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I have an XPS 15 9560, running Ubuntu. Honestly I really dislike it. Linux just can't properly handle a 4k display, or a laptop with a graphics card. I have to reboot to turn on Integrated graphics instead of a graphics card every time I want to use my laptop away from a charger, or else the graphics card stays on permanently and drains the battery so fast.

It is also incapable of going into hibernate, meaning I have to shut it down every time I want to stop using it for an extended period of time. Closing the lid causes it to heat up constantly, which is an issue if you ever absentmindedly close the lid or put it in your bag without shutting it down. It has gotten to extremely high temperatures from doing this.

Just makes me want a macOS device, for a laptop at least.

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I have an XPS 15 9550 as well and primarily use ubuntu. I feel your pain on the failure to hibernate/heating up in a bag. Dell seems to have had plenty of issues with buggy BIOS and motherboards on this laptop. Last week mine became afflicted with the notorious XPS issue of powering itself on automatically immediately after shutdown (from windows or ubuntu) and will only respond to the power button being pushed if the charger is plugged in. I've replaced the battery and the CMOS battery in an unsuccessful attempt to solve the problem. Dell support said I could pay $70 to send in my laptop to get it diagnosed and then quote me an exorbitant price to replace the MOBO; all while being without a laptop for god knows how long... no thanks!

I resurrected a MacBook Air from 2013 and have been running Ubuntu for a week now. It's very refreshing to be on stable hardware even if it's not a powerhouse.

macOS devices just take away any worries you can have on compatibility and as a plus they’re the only machines you can use to compile and develop iOS apps..

Probably the price premium of a Mac is paid off by the frustrations and hours not spent trying to solve these problems

Have the same model. There is a flaw, at least to me: if you apply pressure on the area of the on button (not the button itself) it will start the laptop.

I am much happier with Ubuntu 18.10. Everything is working except fingerprint.

Consider using this: https://github.com/stockmind/dell-xps-9560-ubuntu-respin/blo...

Why not try Windows?

they did that's why they're currently running linux

I have dual boot Windows and Linux, but I just dislike developing on Windows. I use Windows for all other laptop usage other than dev

What do you dislike? (not being contrary or anything just curious)

I've put MacOS on my 9570; works mostly well. Hard part is patching acpi tables.

Oh, and you need a new wifi card.

I suggest using manjaro. With some tweaks, works very well. And good compatibility out of the box.

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