 2-in-1 and the Lenovo ThinPad X1 carbon 2-in-1. Thanks.
The one thing that gets me with this laptop is dell have only included a 300 cycle battery so expect to need to replace it after just 1 year! It is basically industry standard to ship a 1000 cycle battery these days!
I love my XPS 15 9500 2020, but, too much issus with keyboard after only 14 months of use. A few key are not responding well. A friend who bought a XPS 13 has the same keyboard problem after only 1 year of use. I think there is an issue with keyboard. For a 2.500 € computer, I was pretty deceived. I'm a DELL client for 15 years, and I consider DELL the best, but I think they need to do something about the keyboard quality.
How to get Trackpad momentum to work on dell xps 15? I must get trackpad momentum to work. I'm disappointed i haven't figured it out. All my other laptops have an easy to find trackpad momentum option. Ho to get trackpad momentum to work on xps 15?? did anyone have success getting it to work how did you do it?
Hi! Good job and thanks for your videos! Between the new base 15 model expanded to 16 GB later (in dell Spain it cannot be configured), with the i5-10300H, a UHD 630 and a smaller battery, or the previous one with i7-9750H, the GTX 1650 but an 16:9 screen, which one would you choose? Thanks!
Hey dell sent me 2 bad xps 15 9500 laptops. The videos are on my channel. BUT my question to you is which do you prefer mac 16 or XPS 15? I'm having a hard time on re-deciding on what I want. I've been with Dell for years and never had an apple product. I love the 4k display on the XPS vs the 2.5k display on the Mac. Again which direction would you go given you had 2 bad 9500 laptops and dell is supposedly sending out a 3rd, that they hope won't have problems??
first mistake on the dell - no PDup or PDdw keys. They could split the navigation keys, but they dont. Why? I don't understand it. Why Dell thinks that using FN keys are cool. Second mistake - they are always trying to make it slim. I would rather have 3mm thicker laptop with better cooling or NIC port.
Awesome review. Thank you. What do you recommend for RAM and and SSD upgrade if I buy the cheaper XPS 15? Also, what's will I sacrifice for upgrading the RAM and SSD? Will I lose the OS? Thank you in advance!
I think the xps 17 will still be portable enough for you....It is actually a bit smaller than most 15 inch laptops because of the thin bezels. Looking forward to your review. Thanks.
Greasy fingerprints on your screen, yuk ! With combination of mouse and trackpad I can do everything faster and more accurately than finger on screen. Surely the main benefit of a laptop over a tablet ?
Hey! Not sure if you will reply but I can't decide between the 8GB and the 16GB. It's only about a $100 difference but I can't tell if it's worth the extra RAM. The laptop I have now is a 8GB and it never seems to be enough, but i'm not sure if it's just my laptop.
I am still using the 2015 version. Still a decent notebook and certainly a great investment. -- My only two wishes for the next iteration: Ryzen, a 1080p webcam.
Hey Chaps - Would you buy the XPS 15 (or waiting to check out XPS 17?) 🤔
Dell G5 though
I would love to get the base model and upgrade it to 16 GB of ram since I do not need a GPU. Would it void the warranty if I upgraded it?
Love from Italy xx🇮🇹
please review the xps 17 with the rtx 2060
XPS 17 for sure
XPS 17
Wow, first TechChap video without "I'm SWITCHING" in the title 😜 (Good video man, looking forward to the comparison with the XPS 17)
Lmao why hasn't anyone replied to you yet😂😂
Don't encourage him guys 😋
@Emad Ahmed it's kinda the opposite lol
@Emad Ahmed lol this statement is backwards
@Emad Ahmed not true. Macs are an acquired taste and I have no desire to attempt to (re)acquire it
Who is watching this review with empty pockets...?
😂
Save up! I'm hoping the vaper cooling if there's no problem will make it to the XPS 15 next year! Also wait until these are on sale! I've seen XPS 15 models with 16gb and 512gb storage that usually goes for 1800 to be only $1400 during certain sales
Yes
Harsh Bhardwaj I have been watching tech reviews for over 10 years with empty pockets
you are lucky to have pockets
I am, cos I just bought this so my pockets now belong to Dell along with everything in them 😂
0:00 what a way to start the video 😍
I had the UHD+ 1TB 1650Ti version delivered last Saturday so I have had time with it, its a very well build beautiful laptop. Dell gave me 14% off so it was £1977 from £2299. I have very slight pretravel with the mouse pad, even touching my wrist on it when type makes it click so I contact tell to return it, they offered a further 10% discount to keep it (24% in total making it £1747 tax inclusive) but having slept on it, I am still going to return it. I hope they fix the trackpad issues soon.
