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[–] dantheclamman 1 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I have a 2018 XPS 15. I really like the machine but have also had more problems than any other laptop I've owned. The chassis fell apart spontaneously because an internal screw mount snapped. 1 month repair. Had to redo the CPU thermal paste to resolve overheating issues. Had driver issues with audio coming back from sleep that took me a year to figure out. Had to turn off Thunderbolt to get USB-C back functioning. Memory card reader keeps unmounting itself. Doesn't have TPU, so I had to jump through hoops to get W11, which I need for some work stuff. Just a lot of drama. The screen is still wonderful to this day, and it has a nice keyboard, weight, and performance with 32 gb ram and faster SSD, but I don't think I'll get a new Dell. If I'm going to spend so much time tinkering with the laptop, I'd rather have a Framework that's fully designed for tinkering