I switched to Dell because my Apple MBP was dead-dead and their existing line at the time was garbage according to everyone I knew who got one. I had the same

I switched to Dell because my Apple MBP was dead-dead and their existing line at the time was garbage according to everyone I knew who got one. I had the same problem as you with my new Dell. On my own I replaced the Wi-Fi card with an Intel one and it fixed the problems. That said, I had the same battery issues, etc. as the original poster. I don't hate my XPS, but I would not buy again.