[houst0n_]

Do you not notice a high pitched whining noise whenever doingsomething graphically intense (lots of output steaming by etc)?

Its a known problem with these laptops and while I'm used to it now, I find it a bit annoying.

[bingo_cannon]

Watching netflix is the most graphically intense thing I do so not really.

[houst0n_]

I don't hear it while audio is playing either since it's drowned out -- never do a build or something and hear it?

It really annoys me, I'm surprised you don't hear it. Maybe not all devices are susceptible then?

[absove]

The XPS 13 looks like the perfect machine for me but all these coil whine reports scared me away from it. Then I found out a friend of mine bought one (the XPS 15 though), and when I asked him about it he said he never noticed anything. I really can't tell if it's only on some machines or if most people simply don't notice/don't care.

[jeffmama1111]

The XPS 15 does not suffer from coil whine. However almost all the XPS 13's will have it. Some will be quite others will be really loud. Its a gamble and shame on Dell for not fixing it after so many complaints