PC Tech Thread

They are certainly keen to collect your details, when I was still deciding on Alienware vs custom build. I emailed them with a couple of quesitons re: upgrades, nothing they couldn't just answer there and then, but they insisted I need to give them my phone number and full address and when I emailed back to ask why, they never bothered replying...

The fun begins if they know you ordered and cancelled.

I've said too much 🤣

Not buying another computer of any kind for at least 3 or 4 years now... so they can give me all the discount all they want... but I will be sure to tell my students as Alienware seems to be very popular with those who do VR/AR...

Having a chat with Dell now - I can get the Inspiron 15 - 7590 with the same internals as the XPS 15 for £770.

I think at that price is the dogs.

Tell them you really can’t afford it unless they knock another 10% off...

@sumo got a Helios 300 with i7-9750h/16gb/1660Ti in the end for $800. Done with my Switch as I’ve played BOTW so will sell that to offset the cost. Not too shabby. Acer’s refurb store had 10% off and they didn’t charge sales tax. Winning.

I'd still go for the xps personally as I prefer the XPS build quality and form factor. What's the price difference?

Anybody interested in my 2017 Surface Pro 5?

Model 1796, i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD. Charger, type cover and pen included.

External case has light scratching otherwise in great condition.

£400.

That same laptop is £1500 here. Good deal.

Jesus wept. Good deal indeed.

Around £250 depending on what model of XPS.

I suppose it all comes down to budget. For me, the extra £250 is worth it in return for the nicer design and screen. Don't get me wrong, the Inspiron is a good laptop. Its just that the XPS is one of the best laptops.

I am hearing that the i7 of both the XPS and inspiron really do overheat and throttle quite often.

I tend to avoid i7 if only for improved battery life. I only really use a laptop for browser based tasks so don't need anything particularly crunchy. I5 used to offer about 15% better battery life for the same tasks a few years ago, not sure if changed recently.

For what it's worth, the throttling scandal isn't Dell specific. It's basically all laptop manufacturers including Apple that do it.

Could be interested as my OH was looking for a new laptop for work.

It would just be standard MS Office based work. Nothing crazy. The portability appeals to me.

Does it come with a keyboard?

Let me check.

Depends entirely on the cooling of the laptop, too. You can also use something like ThrottleStop to undervolt the CPU.

The laptop I just purchased (w/ 6 core i7) doesn’t throttle, because of a factory undervolt and adequate cooling - so it is possible to bypass the throttling issue with some tweaks.

So the I5 would be more than capable as a photography option?

Just looking and its really a case of form factor - with the XPS13 being a similar price to the inspiron 15.

Since the 13inch currently has further discounts.

The £800 quid will be i7 512ssd and 16gb ram.

Laptopmag says I'll get 12 hours of battery life from it vs a little more from the inspirion.

hmmmmm

XPS is simply a nicer machine than the Inspiron. I’d go for the XPS if it’s in budget.

XPS 13 is a really nice size in terms of carrying and screen:bezel ratio. Having had one for ~5 years I'd find it hard to go back to a "normal" laptop

How has no one mentioned carbon fibre in all this xps chat?!?

new one is dropping soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAaTbf13ipg

Because its a non-issue in real life?

Edit: and @spotter hhnnnng

Why would a wireless adapter work after running Troubleshooter in win10 but fail again every boot? Does this Troubleshooter bollocks not save whatever it does? Old HP laptop that I upgraded from Win7 to Win10. I only use it for turbo training so it doesn't bother me that much but it's one of those - why don't you just save the fucking settings then stupid machine? problems that I could do without.

its out now!

But I'm looking to buy from the dell outlet I cant imagine they'll be on there any time soon!!!