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Posted by Ryan
 - January 07, 2019, 23:22:23
The keyboard on this thing is pretty bad, so if you need to type a lot of emails or documents, you're going to want something else. Certain letters don't register, so typing requires constant editing. 

Pretty decent besides that and one trip back to Dell due to overheating.
Posted by Wojtek Mazur
 - July 06, 2018, 13:00:44
Hi.
Just came here to say that I have this laptop in it's i7 7820HQ Version.
This thing shuts down from overheating.
It's impossible to work with under stress.
Don't bother spending money if you're looking for a work horse or a gaming unit. I would recommend small factor PC build on a miTX  so much more than this.
Posted by sebH93
 - June 21, 2018, 23:28:10
ce laptop c'est de la bombe
Posted by adam-T
 - May 17, 2018, 14:25:49
Being that it should have the exact same screen as the XPS 15, u think there's a chance that your review unit was a bit of a lemon?
Posted by lewis
 - January 04, 2018, 14:07:09
Hi,

Did you ever get any feedback from Dell as I'm interested in this laptop and I'd like to know if they've done anything to improve this throttling.

many thanks.
Lewis.
Posted by unimpressed
 - July 14, 2017, 05:10:45
Work gave me this laptop, and I can definitively say the keyboard is absolutely horrendous.  It regularly registers double types of keystrokes.  I am not alone in this either.  Just do a google search for dell double type.  The problem has been prevalent in all their machines for quite some time, and they continue to use the same design.  There's a lot to be said for keyboard preference, but when the keyboard isn't even registering what you are typing that's a pretty bad show-stopper.

As a side note I actually prefer the shallow travel 2016 mbpro keyboard over this, and prefer the keyboard on my lenovo x1 carbon over the mbpro.
Posted by popokatopetl
 - May 22, 2017, 00:02:16
There obviously were thermal throttling issues, but have you attempted debugging with Intel XTU or such? Was the CPU throttling thermal or power limit?
The related XPS 15 9560 i7-7700hq is able to do long-term Prime95 below 80 degC, though poor paste jobs seem to be quite common (too much gap, observed by too much paste remaing on the chip or heatsink upon heatsink removal, or uneven gap width due to misalignment).   
Posted by Mike2017
 - May 01, 2017, 20:24:41
@dthrp

Great reply, thanks  :)
Posted by dthrp
 - May 01, 2017, 18:20:55
@Mike2017:

Fair enough. After all, who am I to judge anyone? ;)
Posted by Mike2017
 - May 01, 2017, 17:49:15
This table tennis is going to be quite time consuming, so only 3 tings:

"European price tags are meaningless (no offense)."

OK


"And by the way, "rich idiots" is a literary oxymoron. In reality, people become rich, only because they are smarter then the rest."

Not at all, otherwise for example G. W. Bush has to be a tremendously smart guy :))


"You seem to know him pretty well. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were his best friend like War Machine is to Iron Man ;)"

Well, well, according to previous, you might be not the poorest person ;)
Posted by dthrp
 - May 01, 2017, 15:35:12
@Mike2017:

"Which advantages, except for Apple hype (sorry marketing), overpriced HW and lack of ports, exactly?"

...Ones I've already mentioned in my reply to you below. And it's not a hype if they have reasonable selling points, is it?

"is really better "for most people" than this???
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-15-9560-i7-7700HQ-UHD-Laptop-Review.200648.0.html"

Of course not, most people don't need either. What I claimed is, it's definitely superior for "most people" "in a particular demographic" or a specific industry. You might perhaps consider the XPS 15 a likely alternative, but some folks have higher standards, hence they'll find it difficult to settle for anything much less than what the MBP has to offer.

"More than 4000E vs 2100E?"

European price tags are meaningless (no offense). As I was replying to @Sid earlier, people are free to import whatever product they want from a better market. Accordingly, the 2017 15" MBP is around $800 more than the XPS 15-9560. But you know what they say, "You get what you pay for".

"And the cheaper is even more powerful (even if you disagree, but more people have proved it)."

I agree. In fact, I never said the XPS wasn't more powerful. And I don't understand the whole "proving" part either. It's not like the ODMs are keeping their specs undisclosed or anything.

"Sorry, there were times to go Mac (10-15 years ago). Even 5 years ago the 17" MBP was OK, but today there is no PRO MacBook Pro, just an overpriced great looking HW for rich idiots!"

Well, I think you've taken the name "Pro" too seriously! I mean it's probably an inside joke that Apple marketing guys put their head together and came up with, as in "Pro" for "Proprietary"!
But really, they're not overpriced, just awfully expensive, that's all. And by the way, "rich idiots" is a literary oxymoron. In reality, people become rich, only because they are smarter then the rest.

"And one more thing. Jobs was a snobby arrogant a..hole, BUT thanks to his leadership MBs where the best laptops with innovations."

You seem to know him pretty well. If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were his best friend like War Machine is to Iron Man ;)

"Today? The most innovative thing is a Touch Bar, "

Incorrect. Apple is good at discovering and perfecting a certain tech, not innovating it. Like many other things, the Touch Bar was previously used in Lenovo Thinkpads few years ago. And well precedented multiple times in the past for all we know.

"although the competitors have FHD and even 4K "touch bar" - the whole display :)))"

Call me stubborn, but I'm not a fan of touchscreens. From my experience, mixing up an input and an output is only for people who don't really understand how to maximize the benefits of using either. My workflow is simply faster on a traditional setup. Of course, some argue otherwise and I get why. Certain artists and designers may be convinced. But overall, touchscreen on Windows 10 still feels like an amateurish niche to me. If it was something like "Perfect Air Gesture Control", it would be a different story, but sadly, that dream's far from reality.

