Dell's Spring Range: New 8th Gen Alienware, Laptops, and Monitors
by Ian Cutress, Anton Shilov & Joe Shields on April 3, 2018 8:00 AM ESTInspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition
Also updated in Dell's spring refresh is their mainstream 2-in-1, the Inspiron 15 7000 Special Edition. The multi-function device sports an Abyss Black chassis, up to 8th generation Intel Core i7 processor, a 4K UHD touch screen (option), and NVIDIA GeForce MX130 discrete graphics. For functions such as drawing, writing, note taking, the Dell Active Pen is included and also integrates with Windows Ink. The Special Edition version adds the new Abys Black finish. Otherwise, the internals and features remain the same.
The Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 Special Edition is available now with a base price of $1299.99.
| Inspiron 13 7000 and 15 7000 2-in-1 | ||
| 13 7000 (7373) | 15 7000 (7573) | |
| Type | 2-in-1 | |
| Processors | i5-8250U (4C / 8T - 1.6 GHz base, 3.4 GHz Turbo) i7-8550U (4C / 8T - 1.8 GHz base, 4.0 GHz Turbo) |
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| Maximum Memory | 8GB DDR4-2400 16GB DDR4-2133 |
4-16GB DDR4-2400 (2 x SO-DIMM) |
| Network Connectivity | 802.11ac Dual Band (2T/2R) Bluetooth 4.2 |
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| Internal Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB SSD 128GB / 256Gb / 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD |
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| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel HD Graphics 620 NVIDIA GeForce GTX MX130 2 GB |
| Expansion Slots | 1 x Smart card reader | |
| Display | 13.3" FHD IPS TRuelife LED-bkaclit Narrow Border Touch Display (Supports Pen and Facial Recognition) |
15.6" FHD IPS Truelife LED-backlit Narrow Border Touch Display 15.6" 4K UHD IPS Truelife LED-backlit Narrow Border Touch Display (Supports Pen and Facial Recognition) |
| Ports and Connectors | 3 x USB 3.0 (one w/Powershare) 1 x HDMI (2.0) 1 x SD Card Reader 1 x USB 3.0 Type-C |
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| Input Device | Membrane Keyboard | |
| Camera | HD IR webcam (Windows Hello compliant) | |
| Power | 38Whr 3-Cell 45W AC Adapter |
42Whr 3-Cell 56Whr 4-Cell 45W AC Adapter 65W AC Adapter |
| Dimensions | 12.2" x 8.5" x 0.61" (H x W x D) | 14.2" x 9.6" x 0.74" (H x W x D) |
| Weight | 3.20 lbs+ | FHD 4.63 lbs+ UHD 4.78 lbs+ |
| Price | $849.99+ | $999.99 |
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DanNeely - Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - link
What'd you put pads on? I looked at the Ifixit teardown and it shows thermal grease on the CPU heatsink. A decent grease should perform better than thermal pads, was yours missing grease entirely, or did you add cooling to something else?willis936 - Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - link
Thermal pads between the heat pipe and the case. I also put some thermal pads on the SSD (I put in a 950 pro though I'm not certain if it sees thermal throttling on heavy PCIe 2x loads). I had recently done a regrease (NT-H1) out of necessity when I swapped the SD card board (I did something dumb to break it). I never looked at the temperatures before that point so I can't say how much the regrease did for temperatures. If you search the internet you'll find some reports that match with what I'm saying and have pictures.HStewart - Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - link
I decided to go for the XPS 15 2in1 - I was not sure about Vega graphics - but I will give it a try. I purchase the i7 model with 4K screen and 16G of memory and upgrade the ssd to 512G. It was almost $2500 for this unit.I really like the technology that they put in this 2in1 - just not sure about graphics on it - but I love the fact that the 2in1 has a PIN with 4096 levels - this should be perfect for graphics on 4k screen. Pin should actually arrive any minute today.
I am going out on limb on this one - it been over a decade since I used AMD graphics - but the EMIB is an impressive design and want to give it a try. Does any body know if the XPS 2in1 can support the 6 monitors that Vega supports and will it support Free Sync.
Spede - Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - link
That's cool and all but will the new XPS still be plagued with coil whine ?akula2 - Thursday, April 5, 2018 - link
Which is most effective chip for laptops? (Business/Development). An i5?HStewart - Thursday, April 5, 2018 - link
For code development GPU does not matter unless programming games and such, but I would think most important is to add more memory and make sure everything is SSD if possible.akula2 - Thursday, April 5, 2018 - link
One more: which one is the successor of G4560 chip? ThanksHStewart - Thursday, April 5, 2018 - link
Well G4560 is lower end CPU - all of these products are superior to it - Including Y chips.Fiebre - Monday, April 9, 2018 - link
So would the xps 15 2 in 1 be ok to use with an egpu or is the thunderbolt not powerful enough?HStewart - Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - link
XPS 15 2in1 has the bandwidth to handle external GPU's - but I not sure since 8 of PCIe channels go to AMD Radeon chip - that external GPU gets full amount. But Thunderbolt should not be the issue since it handles 40G and XPS 15 2in1 has 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports which is nice.I did find the following site that has interesting information about eGPU
https://egpu.io/external-gpu-buyers-guide-2018/#tb...
It looks like from other information on the that site - it looks like the XPS 15 2in1 with it 4 lanes of PCIe supports the full range available for eGPU's. So it definetly powerfull enough.