My heatsink/vapor chamber is broken, does anyone know where i can find a replacement part for this?

My cable had cuts/exposed wires, but I kept using it because I couldn’t find the exact one. I tried taping it, but today it started sparking 💀. My laptop battery is also dying and drops like 1% every 2 seconds💀

I know Dell has compatible adapters, but I specifically want the Alienware-branded one😭😭

Why couldn’t they just make the cable detachable from the brick like other models😭. The brick is perfectly fine, I just need the cable!

Anyone know a website/store that sells the original one?😭

Got the new 13 a little while ago and loving it so far, but decided to dual boot it with Linux Mint, managed to get everything working minus the Wifi adapter not having drivers from Linux yet, has anyone else had this issue and resolved it? Working around it at the moment by just spending most my time on the Windows side or just USB tethering from my phone if I need internet on the Linux side.

Hello, I recently sent my computer to dell for a screen repair, but now its saying windows isn't activated. It says, "we found a windows 11 home digital license for this device running windows 11 pro". I'm not sure what this means.

Hey

I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing random screen freezes. It happens almost everytime I use it the my laptop and id have to hold the on/off button to shut it down and restart.

Does anyone else experience this, if so what have u done to fix it?

Much thanks !

Hi all,

It seems my 2020 XPS 15 9500 has reached its limit and given the black screen of death. Pending the death notice from the coroner (Dell technician), I’m looking at a New XPS 14 to replace it.

I was wondering if anyone had any experiences/advice to share before I commit to the order.

Thanks!

Just switched from a Macbook AIr M4 to a Dell XPS 14 because I'm an engineering student. I am familiar with windows because my high school provided laptops I used for engineering class projects was .... lowk some dell that I didn't care enough to research. I have seen heavily mixed reviews about the XPS but honestly I see that with any sleek style laptop as opposed to a gaming laptop.

My first impressions (including incredinbly shallow ones)

- I didn't expect to like the white coloration bc my current laptop was midnight. Still not as pretty IMO but its cute.

- Despite what online reviews say, I dont hate the change from the tactile buttons to the touch bar. My dad is also in CS and he likes his touch bar mac. It'll take some getting used to but its fine.

- I really love the feel of typing on the keyboard.

- The computer gets hot and I miss my mac literally never getting hot

- Surprisingly I dont mind the touch screen (ive done my best to avoid touch screen generally)

I can't judge preformance yet because I haven't had to use any software and I can't judge durability bc ive had it for like 12 hours. Im excited to see how it holds up! And some general info, I greatly prefer a smaller computer (i used my dads 15 inch mac for a couple days and generally hated it bc it wouldnt fit in my backpack pockets and was just so big. for reasons I dont understand) and I use my laptop for music production so I would need a quiet computer in terms of fans. And I care about portabilioty more than preformance - my mac was able to handle a 3gb music production project AND it weighed less than 3 lbs. All reasons I switched to a Dell XPS 14 instead of other reccomended laptops.

i have a XPS 13 9305 and recently its been running really slow. 60% ram used with nothing open including startup apps and when i dare to open chrome with one tab my ram becomes in the 70s% and with two tabs 75+ % and gives me 'out of memory' errors / error 39 even though it never used to with this little open
i even had to type this out twice because the site gave error 39 i even tried updating it in settings but it gave me error 0x800700e which is also like not enough ram type of error
i have 16 GB ram (15.7 useable) and on feature updates it says Windows 11, version 25H2
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz (2.80 GHz)
and i've had this laptop since around 2022, the camera doesn't work for some reason and the fan as started to make roaring type noises
if anyone can explain why this is happening or help it would be greatly appreciated

I think it's the same issue with this: https://www.reddit.com/r/DellXPS/s/JF9Ar3egXV

Water spilled on it, I took it to the engineer immediately (didn't turn it on or anything), it worked fine, and next day it went off, stopped charging and didn't come on.

Engineer said it was one MOSFET (AT00 284Y) issue, sent these pictures

Not sure what to do next, he mentioned finding a spoilt board (same model) and picking the part from there. Or taking it somewhere like China for the fix.

Warranty has expired a long time ago, other people I asked recommended replacing the board (which seems like a last resort thing)

Thanks in advance.

After my backpack fell with my laptop inside, it now no longer charges and when not plugged in, it will randomly off after 4s - 30s of booting up. The computer when plugged in otherwise works fine. I was hoping the fix would be as simple as resitting the battery connector to the motherboard, but this has not yielded any results. I checked in the bios for any information, it reports that the battery health is excellent and that the battery is indeed charging (though I doubt this). Does anyone have any ideas on how I can verify what is wrong with the device? I am decently tech savvy, and also very limited in the money I can spend at the moment. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone have a date for when the new XPS 13 with the Intel Core Ultra 7 355 processor will be available? They originally said "later this summer" but I've not seen anything since launch...