After I watched your video, I am now reconsidering keep it with the extra discount, I just dont know what to do!
Dell with the discounts eh
@@King-zo4vv Strange isnt it. They sell them for a lot of money but are happy to throw discounts at the issues.
How did you get the discount from Dell? Did you ask a representative for one in the chat window?
@@darrenoleary4829 just turn the track pad off and use a wireless mouse lol. Problem solved and now you have a brilliant laptop too
Love watching things I can't afford
Me too ;-D
Same here 🤩
RaZøR everyone does. who cares about expensive laptops etc.
Same here.😁😉
Hear hear
7:19 Only legend will play FPS with trackpad.
dell XPS 15 9500 base variant with AMD 4800U and that perfect heat sink would be suck a dream
But the time they put ryzen into dell there won't be a 4 starting the cpu model number
@@michaelxz1305 is ryzen better than intel?
@@timnergaard3831 imo it is
I have watched several Tech reviewers for years BUT what I honestly found that the Tech chap is My/The BEST . Keep going man 👌🏻💙
Bought the "white frost" version, 15 inch, i7, 1TB, with a touch screen, 10th gen, 16gb. It was more than bloody $4000 AUD but DAMN. This thing, is a BEAST.
I can't wait for the XPS 17 with that 97WHr battery, vapor chamber, and RTX 2060
There are no 16:10 OLED panels at the moment. I really wish they had the option of adding the old OLED panel with the chin
Good point
@@Thetechchap is it relaible my dell g3 has minor issues and low fps
@@Thetechchap I think dell is average
MASTER FAZE SAITAMA
One word: Coil whine
As Dell does not manufactures displays, they can only use what is available on the market. A 16:10 15" OLED display is simply not available at the moment.
However - do notice the XPS 15 uses a IGZO4 panel from Sharp. That means less power consumption, resulting in better battery life :)
Bad cooling is a deal breaker for me. Id love to pick this up, but I've heard too many complaints about the thermals.
Great review I'm customizing one today. My current XPS is 8 years old and running stronger than ever.
Amazing vid again Tom! I have a suspicion that you'll be using the XPS 17 as your daily 'driver' soon it sounds immense!
great video, and for teh record I was one of the ones teasing you in the MBP16 comment section about your upcoming video "How I returned to the XPS"
haha thanks for that! :P
They aren't offering OLED yet for this laptop, because Sharp hasn't gotten around to offer a 16:10 OLED screen yet.
knekker1 do sharp provide the screens for dell?
Xps 15 has given me so many problems. My first one had screen glitching, screen freezing, volume not working, brightness not changing, and loose trackpad. After getting a replacement it still had problems with screen freezing, screen glitching, volume not working correctly, and freezing on startup causing it to only turn on the fan. Its hard to get help at night sometimes even though dell premium support plus is supposed to 24/7. If you buy this laptop return it asap if you experience any issues
Hi Tom,
thanks a lot for the insightful review, incl. pro and con. I'm on the edge of buying this device as a travel-photo-editing-machine and would like to ask few questions;
1) How heavy is the charger, and given it's USB-C, can you replace it with third party in case it fails in the field?
2) Do you expect Dell to add a Ryzen model later?
3) Do you have a chance to compare it to the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2? The ThinkPad is just a little bit older, but also offers a small form factor, full size SD-Card and adds more interfaces, such as USB-A without the need for dongles. I think you get my point on that one.
Thanks a ton! Chris
For those of you guys planning on buying the Dell XPS 15, I'll give you my experience over the past 5 months of using this laptop.
I needed a new laptop to study mechanical engineering in university. I was deciding between the Macbook Pro with the M1 chip or the Dell XPS 15. But after reading and watching hundreds of reviews online about how XPS 15 and Mac are basically the same, XPS is better for gaming, and how Mac is bad for ME, I decided to get the Dell XPS 15 in March.
PROS.
- The laptop arrived three weeks after I ordered it-- It was estimated to take 5 weeks, but I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived two weeks early.
- The keys are extremely satisfying to press--which allowed me to get a lot of work done simply because I was addicted to tapping the keys.
- The screen is very wide and filling--allows you to focus on everything you are working on.
- Battery life--I could watch twitch streams for 6 hours straight and the laptop would still have around 55~60% (from 100%).
- Dongle. USB and HDMI dongle included with the laptop.
CONS.
- The trackpad. Every time I left-click using the trackpad, it feels as though the bottom of the trackpad is getting stuck to some type of glue and once I lift my finger off the trackpad, the trackpad lifts off the glue and leaves this distasteful sound. I found this problem straight from when I unboxed the laptop.
