Hate how Dell manages the recovery media thing

Just searching on Dell's website to download the iso/dd/raw/img/bin file to put on a pendrive and go, but apparently you need to have a valid Service Tag on a website that is obscure as hell with thousands of sections talking about the same but not going to the point.

http://www.dell.com/support/article...-on-your-dell-computer?lang=en#Recovery-media

 

They don't even host their videos in youtube just use their website which does not give option to download them.

 

Furthermore it requires to install Dell System Detect, which won't work if I'm not on a Dell computer. What a messy development team.

 

I'm going to buy Lenovo, wish me luck

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Which model?

I would like to buy the Macbook pro retina 15, but the 1TB SSD configuration is 4000 euros, while the XPS 9560 is 2600 euros, currently they have a 10% discount this weekend.
Don't know why macbooks pro are so expensive specially the high end configuration. Looks like you pay through the nose for the SSD and RAM...

 

I was going to buy Lenovo Yoga 910-13IKB, for ~1400 EUR. I think they also have a 16 GB/1 TB ssd version for ~2000 EUR. They have pretty good reviews on those.

But after playing around with this and some other devices in a store I'm actually thinking of moving to a Surface Pro or Lenovo MIIX as for me less power seems sufficient while I prefer better usability as a touch device. No gaming intended, Photo processing is my Most demanding task.
Also, I'm reluctant to pay astronomical sums to Apple or Dell just for their names...



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Dell XPS seems to be the clear winner compared to MacBook Pro.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3179677/computers/dell-xps-15-vs-macbook-pro-15-fight.html?page=2

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Let me save you the trouble, download the windows ISO from Microsoft, I got the Dell one a few months back to restore a laptop and it was just a basic install but twice the size as it had 32 and 64 bit, it never installed any Dell crapware!
So long as you have a copy of the network drivers just in case the ISO doesn't have one you will find windows update will do the majority of the device installs after.

 

Read this review now, the MacBook Pro Retina is the clear winner if you don't mind about the price:

https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/macbook-pro-15-vs-dell-xps-15/

 

Tried the official ISO from Microsoft, but it doesn't detect the NVMe PCIe drive if it's set to RAID.

 

Download these https://mega.nz/#!0NdRAALD!-TPQLgyzR6eFqhjkTPxDTpVXHdQDOJTR8AFmpFo346w
unzip them into a folder called RAID on you install media (the windows ISO USB stick for a guess)
when it can't find the drive point to the RAID folder and click the inf file (iaStorAC.inf for raid) and it will detect the drive.

 

You are righ, tested it today and works perfectly, although takes a couple of minutes to get information from the system.

EDITED: if you use the Windows iso from Microsoft you are required to add the RAID and RSTe AHCI drivers in a folder inside the usb pendrive.

Otherwise if you use the ISOs from Dell it detects everything automatically. It also includes a folder "Additional Drivers" at usb's root. I think this is best.

 

Made a quick guide to clean install Windows on the Dell XPS 9550, check here:

Dell XPS 9550 install, restore and stock ISOS

 

They are not Dell ISO's they are mine and the additional drivers folders in case windows update doesn't do it's thing or people offline install.
It is a few months out of date now though.