I ended up buying the XPS 13 developer edition (with the i7 CPU) and promptly returning it after the touchpad drivers didn't work correctly, causing glitching of the cursor and the X server seemingly frequently crashing (I'd get kicked back to the login screen in the middle of a session).
Additionally I had issues with the keyboard repeating characters multiple times. This was whilst running the latest version of the BIOS (A03), using the OS which shipped with the laptop with minimal changes (some users have stated that 15.04 fixes the touchpad issue - then why does the laptop ship with 14.04?) and after trying to apply kernel parameter workarounds to no avail. I also tried adjusting the keyboard settings with no luck.
Dell stated that the touchpad issues wouldn't impact any laptop built in 2015 and also stated that the keyboard debounce issue had been fixed. I experienced the issues above a few weeks back and got my money back yesterday after requesting a return (on a side-note, customer service was pretty good for returns).
I did experience some issues with the high-DPI scaling, but I was able to work around most of these and I don't think this was an issue with the laptop itself anyway/
I was really disappointed given the positive reviews I'd read and the previous good experiences I've had with Dell, but it was as if the unit hadn't been tested and I wasn't happy given the amount I'd had to pay.
Additionally I had issues with the keyboard repeating characters multiple times. This was whilst running the latest version of the BIOS (A03), using the OS which shipped with the laptop with minimal changes (some users have stated that 15.04 fixes the touchpad issue - then why does the laptop ship with 14.04?) and after trying to apply kernel parameter workarounds to no avail. I also tried adjusting the keyboard settings with no luck.
Dell stated that the touchpad issues wouldn't impact any laptop built in 2015 and also stated that the keyboard debounce issue had been fixed. I experienced the issues above a few weeks back and got my money back yesterday after requesting a return (on a side-note, customer service was pretty good for returns).
I did experience some issues with the high-DPI scaling, but I was able to work around most of these and I don't think this was an issue with the laptop itself anyway/
I was really disappointed given the positive reviews I'd read and the previous good experiences I've had with Dell, but it was as if the unit hadn't been tested and I wasn't happy given the amount I'd had to pay.