Hi Ozb,
I have a convenience issue with Dell XPS 15 laptop, and i'm hoping Ozb can suggest a solution/alternative.
I have the 9560, I believe it's similar to this:
https://www.dell.com/en-au/shop/dell-laptops/xps-15-laptop/s…
Non touch screen, has a few usb c ports, but is charged via a round/cylindrical cable.
I purchased this for about $2k about 18 months ago. Btw, fwiw, this has been the worst laptop ive ever had. Originally purchased the dell xps 13. 2 separate issues. Dell sending out technicians and wasting everyone's time. Eventually it stopped working again, then got given a partial refund. Stupid me decided to give them another chance and this time purchase XPS 15. Big regret. The battery died in a month or so.
Anyway, that's a different issue. I'm now stuck with a Dell XPS 15 that I paid more than $2k for, with a really crappy battery.
THE ISSUE I HAVE, is that the battery is crap, and the charger is annoying to lug around. My phone requires a USB C charger (Note 10). My work laptop setup is such that I can use my work laptop charger to charge my phone.
So my question is: IS tehre anyway I can charge my XPS with a USB c Charger. And secondly, what would you do in my situation? Buy a cheap/non branded spare battery for $70, and cut your losses and use the laptop as my daily driver as usual? or try to sell this off and buy a non-dell? Or buy a genuine battery?
Other than this, the laptop is fine. I mean the trackpad isnt great, but I use a mouse.
I just want some comfort/guidance from ozb on what would be best
Many thanks tech heads!
You can use USB-C charging depending on the workload, anything 60W and above should be able to maintain or trickle charge the battery.
Since you don't have the 4K screen, the battery life should be quite good. Check you background processes that may be consuming power. Undervolting is also an option.
Depending on your configuration if/when you replace the battery you can also go for the bigger 6-cell battery.