Dell XPS Deals & Offers

Should have an ssd at this price imo.

Xps's aren't widely marketed for gamers, it's not a gaming laptop, it's for content creators who need portability.

This chassis can barely handle the 1050 as it is. You need something a lot chunkier to keep the 1060 cool.

I looked into doing it with mine but didn't bother in the end. Seems like you'll run into a lot of issues with drivers and you'll need to replace the WiFi card. As far as I'm aware the 1050 won't work at all either. Depends what you need it for I guess.

i would steer clear, its only got a gtx 1050 4gb, you could possibly find a 1060 6gb for around this price which is twice as fast at gaming, then again this model is really sleek.

I don't recall that. Was looking to buy one of these if it came down to £700 let alone to £400ish. I saw nothing like the price you mention on Prime Day and I was looking regularly from the day before.

Back in stock

Congratulations and well done ;)

Cold, got the i7 8550u version of this for £450 on prime day!

Who bought last one? Expired

No. All fine for me!

I googled it. If you press FN + Esc it enables/disables the function keys lol...All working fine now. However, do you experience it feels laggy sometimes?

Xps is a premium product, should be faultless out of the box.

Try the dell support. They're really good!

It started working automatically. Doesnt look smooth though. The blacks looks grainy and spotty. Might have to find a way to calibrate the display

also these: https://mcscom.co.uk/shop/dell-laptops/inspiron-homeoffice/refurbished-by-mcs/?orderby=price-desc quite a few 1050 models with higher specs like this one / DELL INSPIRON 15 GAMING 7567 I7 7700HQ 2.80GHZ 16GB 128GB M.2 SSD 1TB GTX 1050TI 15.6″ UHD 4K :) £798 https://mcscom.co.uk/product/dell-inspiron-15-gaming-7567-i7-7700hq-2-80ghz-16gb-128gb-m-2-ssd-1tb-gtx-1050-ti-15-6-uhd-4k-win-10-1yr-rtb-wty-mln152/

https://mcscom.co.uk/product/dell-xps-15-9560-i5-7300hq-2-50ghz-8gb-1tb-geforce-gtx-1050-15-6-fhd-w10h-3yr-dell-premium-support-wty-dln008/ 3 yr warranty, new machine, minus 128gb ssd, u can get the ssd yourself for 30-40 range still nearly £100 off... but not my cup of tea... :) for anyone interested maybe... same machine i think

Because Volta is due out soonish, when laptops come out with 1160's, that's when you'll see the 1060 ones drop to the floor but until then it's make as much money off the things as possible.

I almost bought that one, but that's a whole kilo heavier and I'm not sure if the extra horsepower that I'll use maybe once, is worth the extra heft of it.

its a form factor thing really, obviously can get higher spec for the same money but trade off is a larger chassis

Mine too (y)

Hi Vincent, sorry for late message. I meant to thank you for posting such a great deal. The laptop arrived yesterday and looks like new. Thanks again

Probably because there was only 1 and also pot luck what you actually get. I’ve had 11 items returned to the warehouse last month that turned up with various issues.

Not sure how this went cold, great spec for the money.

256gb of RAM?

I waited too long and they're all gone now ;(

I bought an XPS 13 a few months ago from AW. Came brand new. Don't bother with Amazon if you have warranty issues - it's Dell you need to contact. If it's not being registered Dell can do that for you over the phone - only slight issue is it's collect and return. You can also put in the service tag on Dell's support page and it'll show the warranty info. You can upgrade and extend it directly with Dell if you wanted too (that's what I did).

Anyone who's ordered this can clarify the warranty and also what the condition of the laptop was like? Thanks

Can anyone clarify the warranty situation regarding this deal? I've contacted Amazon a few times and they've given me different responses. Does it come with dell 1 year warranty? How long is the Amazon warranty on this? On live chat from Amazon I've been told it comes with dell warranty by some but also told thaf it doesn't by others. Also by some I've been told it comes with 2 year Amazon warranty and some saying 1 year.

Got one in the last few weeks, same spec as this for around £1200 with 2 year on-site warranty from Dell. Its a lot of money so I wanted a bit of a warranty - especially as I heard baad thing about Dell, though that might be more reflective of their volume sales than actual quality. You only hear from people when they have problems and you wouldn't make money if even a 20th of your output was faulty. It's very decent, especially at this price, but I would agree with a previous comment that battery life isn't amazing - not like an ipad or anything but I think I knew what I was getting myself into. Physical quality-wise its better than I expected. Reviews generally say the keyboard is ok, not great but ok. I love the keyboard and it's a mile away from my business Lenovo - I wonder what a GREAT laptop keyboard would be like if this just ok. The screen is superb, superb, superb! On full brightness it would combat a nuclear blast so although the screen is glossy you can combat it no probs. Good price, great laptop. P.S I ply my games like Bad Company 2, GTA V etc on high settings with no probs at all. It's not a gaming machine but it's got chops.

