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I believe this is the non 2-in-1 model, and the second newest model from the XPS series.
Dell XPS 13 7390 (10th Gen i5-10210U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, FHD) - $1519 Delivered @ Dell eBay
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How's the battery life? I use mine on the train, will easily last 10 hours.
I disagree. I'd much rather have the improved battery life and performance of 1080p.
These displays are better at the cost of battery life / operating time. So there's a place for both variants.
At 13"???
I've got a FHD xps 13 myself and have found myself having to scale up the fonts because the texts are still too tiny.
While I was shopping for one, I recall coming across a review which mentioned that the FHD version has something like 30-40% longer battery life
yeah I don't see the point of UHD at that screen size when you're some distance away. I'm sure there are times when it's handy, but the slowdown in the system and loss of battery life really isn't worth it to me.
I have the 9380 with UHD Display and dont have any complaints about battery life. get plenty of time doing basic web/word prcocessing on battery (6-8hrs depending on brightness)
I run the DPI scaling around 225% and its comfortable to use.
I've found the review and I've sort of mixed up the numbers. FHD is 70% longer than the UHD or you could say the UHD is 30-40% less than the FHD.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-13-9380-i7-8565U-4K-U…
But the gap is smaller if you are doing something that requires a lot more load
thats power consumption at idle.
if you read slightly further down, youll find:
"Battery life under load was almost identical and did not differ significantly. Both devices powered off after around 2 hours, the i7/FHD SKU lasted just 10 minutes longer than the i5/UHD SKU."
so, in the real world where people actually do things on their computer there doesnt appear to much difference.
@Laserface: and if you kept on reading…
Not just because of its matte panel but also because it also gets you five extra hours of battery life (Wi-Fi test), which came as a very welcome surprise.
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so, in the real world where people actually do things on their computer there doesnt appear to much difference.
The wifi test is supposed to be their real life use case scenario which gives a battery life quote similar to what you said in this thread (6-8 hours). So you're sort of contradicting yourself if you expect people to have their laptop on max load for 2-3 hours straight… "As real world" use case
Please don't buy anything with 8 gb RAM; it is uselss.
There is nothing wrong with 8GB RAM. It should be the minimum people get on their laptop/PC, it is not useless.
EDIT: Yes, the neg is from me.
EDIT2: Did a bit of research and there is 1 onboard memory module, so if you really want to future proof it, get it with 16gb
https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/au/en/aubsd1/xps-13-739…
NOTE: The memory modules are integrated on the system board. If the memory modules are malfunctioning and need to be replaced, a replacement of the system board is necessary.
Probably bargain is more important than being able to work without frustration. Good amount of RAM is a must.
Correct mate. Those 8gb models are clearly targeted at noobs, and in all fairness there are lots of them around, majority of buyers wouldn't have a clue about the ram, only pros will know that it's 16gb or nothing!
8GB is fine for web, word proc, light video/photo editing and youtube/netflix and what the majority of people in the market for a $1500 laptop are buying it for.
go stick more RGB LEDs on your keyboard or something.
You clearly have no idea about video and photo editing. A machine with 16gb can run out of memory with Photoshop open and a few tabs of Chrome running at the same time, can't imagine what an 8gb unit would do.
@Laserface: LOL. There you go. This is exactly what 8gb will give you, a sluggish performance, so you will be forced to close everything else just to do some light video or photo editing. Say goodbye to multi-tasking :)
I just don't think this is a great deal for what you get for $1500+
@Ringu: havent had issues with mine doing the following:
-editing/splicing 3 angles of gopro footage (1080/60)
-editing photos (RAW) and 4K video off my A6500 camera (100mbps)
-playback of 4K content, compressed and uncompressedI usually have messenger or facebook open in chrome all the while. youtube or itunes for music too.
but continue your attempt at convincing me my lived experience is somehow false.
This is largely used as a productivity/work laptop so 8GB of RAM will suffice.
I have one of these which I use for school and it's been great.
Non-touch screen - No sale from me
Did anyone else pick up one of these?
We're finding the fan quite noisy, even on low speed. Is it a problem fan we should get fixed, or is it typical for this model?
What do you mean by low speed, are you talking about the fan or cpu? Are you manually setting the fan curve? I don't think you can do that can you?
If you find the fan too loud, go to dell's battery management settings and set it on quiet mode
The fan has different speeds, ramping up as it gets hotter. I'm concerned about the amount of noise mine makes on its lowest speed, I'd expect a hum, but this is very noticeable.
I'm aware of the Thermal settings, but I'm trying to work out if it's worth going through support to check out the fan.
So you don't know if it's actually low speed? Is it wind noise or something that might sound like an issue with the fan bearings?
These xps 13's have a very aggressive fan profile since the beginning of the line I think, they've introduced that dell power setting at some point because of it.
I've got a previous i7 gen of this, which is literally a CPU swap of this laptop. I had similar concerns about the fan noise when I first got it, so I decided to monitor what was going on. The CPU seems to easily push the computer to it's thermal limits and the small form factor really doesn't help.
I recall seeing the computer jump up and down erratically between 50c-99c (likely because of the small heat capacity of the heat sink) in a matter of seconds, back when I got it and it was just updating W10. You will see something similar in other high end i5 and i7 processors, they tend to just boost until they hit that 99c temperature target and will hold it if you are doing something that requires load. Though it is not technically throttling as the base clock is way way way way below the boost clock
Main difference when it comes to noise is how the manufacturers decide to tune their fan profile (the faster you cool, the more boost you can get), you will always have fan noise when you are pushing air through a vent. The faster you do it, the louder it is
This is the last generation model actually, the 7390 with 16:9 display. Latest is the XPS 13 9300, with a 16:10 screen.