- 2 weeks after purchasing the XPS 15, the screen started having issues. If you divide the screen into 4 sections, the bottom right side has a constant noticeable flickering. I tried doing everything to fix it but it just wouldn't go away. Every single time the laptop goes into sleep mode or I shut it off and reboot it, this same problem persists. After awhile, I simply gave up and started ignoring the flickering. (Only thing I have noticed that helps is plugging in the charger and using the device for one or two hours and the flickering gradually fades away.)
- Screen freezes every now and then. This has occurred around once a week for every week since March--when I first got the XPS 15.
- In-built camera. Very crummy resolution.
- Ports+dongles. There is a high-pitched whirring sound that does not go away if a dongle is plugged in.
This problem does not persist if there is no dongle. However, as a ME student and gamer, I almost always use a mouse that is connected to the laptop.
- Speakers/sound system produce momentary static if I use them for the first time of the day.
-Customer service. Basically inexistent. I moved to a different country (for university) after buying the laptop, and Dell told me that I couldn't get any help if I wasn't in the country it was delivered to. Even with the warranty, I am basically guaranteed nothing.
- League of Legends Gaming. The bottom half of the entire screen lags hard. It wasn't there for the first couple of weeks, but after 1 month, the entire bottom half of the screen momentarily freezes and unfreezes--constantly throughout the game. This persists until I connect the charger.
Overall, I would say the majority of problems I have had with the computer is hardware related.
Considering the price of the Dell XPS 15, I would trade it in for a Macbook Pro in a heartbeat and invest a bit more money in a company that has a much more reliable product and will actually help in solving problems related to their products.
For its price, the XPS 15 is NOT WORTH. I expected a MUCH better device with close to no hardware problems.
I Literally went two times higher than my dedicated budget and spent almost 2 years of savings (around $2400 with tax+extra for shipping) for this laptop.
For students who are on a budget--like I was--, I would recommend a Samsung device. Before the XPS 15, I used the Samsung notebook 9 (~$1,200) for 6 years. Games (Wizard101, League of Legends, Fortnite) worked perfectly on my Samsung device for all 6 years. All the workload that my Dell seems to be unable to handle worked unbelievably smoothly on my Samsung device.
Good luck choosing a device everyone.
Sounds like you’ve had a poor experience. I’d expect no hardware issues for this price. Im a MSc student so similar position to you. I use a 2015 MacBook Pro running windows on bootcamp which is ideal so considering a new top spec windows laptop. Seems like a nearly impossible mission.
Thanks for the review I'm not gonna buy it
I just bought this laptop tonight! So excited, I got the frost white!!!!
Any issues after owning this a few months?
All these people complaining and comparing about laptop speakers must have never used Dell XPS L502x laptops. It blew away every laptop ever made at that time when it came to sound. It came with awesome subwoofer built in. Awesome mids and trebles.
Those bezels are 🔥🔥
What bezels?
Everyone else is like, why would you care?
I don't hear every one else. Only your opinion.
This might help people out that are looking to buy the dell xps 15 9500.
I bought the xps 15 9500 on 27th Dec 2020 but i only received it on 28th Jan 2021. It arrived from china. Seems to be a delay but i didn't mind waiting.
Before i start one thing really bugs me is the quality of the webcam. I didn't see any reviews on the webcam before i bought the laptop. The webcam is really qutie grainy and my 10 year old dell xps laptop is 100 times better in webcam quality. I did not expect this from a top of the range laptop. When i researched this further, i found out that the bad quality is due dell choosing a bottom of the barrel sensor for the camera and becuase the camera has to fit in the very small bezel. Some suggestions were to buy a seperate web camera which made a huge difference. Personally, i don't want to go through the hassle of returning the laptop for the webcam so if i intend to use it alot, i will probably buy a webcam to plug in via usb. However i am very disappointed at the webcam quality (0.9MP max) for such an expensive lapotp.
I bought mine in silver i7 16gb 1tb, and the trackpad issue of it being loose is not there. I am happy i went for the matt screen and not the UHD screen. It does get a little warm on the left hand side of the laptop if im using it for a long period.
The trackpad sometimes doesn't register my right click, not sure why. When i try clicking in the bottom right corner of the trackpad it sometimes doesnt register it, it's intermittent but it seems to have gone away now since i started using the laptop more. If the issue persists i will update this comment.
Other than that the laptop has been great and the sound quality is great to.
Hopefully this will help someone.
