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Dell XPS 15
Based on 26 credible posts from Hacker News & Bluesky. 2 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
Medium confidenceA solid sample; expect small shifts as more owners post. How we score
Scored November 11, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 27% of 26 reviews are positive, 31% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. The most common complaint is performance (2 owners). Owners are divided on battery & charging. Owners with 6+ months of use feel about the same (18% positive).
What owners like
Nothing two or more owners agree on yet.
What owners complain about
Performance raised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“But it's been riddled with weird USB issues, buggy firmware updates, throttled perf.”
Build & durability raised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“i had the dell xps 15 and everytime the battery died dell would send out a repair guy to replace the motherboard.”
Customer support raised by 2 owners
“My 4-year old Dell XPS 15 is up for replacement, but somehow no manufacturer aside from Apple is making laptop with decent specs nowadays?”
Owners are split on
- Battery & charging 3 like it · 4 don't
Worth reading the reviews on these if they matter to you.
What owners talk about
- Battery & charging3 praise · 4 complain
- Performance1 praise · 2 complain
- Build & durability1 praise · 2 complain
- Customer support0 praise · 2 complain
- Price & value1 praise · 1 complain
Built from the reviews themselves — every quote links to the owner who wrote it.
Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
I had this exact same experience with a brand new Dell XPS 15 I purchased around 2018 I believe. It came with a killer branded Wi-Fi card and I noticed shortly after purchasing that it would literally bring down my entire home network at the time. I don’t remember what router I was running or the rest of my home network set up at the time, but it was definitely a really bizarre thing to witness, I ended upreplacing the Wi-Fi card.
18 months in, must say the Dell XPS 15 is disappointing. [...] But it's been riddled with weird USB issues, buggy firmware updates, throttled perf. [...]
I have tried to forego swap because I had hoped that it would avoid swap thrashing, where performance goes into the toilet; I'd rather a process was killed but I could still access the system, than be unable to login to it. [...] My main workstation is a Dell XPS15 with 32GB of RAM and I had 8GB of swap on it. [...]
[...] I didn't know if I'd like it, but the fact is that battery life always sucked on linux and running things like fusion 360 always felt like a workaround. [...] I still don't like the fact that apple forces you to pay the memory and storage tax, but OTOH windows has been broken for a few years -- and forcing me to upgrade hardware from a perfectly serviceable Dell XPS 15 from 7 years ago to Windows 11 sealed it for me. [...] But I fixed that with a mechanical keyboard running VIA.
My 4-year old Dell XPS 15 is up for replacement, but somehow no manufacturer aside from Apple is making laptop with decent specs nowadays? I want 2TB storage, a 4k (or close) HiDPI display, good build quality, and not a bulky gaming laptop. [...] I was expecting that to not be an issue 4 years later ... [...] The only non-Apple thing that I can find that even comes close, is a bulky 16" ThinkPad. And then there is Apple who pack everything I want in a sleek 14" or 15" device, plus a very fast CPU and battery life that is years ahead of anything else ... [...] I'm willing to compromise on battery life, and I don't need the fastest CPU, just a good quality work laptop where I can run cargo build / docker pull without worrying about filling up the disk, and mostly just a browser aside from that. [...]
i had the dell xps 15 and everytime the battery died dell would send out a repair guy to replace the motherboard. [...] this last time (2 weeks ago) i bought an hp envy 16" with nvidia gpu. things appear to work fine on arch but i have no audio and have no idea why.
For 16 core CPU, a dedicated GPU equivalent, 400GB/s LPDDR5 memory, 3024x1964 Mini-LED, and 18 hours of battery? The closest I can configure a Dell XPS 15 is $3099, and that's a 14 core CPU and likely lower memory bandwidth and lower performance SSD. They claim 18 hours of battery but only with the base screen, the upgraded screen is presumably less. And from personal experience using an XPS 15 is a significantly worse experience in stability, heat, fan noise, and real-world battery life. [...]
My work laptop has a very "fun" defect that has been plaguing me for the last couple of months. Apparently my laptop (Dell XPS 15 9520) becomes very sluggish and comes to a crawl whenever it is charging using a charger that's less than 130W.
Ubuntu works fine on the Dell XPS 15 9500 laptop I use for work. It came preinstalled with Windows, but I shrank the partition so I can dual boot. (Having all data encrypted-at-rest was a requirement which made things a little trickier.) The only weirdness I've encountered is some crashing in some lid-open-or-closed software, probably because I tried to make sure it wouldn't sleep just because I wanted to carry it to a conference room.
Dell XPS 15, the laptop itself is pretty great. Currently running Arch + Hyprland, and the whole setup runs smoothly just off of the iGPU and is a savior on my battery life. Kind of sucks to have an expensive laptop and not use the GPU at all, I might switch to using the GPU when plugged in and when I unplug it have a script switch back to the iGPU.
