Ok, my Dell XPS 9550 laptop has now been fixed. It turns out that yesterday's motherboard replacement wasn't necessary - there was an unlisted software driver that they needed to install (they told me to reinstall windows. I didn't install the Dell payload. I think it was called something like Display Link or something. Kicking myself for not paying more attention.) Yesterday's techie was too much in a rush to diagnose the issues.
So now the screen doesn't flicker, the system isn't crashing, and I am using 2 external screens as well as my laptop screen in the office. (Yes, 3 screens total, and I can even add more.) So if you are interested in getting a machine like mine, it is likely that you will be fine, or if you get issues like I had, it will be fixable, even if it requires a bit of patience! I paid just under $3k which included a 4 year next day on site warranty for a machine with a i7-6700HQ, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB Nvme pcie SSD. I am so relieved as the alternatives would have been far more expensive. Now to upgrade it to 32GB RAM as I have VMs to run. On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Same as that except for 512 ssd. Model number is w032tu. Extra cost for > more ssd isn't justified for me > > > On Thursday, 15 December 2016, mike smith <meski...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What's the full number? The top range that I see is this one >> >> HP Spectre x360 13-w033tu Touchscreen Notebook (Natural Silver) >> with these specs: >> >> >> - Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Processor (Intel® HD Graphics 620, 2.7 GHz, >> up to 3.5 GHz, 4 MB cache, 2 cores) >> - Windows 10 Home 64 >> - 13.3" diagonal FHD UWVA BrightView WLED-backlit touch screen (1920 >> x 1080) >> - 16 GB LPDDR3-1866 SDRAM (onboard) >> - 1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 5:34 PM, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I'm thinking of buying the HP Spectre x360 13 inch with high specs (16gb >>> ram, 512 ssd, i7) which ends up costing about $3100 with the warranty. Have >>> any devs here had bad experiences with this machine or recommend a better >>> alternative >>> for the price? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks >>> Tom >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Meski >> >> http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv >> >> "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, >> you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >> > > > -- > Thanks > Tom > >