Yeah, I think the XPS 17 is the one to get. That vapour chamber cooling should help it maintain a higher boost clock. What is the PL1 value on this?
For whatever is worth, just wanted to share why I've just returned my new XPS 9500, bought this at an excellent price with 32gb and 1TB, i7 and 4k version. After waiting for a month to arrive, and , testing for one week, found the following: 1) It is a beautiful looking lap top, probably better looking than the MBP, 2) speakers were better than I expected based on so many reviews, 3) display was a disappointment, the colors looked over saturated and not natural looking, not sure if this is the nature of the 4K displays, but, I compared with my old MBP retina from 2014 and that old box had , to my eyes, a better color rendering, I was really surprised since the XPS was supposed to be one of the best in terms off matching SRGB colors, 4) The graphics card was defective, while I was watching TH-cam videos on Chrome or the MS version, the video was not smooth, and would be choppy, it would freeze for a fraction of a sec and then continue , none of my other 3 lap tops had this problem, not a major issues, that probably could been taken care by Dell, 5} Idid not see any issues on the track pad, other that would be noisy every time I would touch to use it, and....the deal breaker for me was the lack of a good cooling system, I was really surprised to see how hot it got, even just surfing the net or watching some TH-cam videos, got worst using Lightroom to download some heavy raw files (granted, it was fast, but ...got noisy and hot)........for me, this was a deal breaker because I wanted to use for the intended purpose of a laptop, on my lap !!!......I'll probably wait for the Apple MBP M1X 16", or look for an AMD based PC ( I use both OS for many particular reasons) , looks like the HP Envy line has some of those models....I was so sad to see it go back, it is truly a pice of art ....that I could not use......
Apparently there are no 16:10 OLED panels available from what I heard, the reason why they didn't offer an OLED version this year
:0
Hi Tom! I'm a little confused about the NVENC encoder. You said the 1650 Ti does not support it, but according to Nividia's website, the 1650 and 1660 do, what's up with that? Or is it based on the generation? I can't really find any reliable info on which card actually support it and which don't. Looking to pick up a new laptop for premiere and having NVENC would be great
Another excellent and spot on video by my favourite Tech chap. I'm buying an XPS 15 this weekend. Many thanks TC. JWL - New York.
Thanks for the nice review! What about the touchpad? Is the whole area clickable as on Macbook? Or similar to other windows laptops - only the half bottom is really touchable? I'm talking about real physical clicks, not "double-tap" of course.
I was never bothered by the bottom bezel on laptops and always thought only side bezels were important. Well, after seeing that screen go all the way to the keyboard, it looks incredible.
I never paid full price for the Dell. The i7 9750h, GTX 1650 was priced similar last year too, but I was able to grab one @$1650 (16GB, 500GB, 4K OLED), that laptop was not for me. Hope to get similar price around July this year.
Mine never had fan noise, and the keyboard on the left side was always too hot to use comfortably. The screen kept flickering/dimming even though I disabled the self-dimming feature. The touchpad seemed off as well. I kept having to tab it several times for it to acknowledge my press, and while scrolling on the touchpad, it would often see it has a push command. Had the usual Killer issues with having to delete the Killer software package and just install the drivers to get the best performance from the wireless. I also noticed that even though I entirely shut down the system, it would auto-start when I opened it up. Windows Hello worked great and was super quick. My guess is this is a setting in the BIOS, but I do not want a system starting every time I open it. I would like the choice to turn it on. I do not play the support game with Dell on newly purchased systems now and sent it back. The system looks good, the screen looks great but can be a bit too bright, but I wouldn't complain about that as there are times when you want the screen to be bright. It is better to have the option to turn up the brightness than to have a display that is too dim to start with. I did find a lot of color banding and dark color crush while streaming media. I thought this might be the WiFi speed and did the remove Killer app process and increased my WI-Fi speed. The banding still occurred across several streaming services even though my WiFi speed was above 50. The screen response time might be a bit low, accounting for this, but I didn't take the time to do the usual testing and checks to confirm this. Most new systems no matter who the manufacture goes through the update and patch pains, and that seems to be the case here.
I am interested in the XPS 17 and Alienware M15 R3 now that I have sent back the XPS 15. I have waited for almost a year on the updated XPS 15 and SurfaceBook 3 and unfortunately, both are lacking. The SB3 is not enough of an upgrade to purchase, and the XPS 15 seems to be going through update pains.
Dell reviews always complaints i'd never buy one it's too much it's insane
Thanks for such a vivid description. I have ordered one since last 5 days and now I am having second thoughts. Never mind, I live in EU and we get 14 days to return it.