"Maybe in your country, but there was no problem to repair a 17" Precision in our company."

Maybe in your company, but then again, your company isn't an accurate representation of the global population, including locals from many countries that I've personally traveled in.

"OK, my first reaction was because of this and there is more than one Precision: "That is because the 15" Macbook Pro is superior to the Precision in almost every way." "

My bad. I only assumed I didn't need to add the model number because I felt it was a common courtesy to NBC to keep the discussion primarily on their review unit. But say if I did mean the entire current Precision line of laptops. Don't you think it's a little unreasonable to compare all of them vs one other laptop, considering it's already tough comparing two very similar yet different products?


Oh, and excuse me for constantly repeating myself, by the way. But you know, you've made it a little hard not to ;P
Posted by Mike2017
 - May 01, 2017, 02:17:43
1) "I was simply pointing out that they are the "go-to choice" for most people in a particular demographic because of its unique advantages. And because of these advantages that aren't present on competing laptops, the MBPs are pretty much an irreplaceable standard."

Which advantages, except for Apple hype (sorry marketing), overpriced HW and lack of ports, exactly?
Moreover this:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Pro-15-Late-2016-2-9-GHz-460-Notebook-Review.195702.0.html

is really better "for most people" than this???
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-15-9560-i7-7700HQ-UHD-Laptop-Review.200648.0.html

More than 4000E vs 2100E? And the cheaper is even more powerful (even if you disagree, but more people have proved it).

Sorry, there were times to go Mac (10-15 years ago). Even 5 years ago the 17" MBP was OK, but today there is no PRO MacBook Pro, just an overpriced great looking HW for rich idiots!

And one more thing. Jobs was a snobby arrogant a..hole, BUT thanks to his leadership MBs where the best laptops with innovations. Today?
The most innovative thing is a Touch Bar, although the competitors have FHD and even 4K "touch bar" - the whole display :)))


2) "Also, from what I can gather from sources such as reddit or notebookreview forum, on-site repair from business laptop brands seems to be a definite hit or miss."

Maybe in your country, but there was no problem to repair a 17" Precision in our company.


3) "Besides, my post was solely comparing this review's subject, the Dell Precision 5520, to the 2017 15" MBP."

OK, my first reaction was because of this and there is more than one Precision:
""That is because the 15" Macbook Pro is superior to the Precisioin in almost every way."
Posted by Mike2017
 - May 01, 2017, 01:35:39
"though workstation and consumer-grade entertainment machines are weighted slightly differently"

OK, but not only in my opinion, that's not the best way, because you get not the most accurate score and you can't compare consumer laptop to a workstation based on score.

Another thing is and again not only my opinion, consistency. For example my almost 5 years old Inspiron had a score 84%, XPS 15 9550/9560 has 88/89%, although XPS is not only a slightly better.
Posted by dthrp
 - April 30, 2017, 18:49:26
@Sid:

True, the MBP is extremely expensive and so are HP Zbooks and Dell Precisions. That's why I'd recommend Lenovo Thinkpad P series, as they are significantly price-friendlier than other companies. Also I wonder if you've also considered just importing. I'm guessing where you live, even locally available brands are overpriced compared to their US website equivalents.

If so, you could use "package forwarding services" or "freight forwarding" to shop through US websites, then transport internationally. Or if you don't want hassle, some services even shop for you. Of course, returning defective units or getting any kind of support or warranty is difficult to near impossible in some cases, but considering the price, it's enticing. Manufacturers won't like this as it screws up their "regional pricing" scheme, but it's completely safe and legal to use.

2 years ago while I was briefly in Indonesia, I purchased a Thinkpad P50 workstation laptop via Lenovo US. If I recall correctly, my unit had [Xeon E3-1505M v5, M2000M, FHD, 8GB, 500GB HDD]. If I'd bought it from a local retailer, I would've dropped close to $3000. But with a US holiday discount, instead I paid $1150 including shipping+taxes. Then I upgraded the memory to 32GB and storage to 256GB NVMe, which cost me additional $250. Hence at the end, I only spent $1400 on a great laptop and saved $1600 in the process. Best part is, I ended up spending that extra dough on a GTX1080 eGPU setup, and it works perfectly (PCIe x4 TB3).

I hope this may offer some help in the future.
Posted by Sid
 - April 30, 2017, 17:31:06
@dthrp:
I agree, Apple support is one of the best, it's just the price they ask for the support. While buying an already expensive notebook, the additional price for support kind of hurts.
There is another thing, the Thunderbolt 3 conundrum with Dell laptops. I have a partially disabled Thunderbolt 3 connection on my "workstation"...so that hurt a lot, since I'm using eternal GPU.
@Steve Schardein:
This is surprising, I thought that Dell by default had 3 year support. Maybe it depends on the country ? But if not, then I guess Dell is going on a negative trend here.
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As for alternatives, I don't understand the thing with HP and their ZBooks. The price they ask for their PCs make Macbook Pros look almost cheap - also the support is not good. 

When I was going to buy a PC (December 2015), the only options available to me in my country were Dell and Apple. And I decided to go with Dell because Apple was still selling their "Old" Macbook Pros. Thinking about it now, I would have gone with something like Thinkpad X1 or so. Ultimately I cannot use the CPU to full potential(this would be same for Apple - No matter how complex the cooling systems get, more thin = more hot) and I use eGPUs anyway.