XPS line 4th gen Intel Haswell 2013 Refresh?

There is clearly no RJ45 port from this video

Dell XPS 15 Notebook Hands On - YouTube

Plus I noticed that the manual is now online, however, with an empty page.
Product Support for XPS 15 9530 | Dell US

 

http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/corporate/secure/en/Documents/dell-xps-15-brochure.pdf

The specs sheet says there is one.

We'll know when we actually get one I guess but that system was also a non touch, which isn't even a valid option.
Pre production model?

 

Product Support for XPS 15 9530 | Dell US

There is no RJ45 which is further proved by the fact there is a driver for the USB to LAN dongle

 

True, but well..that brochure is more than enough to claim an RJ45 dongle for free from Dell...they put it there by mistake...they pay for that...

 

In case anyone cares to know, the codename for this model is XPS 15 9530

 

Website specs mention the Ethernet dongle but it's not part of the order. Probably a screw up.

 

Does anybody know if this new model comes with a backlit keyboard? I do a lot of work late into the evening so this would help with wife based nagging about needing the lights on bright!

 

The specs say it comes with an anti-nag(backlit) keyboard

 

For people ordering the XPS 15, what discounts are you getting? I ordered the middle config on the phone and managed $165 off 1899. Dell Advantage 5%, + $50 + $15 when I asked for a student discount. It basically covered tax + $50. Anyone manage better than that?

 

The manual is already online (search the XPS13 manual, open it and change the model code to xps15-9530).

It seems to be service-firendly for such a thin notebook.
After taking of the bottom, you can change/access:
battery(!), RAM (two not soldered DIMMs!), HDD, MSATA card(!), NFC card, Wireless, fans (two!), speakers.

Phillips screws, now Torx or Pentalobe, nothing glued, RAM/HDD exchangeable - take this apple..

The only thing I missed was a mention on the version 512mb MSATA / big battery. Would be interesting if it`s one big battery, but probably it is.

 

In France the student discount is a 10%-off coupon, so I got the top model for 1800€ instead of 1999€

 

Owner’s Manual:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-prod...s_laptop/xps-15-9530_Owner's Manual_en-us.pdf

Specifications:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-prod...laptop/xps-15-9530_Reference Guide2_en-us.pdf

Quick Start Guide:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-prod..._xps_laptop/xps-15-9530_Setup Guide_en-us.pdf

 

Too bad for not having the RJ45. I've used it on my XPS 15 when my wireless had gone on the fritz due to interference or when in a hotel that had really slow wireless (which are many hotels). Sure you can get a dongle, but that's just something else that'll get lost.

My Sandy Bridge XPS 15 is feeling heavy and old, but I'm waiting on reviews for the 1800p screen on this since it might not be that noticeable of an improvement over the 1080p screen and if the 1800p resolution is dropped to 1080p, does the text look fuzzy. I'm also going to wait for reviews of the trackpad, keyboard, potential heat and throttling issues, and wireless issues before buying. Being able to use the 5 Ghz band should help with wireless.

 

It has to be one big battery. If you compare the dimensions in the spec sheet the 91Wh battery is the same on all dimensions except width. The teardown confirms that the hard drive is next to the battery so removing the drive would allow a wider battery to be installed. Looks like a good design overall after looking through the manuals it should be easy to service/upgrade. I wonder if it will accept 16GB dimms?

Type 6-cell (61 Wh)
Dimensions:
Width 10.63 in (270 mm)
Depth 3.65 in (92.65 mm)
Height 0.35 in (9 mm)
Weight 0.71 lb (0.32 kg)

Type 6-cell (91 Wh)
Dimensions:
Width 13.48 in (342.4 mm)
Depth 3.65 in (92.65 mm)
Height 0.35 in (9 mm)
Weight 0.97 lb (0.44 kg)

 

Hmm would be interesting to purchase the bigger one after the fact. Swap out the hdd if you know you'll need the extra juice. I know it would be kind of a pain, but I can think of times I'd like to do that.

 

Thanks
I was wondering if I get a lower model and than I got the bigger battery and fit it in it would it be a pain and how much that would cost probably expensive but now the manual is out its easier to figure it out.

Edit: sorry I did not see someone already think about this lol

 

Spoke with Dell, just wondering if any of you have managed to get a lower price
$2300 version
$150 off coupon
Further 2% off after finding a nice sales guy
So it's like $2107

They also told me that the return policy is now 30 days from shipping, no restocking fee, free return shipping as well.