I'd just love to own this 2020 version of xps 15 but unfortunately I am not planning on selling my kidney 😅
😂
The answer to all these expensive high end Ultrabook, Ryzen 4000 series Ultrabook 👍
Which laptops have it
@@curiousgeorge6921 Lenovo IdeaPad 14/15 (already available in many countries), ASUS G14/G15, MSI and many more. In the coming months there will be more Ultrabooks coming to retails. Ryzen 4000 series CPUs are smaller, run cooler, less noise, better performance and most importantly CHEAPER!
Check out TH-cam on Ryzen 4000 Ultrabook.
@@tomnguyen1015 thanks pal, the IdeaPad seems to be lacking in other Areas... I'm thinking of t490 what do you think?
@@curiousgeorge6921 I only mentioned IdeaPad cos it comes with Ryzen (to answer your previous question). It's really just a budget laptop.
I assume you meant Lenovo T490 i5. It's a decent laptop but display brightness is a bit low @ 250 nits, not wifi 6, standard config is 8gb RAM a bit low for 2020 Ultrabook.
I'm waiting for the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 15' Ryzen to be released in Australia
Ideapad is the best value..so cheap.. so much power.. and no power hungry Nvidia GPU.. who wants an Ultrabook with a 180W power brick?
Hiya, I'm a novice when it comes on to Laptops. But I do need a laptop that's excellent for editing! Would this be a good option? I'm looking to upgrade & want to get a new laptop but don't know where to look or what to buy 😭😭
Thanks in advance for your help & great video 👍🏾
I have 5 years watching TH-cam videos for a good laptop in my smartphone but now im more convinced than never to get a dell xps 17 ,im looking forward to its release!im a gamer,movie watcher and an internet browser!that laptop is for me!
Personally I think the camera quality is no where near sufficient quality given the cost of the laptop. Great review, thanks.
Glad it helped!
im afraid of buying one because so many people have many flaws with this device
The trackpad for example
Wait one year and everything will be perfect.
Henry C They say that every year
@@viditarora1998 if this year's model sucks they will fix it next year! 😁
I had a chance to review both the New Dell XPS 15 2020 and the Dell XPS 15 2019 versions.
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 ?
I think I have found the perfect laptop for me! I currently have a cheap $300 something HP that I bought for an urgent matter. It’s just too slow for me, and the screen resolution sucks compared to my iPad Pro. I was hesitating to buy a MacBook Air but I think I just might be sold on this Dell XPS 15. It looks SHARP!
Thank you for using your platform to raise awareness about Dell's website. It's a nightmare and they should be ashamed.
indeed... makes no sense to me
WOW that price! I have had nothing but issues with my XPS 9570 battery, charge port issues, and charging brick itself. I could never recommend it to anyone over my Razer Blade. I love my Razer 15 so much that I bought the Razer Blade Stealth (2019 model with RTX 1650) and I got it as an open box on Best Buy in the USA for $800! If you don't mind no touch screen you cannot beat the specs for $800. The secret to cheaper laptops is to buy an open box on Best Buy in the "worst" condition possible - Satisfactory. The thing is, they are brand new! Comes with the packaging 9 out of 10 times despite it saying it doesn't or that it has signs of cosmetic damage. My Blades were pristine and I have bought Apple products as open boxes to the same degree. I originally bought my XPS because I figured it would be a better warranty through Dell and better/easier to obtain customer service but boy was I wrong! Go Razer all the way!
This, for once, is high end Windows laptop done right. It's a real competitor to the Macbook Pro 16. I like how this is built as a high end device from the ground up and isn't a rebranding of a powerful but crappy gaming laptop
It also has gotten so many things right :
- No numpad
- Centered trackpad
- Large trackpad
- Finally no USB-A port, though I would have preferred a 4th USB-C port compared to the SD card slot.
- Excellent build quality
- 16:10 even though 3:2 or 4:3 would have been even better.
The UHD display is a must though. 1920x1200 on my XPS 13 is as low a dpi as I would accept. Then things are too big on the display, even at 100%. Used to use my 12in Macbook at 1920x1200 and it was perfect.
Add to that the fact that you can get it with an international keyboard in France and it's a win.
Its only Windows competitor is the X1 Extreme Gen 2
Hey guys! I am a TH-camr as well and do quite a bit of video editing but I have no idea which specs I need. Here's what I DON'T need. Since I have an external monitor, the size of the laptop screen or it being touchscreen means nothing to me. While very nice, all the premium materials & thinness of the XPS range are also not needed. The laptop also stays in one place so portability is not needed but I don't want a big desktop. I just need a pretty quick laptop that will render my videos as fast as possible. I also would like not to break the bank. Here's what I DO(or think I do)need: I want a Dell. Intel i7 9th or 10th Gen, 16gigs or more of RAM, 512gb Hardrive and not sure if a dedicated graphics card helps in the rendering of videos or if that's for game play on the machine itself of which I do none. Any suggestions?
