Here is an overview of the pros and cons I found while using it.
Pros
Cons
- Some backlight bleeding in the bottom right corner of the screen. Most notable when showing a black screen. Not really noticeable during daylight. Here's an example of a really bad case.
- Crappy keyboard; the page up-down, home, end keys can only be used by pressing the Fn key. If you are a coder, it's really annoying, since you use those keys a lot. Hope next time they make separate keys again.
- Corners get scratched easily if you put it in your bag without a protecting sleeve
- Sometimes a flicker (screen turns completely black) on the externally connected screen. Not sure yet if it's the cable.
- Screen can't fold back flat fully.
- For some reason the default resolution is set to 125% right after using it for the first time.
- The connection for the HDMI cable is on the side! And sometimes sits a bit in the way when using the mouse.
- The professional version of the XPS 15 named Precision 5520 should give you better quality components. But the warranty period has been reduced from 3 years to 1 year. Does it still make it worth to buy the over 500 euros more expensive Precision 5520? Apparently they don't dare to give a longer warrant anymore for the better quality components...