Also, do people here recommend dell's warranty? What about the accident protection? does dell support give deals for that as well?

 

which set up did you get?

 

I signed up for their advantage program for a 5% gift card, then their member program for a 4% discount and finally some $50 discount. I couldn't find cheaper options not being a student. Took forever to order through their support though.

 

Sadly the members program doesn't have 4% off in canada, and their doesn't seem to be a student discount in Canada either!

It's the maxed out version, no warranty changes

 

I got $1,943.91 for the 2nd setup. U of L is an associated partner with Dell so I got that special price.

 

Which ones the second setup?

 

the $1899 setup.

 

I paid 1913 with those discounts plus the 5% gift card.

 

The warranty on XPS products is based in America so they are easy to work with. They actually send a technician to your home or office to replace failed parts for you so you don't have to ship your laptop to the service center and go a few weeks without your laptop. As far as the accidental coverage goes I had a laptop a few years ago that I spilled water on that had the accidental coverage and they replaced the system without any hassle so I am a huge believer in paying extra for the accidental coverage (but only on laptops).

One trick I use when I order a laptop from Dell is just getting the cheapest support contact that is included. Usually within a month of the purchase I will either get a call or email from Dell with a better offer to upgrade the warranty coverage. Dell will let you upgrade your warranty at any time while the system is still under coverage.

 

is anyone else excited about how serviceable this thing is? Yes the heatsinks look like apples and so is the battery placement. But they are their for the same reason that everyone smartphone looks like the iphone 1. it just makes sense.

This turned out to be an awsome machine for the PC community. Should be a gamer changer. i can see all other major manufacturers coming up with something similar next year.

bring on the power ultrabooks!

This thing is basically more easily serviced than the Alienware 17 and much much much better than the alienware 14. And those are marketed an serviceable enthusiast notebooks!

the XPS is back!

 

Good to know, also means I can apply the 5% gift card!
Only other company that's comparable to apple then, apple has apple stores everywhere, but dell comes to you, everyone else requires sending in!

 

Definitely. I'm very pleased. Take note, Apple: you don't need to glue your batteries and solder your RAM and SSD to make a thin, sexy laptop.

Edit: Although, I guess Apple doesn't actually want people inside their own laptops. One reason I'm not a fan.


As for coverage, I stuck with 1 year for the hardware warranty. Failures due to manufacturing defects generally happen earlier rather than later. I did get two years of accidental damage coverage, though.

 

main reason I go with Dell. I've had nothing but great service with them for more than 10 years and even at work all our PCs are Dell and they are even easier to deal with at the enterprise level

 

Are extended warranties (4 or 5 years) feasible?

 

Any word on wether or not "student" discounts can apply to teachers / professors, and if so, how to get one? I'd like to order soon, and would appreciate the information.

 

I believe so. Just because I was curious, I went through the academic member checkout process, and on the shipping info page it asks you for the name of the school and "student or faculty ID" (paraphrasing).

 

Thanks for this info. How do you get to the academic member checkout process? Do you just go through the normal site, and after entering Ship To and whatnot, it lets you go that route, or is it a seperate process from the beginning?

 

Separate process, accidentally found it while looking for the Canadian version so it can't be too hard to find!

 

could you show where it is? I've been looking all over and I don't see it. Well hidden by Dell.

 

Dell Member Purchase & Employee Discount Program (MPP) | Dell

Click "University Students" (should also work for faculty I think) and it should automatically apply a discount to everything you shop for. There's a field during checkout that you enter your school/ID info. I presume that Dell checks that info for eligibility after they receive your order, but before they send the order confirmation email, but this is just a guess.

Edit: Dell Australia also has coupons codes for students, up to 15% off, but with just a quick Google I didn't see anything like that for the U.S.

Side note, I got my order acknowledgment email, but over 24 hours later still haven't received the order confirmation email. It's supposed to take less than 24 hours, and the order doesn't show up under "recent orders" on my Dell account. I wonder if it's because it's the weekend? Anyone else have this issue?

 

dell US webpage is very different from the canadian one. It's all hidden.

 

Nope...they removed that long time ago...is anticommercial to give warranties for that long...basically at the end of the 4th year you will have a new laptop...hehe. Max 3 years of warranty and separately the accidental damage warranty...

 

Nice to see the system that serviceable...but replacing the keyboard is going to be a pain...

 

Actually, the US website does show the 4-year option.
Whether it makes sense depends on how long you are going to keep the laptop.