What would you like to know? The overly bright LEDs when charging? The WORST speakers on a premium laptop ever. The sharp corners? The light bleed? The rubbish battery?

The Inspiron 7000 series is the premium entry in the Inspiron line-up and admittedly, the quality has come on loads as it has to compete with metal laptops in lower segments (Asus Zenbook, Lenovo Yoga/IdeaPads, etc.) but the XPS still has the edge - the carbon fibre doesn't look cheap, it feels like plastic but then it's a composite material, it is incredibly stiff and rigid which is what gives it that quality feel, the metal lid is thick and doesn't really give or dent easily. I've had both of these and I'd pick the XPS all day long, but I do agree and I said it above, 1080p is perfectly fine for this, I have a very good 1080p IPS panel on a Dell Latitude E7440 (14" ultrabook) and it's bordering on being too small, but I do prefer to run at 100% as Windows just cannot deal with scaling properly and still can't after god knows how many years now. QHD and 4K on laptops of this size is just for 'retina' quality where you can barely see the pixels and have smooth fonts but you need much brighter backlights to achieve the same 'overall' brightness and much more power to drive the displays, and that seems like a waste to me. Dare I say it, the only mainstream OS that can deal with scaling properly is Mac OS X.

Old model is probably still better than my 5yo laptop just now, I ain't fussy lol :p

it's the old model, it'll turn up again no doubt.

Bahhhhh, I've had my eye on this laptop for ages. Oh well. Weren't meant to be.

Inspiron 7000 series 15 inch is basically that, just not quite as sturdy but better value. Or go full-fat Precision.

Do you have a recommendation for something only slightly thicker but of a similar build quality of the xps?

It's retail would have been nearer £1500 though with that spec, everyone knows if you have time Dell Outlet has the odd crazy offer that pop up. I didn't say I was always near mains, I said a charger was always with reach so the opportunity to run off mains and have nearly full charge is always there. You'd choose the XPS 15 as a premium thin-and-light with a discrete GPU, it looks smart for business or pleasure and is durable/rigid. I'm typing on a Dell Latitude ultrabook now and would rather have something lightweight on my lap than a heavy space heater/ball cooker.

I paid £958 nearly a year ago but i did get it from the refurbished section while there was a promo on with 10% off all outlet laptops. Fair enough, suppose it is different for everyone, I just figure if you're always near a mains and not using it on the go then why even go for an ultrabook, just get something a bit thicker for way less money.

I'd disagree. I would take a smaller battery to be able to have an SSD and hard disk at the same time over larger battery. I'm never far from a charger anyway and 'being portable' doesn't mean 'must have huge battery', I always thought it lasted long enough as it is and am normally on mains as performance is reduced on battery. Not sure I buy into 'future proofing' either, blink and it's technically out-of-date anyway, just buy what you need. You obviously value battery life higher than me and that's fine. How much more did you pay for yours then - can't imagine it was much less than £1500 if comparing like for like.

These are last year's models. Dell just released 2018 refresh of XPS 15 laptops. 8th gen i5 model is £1300 and i7 is £1450, also with better SSD.

Dell Outlet is even better if you phone them. They can offer better prices than the outlet website on warranties and money off new accessories to go with refurb machines. There is also the default 10% off for anyone who has not ordered from Dell in the last 12 months. They can do this instantly over the phone, don't need to wait 24 hours for the code to be emailed. Also they reserve the machine you ask for once you start talking to them, whereas putting it in your basket doesn't reserve it.

Agreed

The dell outlet is so much better value for money

"10% of selected Dell XPS laptops" are... 10% off?

Last year's model, sadly

Anything with a Thunderbolt 3 port can be docked and drive 2 4K monitors, have an external GPU etc so while you're right most people will not use it for anything resource intensive it is entirely possible to do so. Personally when running chrome, slack, containers and a heavy IDE my RAM disappears pretty quickly while my CPU is mostly idle once everything's spun up. 16GB of RAM would have been handy and a pretty good pairing for the CPU. The lack of it is ultimately why I retired it for an office desktop.

I'm sure you are correct, I was comparing to my 2 yr dell xps which I guess must be another generation older than this (I had i7 then). I too was dissapointed with the 8gb ram and had intended to increase only to discover it's soldered!! I also have a HP envy with I5-7200U and that is a dog to use, it's soo slow compared to the 8th gen so I can't find any reasonable argument to buy this which is even older.

Yes, it's the QHD Touch... Personally I would have preffered 1080p for the longer battery life as I have my screen scaled to 150% anyway but they don't do 1080p in touchscreen.

dual core 6th gen processor?? you having a laugh at this price aren't ya. good price several years ago maybe but not now

I have a Latitude 7370 with a Core M7, 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD and the only major bottleneck for me is the RAM. I think it's because web browsers have increased their memory usage a lot over the last 3 months or so partly due to the Spectre/Meltdown mitigation. Prior to this 8GB was fine. Some more CPU grunt would be nice at times but not often.

