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    Just bought the XPS 9360 Late 2017 for a great price over the 9370

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by RolandC5, Mar 15, 2018.

  1. RolandC5

    RolandC5 Newbie

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    Just bought the XPS 9360 i7 8550u for $949 brand new at Dell.com. I was wondering if it was it a good choice over the newer XPS 9370?
     
    RolandC5, Mar 15, 2018
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    I prefer it to the 9370. it seems 9370 has gone down the dark path apple paved with its hardware. Absence of any standard USB port and soldered on wifi chip (many especially hackintoshers dont want the stock card.) They have done some cool revisions like the 2 in 1 fingerprint power button, 2 full speed thunderbolt ports, and the 4x microphone array, but its still the same processor and graphics. It seems like a too eager minor revision. I have yet to see anything that compelling about it.
     
    hackintose, Mar 16, 2018
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    Thanks for replying back! Honestly I was a bit skeptical about the one fan on the 9360; which I had a lot of throttling issues on my Surface Pro 3.. Hoping once I receive it this Monday I'll be able to test it out.
    Ohh that soldered wifi chip is a big no no for me... Since I will work on Linux most of the time, I would like something that actually works with Linux distros. Thanks for the help!
     
    RolandC5, Mar 17, 2018
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    InvoluntorySoul Notebook Consultant

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    how many lane does the 8th gen 9360's thunderbolt 3 have? did they changed it to 4? I know the 9370 has 4 lanes
     
    InvoluntorySoul, Mar 17, 2018
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    8th gen 9360 is only 2 Lane unfortunately. But you could still get away with an eGPU, but it has to be connected to a monitor. Using the internal monitor will have reduced performance.
     
    RolandC5, Mar 17, 2018
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    ad78 Notebook Enthusiast

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    return your 9360. got my 9370 rose gold for 1099 minus 10% discount. its lighter, faster, fan almost not kicking. 4K and its beautiful!
     
    ad78, Mar 18, 2018
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