 

Interesting...only showing 3 years in mine...

 

Business or Home?
Business site only shows three, but you might still be able to extend it through your rep if you really want to.
On the Home site: +$329.00 - 4 Year Enhanced Support
+$199.00 - 4 Year Accidental Damage Service

 

I just got off of a chat with one of their sales members, he got the price of the top config laptop down to $2049.99 for me, which was pretty sick.

 

What country?

Best I can get is $2106, $2050 would be great

 

Did he add in the warranty, GST, and environment fee yet?

 

Just got off the phone with Dell. Got my invoice total on the mid-level XPS 15 lowered to $1730 and change incl. about $115 in tax. Pretty nice. Looking forward to getting this monster and upgrading to 256gb SSD + 1TB HDD. Are other US customers getting Nov 14 for est. delivery?

 

Any tricks 'n tips as to how you got this? That price is awesome for the top model.

 

So, uh, any news on the XPS 13 refresh's release date?

 

Still no word on what date in November the XPS 13 will be available?

 

I'll go ahead and post the chat log I had with the sales rep.

10/20/2013 01:04:49PM Logan: "I'm looking at buying the new XPS 15 and I don't see it on the university/students page for discounts"
10/20/2013 01:05:09PM Agent (Sohrab K): "Glad you chatted in today, I'd be happy to help you"
10/20/2013 01:05:13PM Agent (Sohrab K): "let me provide the link"
10/20/2013 01:05:17PM Logan: "I'm curious if this is an error in the system because its so new or if I actually don't receive any discounts on it"
10/20/2013 01:05:18PM Agent (Sohrab K): "please give me a minute"
10/20/2013 01:05:22PM Logan: "ok"
10/20/2013 01:06:07PM Agent (Sohrab K): "http://www.dell.com/us/eep/p/xps-15-9530/pd"
10/20/2013 01:06:34PM Agent (Sohrab K): "here is the to the XPS 15 and has the member / university discounts"
10/20/2013 01:06:39PM Agent (Sohrab K): "would you like me to recommend a great deal based on your usage"
10/20/2013 01:07:24PM Logan: "well im leaning towards the full specced one right now, i like that it has 30 whr more battery over the middle config. do you know what that equates to for tested battery life?"
10/20/2013 01:08:29PM Agent (Sohrab K): "the battery life on standard usage is 8 hrs"
10/20/2013 01:08:57PM Logan: "with the 91 whr battery? so the 61 whr would come in around 5 hours?"
10/20/2013 01:09:26PM Agent (Sohrab K): "with the 61 it is at 6 hours now"
10/20/2013 01:09:45PM Agent (Sohrab K): "What do you plan to do with the computer other than Internet and email use? Games, photo/video editing, word processing, etc.? If games, any 3D games?"
10/20/2013 01:11:25PM Logan: "well im going to be using it mostly for school with an occasional game or two of league. im looking for computers that can compete with the 15 macbook pro and this one finally does now that its got the high res display"
10/20/2013 01:11:36PM Logan: "occasionally ill be coding, doing sysadmin and pen testing type stuff"
10/20/2013 01:12:08PM Agent (Sohrab K): "sounds good and how many users to the computer ,and how often do you upgrade or purchase a new system"
10/20/2013 01:13:14PM Logan: "just myself. i bought a computer 4 years ago and its crapping out on me now, but with what im wanting to spend this time around im hoping for 6 years of usage"
10/20/2013 01:13:34PM Logan: "thats why im willing to spend the extra and get the extra power now"
10/20/2013 01:13:44PM Agent (Sohrab K): "Realistically, how much are you planning to invest for this computer? I want to make sure I respect whatever pricing decisions, you may have already made."
10/20/2013 01:14:00PM Logan: "$2300 or so"
10/20/2013 01:14:07PM Agent (Sohrab K): "and how soon are you looking to purchase the system , the reason I ask this as we have great promotional deals due to the sale now"
10/20/2013 01:14:34PM Agent (Sohrab K): "Are you also part of our Dell Advantage Loyalty Program?"
10/20/2013 01:14:40PM Logan: "i didnt notice any sales that affected this unit. the apple conference is tuesday so thats when im going to make my final decision on whether i want their new unit or not"
10/20/2013 01:14:42PM Logan: "im not"
10/20/2013 01:14:47PM Agent (Sohrab K): "This is our new loyalty program that would normally have a fee attached, but since you are now part of our Dell Member Purchase Program, you get to sign up for free! The benefits are 5% back in the form of an e-promo gift card and free 2nd day shipping o"
&nbsp n all purchases. On top of that, you will receive exclusive offers via email that are only available to our Dell Advantage customers
10/20/2013 01:14:52PM Agent (Sohrab K): "please give me 2 minutes, I will customize a system for you based on your needs"
10/20/2013 01:16:20PM Agent (Sohrab K): "Thank you for your patience , I have a great deal for you , you are going to love this , may I provide the specs"
10/20/2013 01:16:26PM Logan: "please"
10/20/2013 01:16:44PM Agent (Sohrab K): "1 Year Enhanced Support - America's Best Standard Support
McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription
Also Includes
Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
XPS 15
4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4702HQ processor (6M Cache, up to 3.2 GHz)
16GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (8GB"
&nbsp x2)
512GB mSATA Solid State Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750M 2GB GDDR5
15.6 inch LED Backlit Touch Display with Truelife and QHD+ resolution (3200 x 1800)
Dell 2.0 Speakerswith Waves MaxxAudio® 5
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
Software fo
&nbsp r Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 + Bluetooth 4.0
English Keyboard
PowerCord 2.5A 1M C5 E3
91 WHr, 6-Cell Battery (integrated)
Platform Quickset
Palmrest sticker
Placemat XPS
Shipping Material
Near Field Communications
Additional Software
Dell.com Order
&nbsp Dell.com Order
Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French Multi-language)
Shipping Material
Standard Shipment
10/20/2013 01:17:21PM Logan: "is that for the $2207.99 price im seeing online?"
10/20/2013 01:17:38PM Agent (Sohrab K): "sale price $2049.99"
10/20/2013 01:17:51PM Logan: "oh wow"
10/20/2013 01:18:01PM Agent (Sohrab K): "with this system I recommend the 2 year enhanced support for $144 that way you have complete in home repair service with complete hardware and software support"
10/20/2013 01:18:10PM Agent (Sohrab K): "You can now own a Latitude 10 for just $299 with purchase of system above $599 before taxes.
This Tablet for $299 includes windows 8 OS and MS office home & student software pre-installed for free (worth $139)
Would you like to check this special prom"
10/20/2013 01:18:20PM Agent (Sohrab K): "and if you like I can process this for you , that way you do not miss the sale price of $2049.99"
10/20/2013 01:18:41PM Agent (Sohrab K): "We have payment plan from Dell. This package is available for $2049.99, which is approximately $65 on the Dell Preferred Account.