Dunno about the 7th gen, but 8th gen with a Quad HD screen tops 10 hours of battery life easily. It’s a far nicer panel than the FHD (not that the FHD is poor in any way), and I’d choose better screen over a CPU upgrade at the same price, but whatever floats your boat.

Used MacBook pro before and can say the XPS 13 is a wonderful laptop, worthy competitor. HOWEVER like you say, trackpad is central to everything and it just doesn't compete with MBP. There is also coil whine...

That’s personal preference. When 9th generation comes out you would then want that. But for this price a brand new laptop of such specs is a bargain.

Yeah it was a bit of a beast. I actually would have preferred it to my surface pro I think which I never use as a tablet.

They’re available on Dell Outlet - that’s where I got mine from. I got the 9360R with the standard FHD anti-glare display for £800, it’s still a very good panel, doesn’t ravage the battery and I don’t really get touchscreens on ultrabooks so it’s lost on me.

Apparently, significant progress has been made regarding power/battery consumption on the new 4K screens used on the 2018 Dell XPS 15 laptops...

No doubt QHD drains battery faster. That's obvious. I don't have the comparator to say anything sensible, though. No problems with any apps so far, and as @tomtomato says, scaling is very good - much better than I expected. Also, don't notice any coil whine. And I've listened!

I have the QHD XPS 15 model and I don't have many apps that won't work. Windows 10 (latest updates) is able to scale pretty much all applications, including old ones, and new settings are available. I don't think 4K screens with Windows 10 is an issue anymore...

What is your opinion on it so far? I heard the QHD drains more battery and some apps wont work well on it? I don't know whether to take the plunge or not. Also do you notice any coil whine etc?

The QHD version of this machine cost me 700ish from Amazon two days ago (Warehouse). Used - Very good. It's in perfect condition.

Mine arrived today so well ahead of the advised delivery. Laptop looks pristine and comes in a no thrills brown box.

Grrrr. Come on Dell, use a 21st Century Courier! Just been given a delivery date and no option to change it. Have to wait until the delivery fails and then you can re-schedule. What a waste of time and travel for the courier and an unnecessary delay in the delivery. Unfortunately there's no possibility to instruct them to leave it in a safe place (possibly understandable) but also no option to deliver it to a neighbor! All you can do is collect from the depot or specify an alternative day (with no indication of what time of day the delivery might be). Depot is 45 mins drive from where I live so long drive or take a day off work (no option for Saturday delivery, even if you offer to pay extra).

Initial delivery date always seems very pessimistic. Normally received within 5-6 days. This does however still seem slow compared to most suppliers these days who will do next day delivery for items in stock. Dell's couriers also seem very inflexible with no option to re-schedule the specified delivery date and no actual details of tracking until the day you receive a text telling you that the delivery will be 'today'.

Just a quick question as this seems a good place to ask. For anyone who has dealt with the Outlet before, how have you found their delivery times? Placed an order on Friday and the estimated delivery is currently 06/04. Just wondered if Dell tends to be quicker then the estimated? Thanks :)

Hi it was £283.63 including VAT

What are these like for gaming, then?

Got a used, 'very good', QHD version for 730 - not worried about impact on battery life and love the 1440p screen. Arrived in perfect condition. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks OP! (Maybe it will develop whine etc and I will return it but, for the moment, all is good)

Good price but I much prefer the 8th gen, not just because of the significantly better processor (at least 30% more powerful) but also it has USB C power delivery, this will become charging standard very very soon.

I have the dell 7373 too and I am in love with it. I'm debating whether to get this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01N1Z82BY/ref=gwm_cc?pf_rd_p=d3c3d86b-112d-4521-8731-2595f716b52c&pf_rd_s=grid-4&pf_rd_t=Gateway&pf_rd_i=mobile&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=X52VRARAWGRXBD9D6WT5&pf_rd_r=X52VRARAWGRXBD9D6WT5&pf_rd_p=d3c3d86b-112d-4521-8731-2595f716b52c&pd_rd_i=B01N1Z82BY for my husband its priced at 750 with the 20% warehouse discount, did you think if I hold out i can get something better for him?

Agree to that concerns even if I liked QHD. Getting tomorrow a Latitude 7480 with HD (no-touch). I actually never used the touch screen and it turned out if you show stuff to people they pointed on the screen and screwed everything up.

Same experience here. I had xps from work and was ok 1st year. But later it was a mess and crashed and usb port had problems. Company now uses macbook in 2 years and not a single slowdown yet.

They do need to sort the Quality control out in China. 2 different series laptops sent to me both with misaligned lids. Technician came and repaired ( twice) only for it to slip out of alignment again. Bought in December and it’s been the most stressfully customer experience I’ve ever had at every step. waiting for a refund now

If this was 15% off the XPS15 I'd have snapped it right up. :(

To interact with the laptop. Same as any other input.

I've had this laptop for a while and would thoroughly recommend it. I'd say an XPS 13 is the best laptop you can buy right now.