Just picked the I7, 1TB, 16gb model for £1500 from dell outlet (refurbished) and the price includes 4 years added premium support. I’ve only heard good things about dell refurbished products :)
I appreciate the review, however, this review is not complete without mentioning the hoops and hurdles one must endure, dealing with Dell's customer support. As amazing as the XPS line is, there is value lost in the lack of support at every level at Dell. It can take 10-15 days to get a response to the most simplistic question. A complete review must consider this variable as it contributes directly to the experience of owning a Dell computer. Most users that purchase this level of computer most likely are using it for professional applications. A defective unit combined with massive lead times to correct the problem can be highly problematic in a professional environment. Please consider the quality of customer support in future reviews.
Next time when you would film the comparison video with Macbook and XPS 17, can you also compare them with the last year's XPS series a bit more also? I am trying to purchase an XPS, and debating if I should get the new 9500 (or 9700), or save cash and go for 7590. Thanks for great videos though!
Wow I Like Your Review Style!!! So Detail & Entertaining!!! 😄😄😄
Now all that it needs is to incorporate a Ryzen chip.. And it would be the undisputed number one in the ultrabook world..
i’m hesitating between the xps 15 9500 (4k) and the 7590 OLED one (they’re almost at the same price with a discount also it has 32gb and 1To for the 9500 vs 16gb and 512g for the OLED one) ?
There are nothing like perfect laptop, only very good or not so good in certain categories. My colleague got 2 different XPS 15 and it didn't work, and I am not talking about touchpad but temperatures on a heavy load: i9 processor and thin design did not end up well.
Golly me! I just looked over the xps 15, i9 processor and thought that would be the best. Is it really that bad? Overheating issues, eh?
@@nj5709 Yes, it was overheating issue. She wanted processing power to fit ML models, but laptop was getting dangeourosely hot every time she tried to run models. After all, she needed to run even small datasets on external servers, whereas I had no issues on my gaming laptop with i7 7th generation.
XPS is very light and portable, but this is causing heating issues as fans etc need space. The final of the story was that power cord was damaged and causes permament damage to the motherboard. This was her 2nd XPS. Her first was slow and getting frozen randomly.
thanks for this great comparison to the older XPS version.... that was i was looking for
Take about screen
light bleeding motion black levels
& reflection
This is one sleek laptop but m still waiting for 17.... need screen real estate. Wish now with the thinner bezels they should make 19 inch too in possibly older 17 chassis
I am impressed by the camera, honestly.
I have last years model the gaming version with 32gbs of ram and 1 terabytes of internal storage and the 4k screen with a icore9 processor installed on it my gaming laptop cost last year £2390 in total connected to my 4k 75 inches 4k TV as a monitor
does the mousepad size affect typing? older dell laptops the mousepad is just right where you can still type without being affected
Point out the 2nd NVME slot too, big deal IMO for the form factor
This is the Dell XPS 15 9500 review I have been waiting for
I've been waiting for you to review this laptop! Finally!
And please review the 17 inch too! and compare it to 16 inch mbp. Thank you, Tom!
YES it's freaking hot. I do programming and I often compile the code which makes the laptop SO hot that I have to take a break to let it cool down. This happens EVEN if it's in the cool mode. maybe you should make videos (maybe together with someone) for use who don't do video editing
then can u suggests some laptops that are good for programming as well as for gaming please?within range 1300-1500 us dollars
I appreciate your impartial reviews. No Mac loving/PC bashing or vice versa here. Just one thing about OLED. The review made it sound as if Dell chose not to use OLED on the new XPS lineup. I'm assuming you know, but didn't mention that, this is because Dell didn't actually have a choice. No OLED screens exist with the 16:10 aspect ratio, sadly. I fully get waiting for the XPS 17, too, but that's not an option for me. Way too expensive! I'm happy with my OLED 7590 for the time being. Anyway, keep up the great work!
I went from dell XPS to Razer because of throttling problems. Even after undervolting and better thermal paste XPS throttled. No point in an laptop that throttles
if you ask me.
I'm not very tech savvy. An Amazon reviewer criticized the camera, and said, "I'm glad I waited for the Windows Hello camera built-in." Can someone explain what he meant by this? Thank you.