My 4-year old Dell XPS 15 is up for replacement, but somehow no manufacturer aside from Apple is making laptop with decent specs nowadays? [...] It's repairable, upgradable, and has a removable battery (unheard of in 2025).
I've been happy with a Dell XPS 15, basically maxed-out on specs when it was new 3+ years ago. No problems to speak of.
I haven't upgraded my laptop yet, still using a Dell XPS 15 from 2020, recently been tempted by the performance and battery life of my work's MacBook pro to look for some options... I'm definitely getting an ARM laptop next. Mine is a furnace compared to apple's.
[...] It's a Dell xps 15 with i7 processor. So not top of the line, but it was a decent price new when I got it 7 odd years ago, I'm not ready to let it go
For more details on my device: Its a Dell XPS 15 9350. I got it back in late 2023/early 2024. I use it for both college and personally. Fans have been cleaned and there's no overheating issues, even before cleaning it didn't overheat. [...]
Oh yeah if you guys are curious, my current laptop is a DELL XPS 15 9560...a model from 2017 😭 I got it as a birthday gift from my dad after my old laptop completely committed death all of a sudden so I can't complain to much- it works okay, but that's why I am saving up to buy myself a new laptop.
[...] I have a perfectly functional Dell xps 15 I bought in 2019. [...]
I have a Dell XPS 15 with an Nvidia graphics cards (I installed the latest nvidia driver via the ubuntu interface), and everything works well
[...] So, I tested the installation process on my laptop (a Dell XPS 15). Worked perfect on my laptop. [...]
I've done it: I switched my laptop from Windows 11 to Linux. [...] Hardware I'm running this on: Dell XPS 15 (2023). [...]
The last one I bought was a Dell XPS 15". They're built like tanks and are great programming/GIS/Photoshop machines that can do entry level gaming. Plus very little adware compared to less expensive models.
[...] I switched to a Dell XPS15. [...]
Who would win: Dell XPS 15 9520 I was given by my work IT department, with 32GB and a discrete GPU (MSRP about $2600 in 2023 when it was new); or the $300 scratch-and-dent refurbished Chromebook I bought in 2024 and installed Ultramarine Linux on?
I need advice/recommendations: My current main computer is a Dell XPS 15 95XX. I'm looking to possibly get a mini PC for my desk, and I wanted to know if anyone has recs for a similarly-powered one? My laptop has an Intel i7-10750H (integrated graphics) with 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.
Current deadness: Dell XPS 15, beautiful laptop, on the 'best of' lists when I got it Still researching, but looking at Asus Zenbook or Lenovo Yoga rn, AMD instead of intel on the advice of my tech guru :)
Dell XPS 15 long-term: how it holds up
When problems show up
- Performancetypically around 15 months · 2 reports
- Battery & chargingtypically around 3.6 years · 2 reports
- Customer supporttypically around 4 years · 2 reports
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“I've been happy with a Dell XPS 15, basically maxed-out on specs when it was new 3+ years ago. No problems to speak of.”
after 3 yearsView on Hacker News“[...] It's a Dell xps 15 with i7 processor. So not top of the line, but it was a decent price new when I got it 7 odd years ago, I'm not ready to let it go”
after 7 yearsView on Bluesky“I had this exact same experience with a brand new Dell XPS 15 I purchased around 2018 I believe. It came with a killer branded Wi-Fi card and I noticed shortly after purchasing that it would literally bring down my entire home network at the time. I don’t remember what router I was running or the rest of my home network set up at the time, but it was definitely a really bizarre thing to witness, I ended upreplacing the Wi-Fi card.”
after 8 yearsView on Hacker News“I have tried to forego swap because I had hoped that it would avoid swap thrashing, where performance goes into the toilet; I'd rather a process was killed but I could still access the system, than be unable to login to it. [...] My main workstation is a Dell XPS15 with 32GB of RAM and I had 8GB of swap on it. [...]”
after 1 yearView on Hacker News
Common Dell XPS 15 problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- Battery & chargingOwners split: 4 complain, 3 happyView on Bluesky
“Apparently my laptop (Dell XPS 15 9520) becomes very sluggish and comes to a crawl whenever it is charging using a charger that's less than 130W.”
- Customer support2 owners report thisView on Hacker News
“My 4-year old Dell XPS 15 is up for replacement, but somehow no manufacturer aside from Apple is making laptop with decent specs nowadays?”
- Performance2 owners report this (1 disagree)
- Build & durability2 owners report this (1 disagree)View on Hacker News
“I still don't like the fact that apple forces you to pay the memory and storage tax, but OTOH windows has been broken for a few years -- and forcing me to upgrade hardware from a perfectly serviceable Dell XPS 15 from 7 years ago to Windows 11 sealed it for me.”