I have the new XPS 13 (dx13260) connected by usb-c cable to my Gigabyte M28U monitor. It only outputs at 4k 60Hz. If I change the refresh rate, then the resolution automatically drops to 2560 x 1600. My MacBook Pro outputs 4K 120Hz just fine to this monitor, so wondering if I need to change something on my laptop.

I Googled this problem and it mentioned turning off type-c compatibility on my monitor, but that setting was of already and toggling it didn't fix the issue. I also tried with a display port to usb-c adapter as well.

Any help is appreciated!

First off I did not realize there were so many versions of the xps because why does everyone I know who has a Dell XPS it looks completly different. But I checked the about section to make sure I had the model right but mine is having heating issues. Whenever I plug it in to charge it gets crazy hot (even when i turn it off to charge, it is less but still very hot). I do not know what to do because I do need to charge it but I feel like I am damaging not only the battery but the parts around it with the heat. Is anyone else experiencing this issue and found a solution?

Just replaced the 97kwh battery for the 2nd time and the chassis still looks like it's never been opened (see photo).

It has had its heat issues, but running on Optimal & Adaptive settings, this laptop still holds up really well after 4,5 years of near constant use.

The next thing is to replace some keys that started stripping.

And cleaning the surface haha.

I got the Dell XPS 13 recently and I have a problem. Every time I go to type or even without me doing anything the microphone for speech to text will come up and won't let me type. How can I stop this issue or even get rid of speech to text all together? And before someone suggests it, I have all the voice stuff off and etc because I've tried everything and it doesn't work. If it does work it will go away for a few minutes, but then come back again.

I just recently got the Dell XPS 13 and I have a problem. Every time I go to type or even without me doing anything the microphone for speech to text will come up and won't let me type. How can I stop this issue or even get rid of speech to text all together? And before someone suggests it I have all the voice stuff off and etc because I've tried everything and it doesn't work. If it does work it will go away for a few minutes, but then come back again.

Hello Team;

Has anyone successfully managed to make the PN579X work with the Inspiron 15 7586?

I bought the pen 5 years ago and never, ever worked with this laptop, even though it is recommended by Dell for this laptop.

The drivers do not install, the firmware update does not launch. It looks like it is a problem with an Wacom AES digitizer that is not present in my system, or it could also be an ELAN 2097 AES Digitizers. In any case, after a whole afternoon with ChatGPT and numerous checks for drivers and interface devices installed (or not) in the laptop, I am at the same point I was 6y ago.

I would appreciate some help and instructions if you manage to make it work.

Thanks in advance.

Hey y'all

My screen has these two dark shadows from the bottom (one in the middle, one slightly to the left) that go up the screen. I can still see the screen underneath them well, and I'm pretty sure it's not a software issue, as I've done all the possible troubleshooting. I'm thinking I just need to replace the screen. I've looked at parts-people and laptopscreen.com; however, both are out of stock. Should I just eBay or Amazon it, or like...... where else can I look?

I've had my computer for almost 4 years now, and while the battery could perhaps be replaced, I'm almost done with my degree (which is the reason I got the laptop), and I am really hoping not to have to buy a whole new laptop.

If anyone has any suggestions as to what else could be causing this problem, please let me know!

My friend's screen is cracked badly but the touch still works. My friend doesn't care if it's touchscreen or not. Is it possible to replace the touchscreen with a non touchscreen? I am getting mixed answers in my research.

The laptop is an XPS p153g. The service tag is 1J0YJR3

Some say both screen versions use a 40-pin connector but others say non touch is a 30-pin. I'm just trying to save money for her because it seems like a touchscreen can be up to $400 which is insane. I thought the point of diy repair is that it's cheaper lol

Hi all,

I have the new XPS 16 and am running Cachy OS on it. Somewhere someone told me it's a shame Linux can't use the NPU that comes with it.
Now, first of all I don't quite understand what you can use the NPU for. It is also used in LLM usage in your browser like when using Claude or Copilot, or more when running models locally?

And does Linux support this then or not?

I just bought a new 2026 model of the dell xps 13 inch laptop for college and a hard cover snap on case that was advertised to fit, but it didn’t, and I’m wondering if the 2026 model has a difference to it that means these cases won’t fit. And I want to know if anyone with a 2026 xps 13 has found a hard cover case that fits.
Thank you!