The only thing that gives me pause is that killer wifi card and not being able to replace it. If it wasn't for that display choosing the Razer would be a no brainer but...
Can't wait to have this for my music production
Have always liked the XPS range but the one thing that’s always put me off is the soft touch palm rest as it marks sooooo easily. When they get rid of that, I’ll jump on one straight away.
I just unpacked it yesterday, so far so good, apart from being quite warm without much doing. Let's see is the laptop that good as everyone is claim it to be.
Do you still have and use the laptop??? What are your thoughts 1 year later???
Thinking of getting one
@@ektasix after the 8 months of fight with the customer service and telling them that the laptop they've sent was overheating they replaced the MB and touchpad component. now it's working as expected, it is still on the warmer side, but I guess that's expected from that kind of laptop. at least now it goes to hibernate when I want it to go, and it doesn't stay on and working after closed. overall it's a powerful laptop, and I would not buy it again just because of the customer service and their inability to listen to their customer.
Yes, I am using it ATM.
Perfect timing, thank you sir: that’s what I was looking for. The XPS 15 is superb but the key improvements seem to be reserved for the 17...
Second point, dell price remains too expensive BUT It should drop relatively quickly via discounts. Not so much Apple. I think a dimension of timing needs to be introduced for price as it may change everything. An XPS 15 loaded around £1500 will be an immediate buy for me...
Third, how likely dell can bring AMD Ryzen 4000 to dell XPS. They did it for the G5...
Would that be a game changer ?
Final point I need help to assess. Will the MacBook Pro 16 get an updated processor from Gen 9 to 10 or even to tiger lake...? Been reading q4 possible?
That may also affect the comparison as they don’t really have same gen processor as we speak...
Keep safe and thank you again
The £1600 xps 15 doesn’t have the dedicated graphics if that bothers you. For me I would like the graphics but they are getting way i expensive with the cheapest model that has the dedicated graphics being £1950. I think they should release more options like they did for the last year model with a cheaper option supporting the dedicated graphics.
Hamza Hussain fully agree...that’s why I mentioned XPS being interesting only after shaving £500 from rrp in the future...right now, too expensive.
When you say "It should drop relatively quickly via discounts," what type of discounts are you expecting and when? This is my first time buying one of these so I am not too familiar with the discount schedule.
Kubsniped not an expert on dell computer pricing but you can see that Dell does discount product very fast and often....good luck to get 10 percent with Apple...
So based on last generation XPS, it should not be crazy to assume that a £500 drop could be on the table...by end of this year.
Since my post, been researching further and really want Ryzen...or intel tiger...nothing from intel currently seems good enough...far from it...
For what is worth, looking at Lenovo x1 carbon, dell XPS, Apple 16(but updated soon hopefully as was out Nov 19. Choice number one after the recent disappointing 13) or even a quad core MacBook Air !!!
Considering you can get a gaming laptop like the MSI GF65 THIN 9SEXR-250
for roughly $1099 it feels like a much better value compared to something like a Microsoft surface or the Dell XPS. you get a RTX 2060 graphics card with a 120 Hz display. This model only comes with 8 GB of RAM but I think that's easily upgradable. The i7 9750H is a generation old but I think it definitely still holds up in performance. I'm currently using a 8750H laptop which is rather similar in performance. I mean even if you're not a gamer, I feel like the laptop is more future proof with these performance parts installed. I always purchase something I know is going to last for at least 5 years. I don't think it's wise spending to get the latest thing every single year the next generation product releases. With technology something new comes out every year! You just have to know restraint, no matter how badly you may want whatever it is because of the numbers showing way more compared to the previous product. There will always be something better
Still having doubts over the longevity of XPS machines. Dell is known to have shoddy quality assurance, and as a previous owner of a 9560 I've had issues such as backlight bleed (FHD model), coil whining, squeaking hinge, thermal throttling etc. Terrific laptop despite those issues, but I had to get rid of it after 1.5 years. And this year some people are still having issues relating to quality assurance. I'll still wait for XPS 17 reviews, but for now I got my sights on the Macbook Pro 16, at least the investment will be more worthwhile.
I am also a 9560. I have been using it heavily for work and games. Now the screen is smeared, the battery is swollen, and the cooling failure CPU is turned on at more than 90 degrees. After the repair, it still cannot be solved. I think the quality of the XPS is very poor, and the service life is at most 5 years.
I want to see how good is the XPS 17 cooling system, and how good is battery life.
XPS 15 is the option for me right now, because I travel with my computer a lot. Also, I'm good with 1080p on a laptop, 4 extra hours are welcome when you're in a long flight.