The Dell Preferred Account is a revolving line of credit which allows you to pay for your purchase all at once or gives you"
&nbsp the flexibility to make monthly payments.
With this account, there is no prepayment penalty, and you may qualify for promotions and discounts on future purchases. Currently we are running
· 12 months special financing on new computer purchases
&nbsp $1149 or more with Dell Preferred Account!
· 6 months special financing on new computer purchases $649 or more with Dell Preferred Account!

Would you like to see if you qualify?
10/20/2013 01:20:06PM Logan: "no thats OK, im sure ill qualify. im not going to do it now just because i want to wait until tuesday for sure to see what apple does with they new lineup, but im definitely very interested"
10/20/2013 01:21:30PM Logan: "do you have any idea how long that sale will be going on for"
10/20/2013 01:21:39PM Agent (Sohrab K): "May I create a quote for you with the system we have discussed and email that , it will have the system details and my contact details . That way you can go through the specs and email me with questions or if you would like to place the order. I also get"
&nbsp credit if you choose to go ahead with the order
10/20/2013 01:21:56PM Logan: "perfect that works for me"
10/20/2013 01:22:06PM Agent (Sohrab K): "Logan as this is a promotional sale price , we do not know if you have the same later"
10/20/2013 01:22:20PM Agent (Sohrab K): "I can hold this for you for Wednesday"
10/20/2013 01:22:27PM Agent (Sohrab K): "with the price"
10/20/2013 01:22:49PM Logan: "sounds good"
10/20/2013 01:23:01PM Agent (Sohrab K): "and the email ID I have is ******"
10/20/2013 01:23:09PM Logan: "correct"
10/20/2013 01:23:38PM Agent (Sohrab K): "great I have emailed the quote"
10/20/2013 01:23:43PM Agent (Sohrab K): "Hope I have answered all your questions today."
10/20/2013 01:24:13PM Logan: "youve been most helpful thank you"