Dell XPS 9550 - date of manufacture in BIOS?

Just bought a new XPS 9550 (i-5, 256GB SSD) at the Microsoft store and concerned about the date of manufacture in the BIOS listed as 10/29/15. I thought this might be ok, but the laptop also had the original BIOS loaded and old drivers in the Windows 10 build.

Hope a few 9550 owners (same or different model - please state which) might check their laptops and respond with the date listed in the BIOS for their machines.

Trying to decide if it makes a difference in keeping this machine or swapping it out. Appreciate it.

 

... What is your concern about the date of manufacture?

A laptop that has been sitting on a shelf for 5 months is identical to a laptop that was manufactured last week. You'd be wasting your time to try and swap the laptop to get a more recently-manufactured unit.

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Having worked for computer and mobile device makers, I understand that they often implement fixes/enhancements/updates at the hardware level.

But, all this aside, I'm looking to see if I can confirm newer units are shipping or that it is common to see this date of manufacture. Trying to keep a focused thread, but always appreciate the time someone takes to respond.

 

I bought mine mid March and it was manufactured end of december.

 

most direct from Dell will be made to order and have a recent build date, any other outlet will have shelf stock so an older build dates expected.