Very Spencer laptop I'm going to wait till it goes down
Hopefully the price will drop in the UK excellent video
Love your videos. Please make a video comparing old dell xps 15 9750 to new 9500. Which would you choose and why?
If Dell Latitude 9510 business laptop is so great, why are so few reviewers reviewing this laptop? Please review this laptop and compare to the Dell XPS 2-in-1 and the Lenovo ThinPad X1 carbon 2-in-1. Thanks.
The one thing that gets me with this laptop is dell have only included a 300 cycle battery so expect to need to replace it after just 1 year! It is basically industry standard to ship a 1000 cycle battery these days!
You are doing a wonderful job. Really appreciate bro..
Hell yes! been waiting for this
I’m trying to use the tablet mode but it say that “this device doesn’t have touch capabilities”. What can I do?
Nearly all laptop, notebooks, Ultrabooks are moving towards 5G, should I buy a notebook now or wait until 5G is more mature?
I love my XPS 15 9500 2020, but, too much issus with keyboard after only 14 months of use. A few key are not responding well. A friend who bought a XPS 13 has the same keyboard problem after only 1 year of use. I think there is an issue with keyboard. For a 2.500 € computer, I was pretty deceived. I'm a DELL client for 15 years, and I consider DELL the best, but I think they need to do something about the keyboard quality.
How to get Trackpad momentum to work on dell xps 15? I must get trackpad momentum to work. I'm disappointed i haven't figured it out. All my other laptops have an easy to find trackpad momentum option. Ho to get trackpad momentum to work on xps 15?? did anyone have success getting it to work how did you do it?
Hi! Good job and thanks for your videos! Between the new base 15
model expanded to 16 GB later (in dell Spain it cannot be configured),
with the i5-10300H, a UHD 630 and a smaller battery, or the previous one
with i7-9750H, the GTX 1650 but an 16:9 screen, which one would you
choose? Thanks!
Hey dell sent me 2 bad xps 15 9500 laptops. The videos are on my channel. BUT my question to you is which do you prefer mac 16 or XPS 15? I'm having a hard time on re-deciding on what I want. I've been with Dell for years and never had an apple product. I love the 4k display on the XPS vs the 2.5k display on the Mac. Again which direction would you go given you had 2 bad 9500 laptops and dell is supposedly sending out a 3rd, that they hope won't have problems??
XPS 17 would be better as everyday laptop at home and travel
The fact they trimmed the bezels to make for a smaller 17 inch laptop is very tempting
@@arsanious92 yes, I saw 17' lg at Costco and it looks not as big.
Does the dell xps 15 9500 have a HDMI port?
No, it comes with an adapter thing though.
first mistake on the dell - no PDup or PDdw keys. They could split the navigation keys, but they dont. Why? I don't understand it. Why Dell thinks that using FN keys are cool. Second mistake - they are always trying to make it slim. I would rather have 3mm thicker laptop with better cooling or NIC port.
I only dream in black and white
I only dream that I'm alive
I dream of the day MacOs comes to Dell.
Awesome review. Thank you. What do you recommend for RAM and and SSD upgrade if I buy the cheaper XPS 15? Also, what's will I sacrifice for upgrading the RAM and SSD? Will I lose the OS? Thank you in advance!
I thought the new xps 15 only came with 2 usb c thunderbolt ports and the other was a standard usb c port for charging?
No option 'No Shindows' that's sad.. but looks very promising.
Have the latency issues been fixed on this model? This series has been a nightmare for recording and music production.
Hi that's definitely fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.
What's the real deference between 4k and 1080p xps models in terms of video editing please?
I think the xps 17 will still be portable enough for you....It is actually a bit smaller than most 15 inch laptops because of the thin bezels. Looking forward to your review. Thanks.
The only thing I don't like about the XPS 15 9500 is the webcam, the rest of it, god damn what a laptop
I NEED HELP, i have xps15 9500 but I can't manage setting for the OBS any game bagging! I've tried so many changes..any idee please
Ive never understood the appeal for touch on a clamshell laptop
Greasy fingerprints on your screen, yuk !
With combination of mouse and trackpad I can do everything faster and more accurately than finger on screen.
Surely the main benefit of a laptop over a tablet ?
Hey! Not sure if you will reply but I can't decide between the 8GB and the 16GB. It's only about a $100 difference but I can't tell if it's worth the extra RAM. The laptop I have now is a 8GB and it never seems to be enough, but i'm not sure if it's just my laptop.
I am still using the 2015 version. Still a decent notebook and certainly a great investment. -- My only two wishes for the next iteration: Ryzen, a 1080p webcam.