New XPS 15z

[QuicKSwitcH]

Just got my 15z went ahead and opened it up to swap out my HDD with an SSD and was wondering if anyone has reapplied thermal paste. I didn't get to spend much time but I saw that the CPU was "glued" kinda like hot glue to the motherboard. Just wondering if there was anyway to physically remove the CPU from the Mobo or am I just missing something...

[tarunactivity]

The CPU is soldered on the board for the 15z . No upgrade possible ...

[CharlieM76]

I don't suppose anyone has tried cramming 16GB into these yet? I could go to 8, but I' d be perfectly willing to go for overkill if it can handle 8GB modules.

[YJ Loco]

Just received my xps 15z:
i7, 320 5400hdd, 8gb ram, 525m 2 gb, FHD 1080p screen.

has the screen door effect. My wife who usually tells me I am too sensitive about my new gear issues actually sees the problem as well so i think its actually an issue.

Anyone else notice that the problem makes pixelated pictures and videos worse? I think it accentuates the grain by adding its own black pixels (or rather the dark spaces in between the pixels accentuate the actual bad pixels in the grainy or bad pics).

Low quality vids, which were decent on my old HP HDX16t 1080p screen are much worse and you can see individual squares in the light scenes.

I compared my IPAD2 screen on the same web page and see more pixels on my supposedly more dense dell 1080p screen than my non HD IPAD screen. on the HDX it looks great. Most pics on web pages especially look horrible as they are grainy to begin with.

Has anyone had dell replace LCD and actually seen a noticeable improvement? or do the replacement panels have the same problem (hardware spec issue rather than defective unit?)

Planning on calling dell for service tomorrow, but wanted to know what my expectations should be regarding the fix...so far everything else has been good, and I would hate to have a tech open the box and possibly mess up something else just to see the same issue on the new screen.
thanks for any input from fellow screen door-ies

[tarunactivity]

I got my screen replaced.. However the new one did not seem to resolve the issue.

Can you turn down the colour to normal in "windows mobility center"

This might help the blockiness in the videos and images.





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[MSGaldenzi]

Does anyone know if the screen door issue is also in the "refreshed" models... like the ones that came out past september... Mine comes in on thursday and I am pretty nervous...

[NIGHTMARE]

I have received mine 28 Nov 2011

[SSEiYah]

Screen door affect exists on all models.

As far as CPU whine, it seems to be worse with the I7, I have a couple of these laptops, the I5 is not as bad CPU whine wise. With the recent I-7 (build date January 2012) the keyboard backlight issue is fixed. The older one, it still remains.

[Dell-Bill_B]

Not sure if anyone read the article, but Engadget just posted a review of the Envy 15 and said people would be better off getting an XPS 15z.

HP Envy 15 review (early 2012) -- Engadget

Search for 15z or just read the last paragraph.

I saw that and tweeted about it yesterday. Scratching my head over that one. I guess they wanted to get the 14 out with the Ultrabook hoopla at CES, but the comparative wallflower of a 15" Envy got kinda hosed later.

Just re-posting... thought it was lost in the rubble.. did anyone get one?

As long as it's a standard notebook BD at 9.5mm z height, it should fit. We couldn't procure them in necessary quantity for production at launch, so we had to go with DVD only for the time being.

[skoodog]

Hey Bill,

Thanks for being the go-to Dell person on this board! Good to see that someone at Dell appreciates and tracks the viral market. Keeping an ear to the ground helps great companies innovate even greater products.

Planning an SSD HD swap and noticed the bottom panel screws use an incredibly tiny Phillips screw hole. Is this the normal screw or is this to discourage owners like me getting in there and mucking about?