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that was my experience as well before returning xps and getting a new macbook. on any intensive work it would get so hot that i could not rest my hands on it.
by disiplus 6y ago
that was my experience as well before returning xps and getting a new macbook.
on any intensive work it would get so hot that i could not rest my hands on it.
- stevesimmons 6y agoI had an old XPS13, and eagerly ordered the XPS15 9570 fully loaded the moment it was available in the UK. What followed was a year of fan noise, thermal throttling, GPU switching problems and many hours lost trying to get the right combination of Ubutunu + Nvida drivers working. So when my house was burgled and that machine got stolen, I went back to the XPS13 form factor. Smaller, lighter, longer battery life, quieter. Only disadvantage being the max of 16GB RAM. Once the XPS13 finally arrives with 32GB RAM I may well upgrade again. The new MacBook Pro may tempt me, but I am certainly not giving up proper function keys.
- willis936 6y agoI have a 9570 as well. I ordered the bare minimum memory and storage so I could swap in my own 16GB of RAM and 1 TB SSD. I also applied thermal pads to the VRMs and (less importantly) heatpipes so they conduct to the chassis. Lastly, I undervolted the CPU with Intel XTU. I have had no throttling issues and it has been a steadfast partner. I've never had a laptop I liked more. It took some upfront work, and that's not everyone's bag, but I honestly could not find a decent laptop that met my specs for under $3000. This one did it for $1600.