[hdhzy]

I wouldn't recommend XPS. I have version 9350 and it constantly have one problem after another. In no particular order: slow boot time (it can take 7 seconds to see dell logo after pressing power button), coil whine, a firmware update killed the laptop once. I don't know how much of these problems can be attributed to Intel but I fear hardware manufacturers have adopted "release early fix later through firmware" mind-set. Good things about Dell: next business day warranty where a guy will come and replace the motherboard in case the update renders it useless.

[chrisbennet]

I have a 2017 XPS 15 (9560) and it has been pretty good with the exception of a 1-2 second pause about once a day. I use it for Windows development.

[sitepodmatt]

Could it be some SSD firmware issue? I could live with a few second pause a day.

[chrisbennet]

I’d heard that some had fixed the problem by updating the intel graphics driver. I did a Dell “update everything including the BIOS” and it made my QT development IDE and my application have bad rendering problems so I did a system restore.

The “pause” is a complete lock up, mouse and keyboard stop responding.