Is this a good time to buy a XPS 15 9560?

[Cy-Fy]

Hey guys there is an offer now on Dell where you get £150 cashback on XPS 15 and I can get student discount so the £1599 model ends up being £1289. I know that models change price a lot but do you think it could go down lower than that or should I go for that offer now?

I plan to use this laptop for at least 5 years for university but with i7 7700HQ, 16gb RAM and 4GB 1050 should do it for my use.

[MrJarhead]

£1300 and only has a 1050, surely thats overpriced.

 

i wouldnt even get a dell laptop, dell is aids.

[MrJarhead]

this is £1200 and has a 1060, and a 6700hq. also has an ssd and a hdd.

 

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-asus-gaming-fx502vm-fhd-i7-6700hq-3gb-gtx-1060-16gb-ram-256gb-m2-sata-ssdplus1tb-hdd-usb-31-type

[NotaMex]

I say you should get it cheaper than an macbook

[MrJarhead]

2 minutes ago, Sukhman said:

I say you should get it cheaper than an macbook

macbooks dont have gpus like this though, so that isnt the case. gaming pcs cost more than some macbooks but are far superior.

[The Sloth]

sounds reasonable, it would be a good investment.  

3 minutes ago, Sukhman said:

I say you should get it cheaper than an macbook

no its not 

3 minutes ago, MrJarhead said:

this is £1200 and has a 1060, and a 6700hq. also has an ssd and a hdd.

 

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/156-asus-gaming-fx502vm-fhd-i7-6700hq-3gb-gtx-1060-16gb-ram-256gb-m2-sata-ssdplus1tb-hdd-usb-31-type

it as poor build 

[NotaMex]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

sounds reasonable, it would be a good investment.  

no its not 

it as poor build 

the asus laptop is fat the xps is a thin and light

[The Sloth]

Just now, Sukhman said:

the asus laptop is fat the xps is a thin and light

XPS has far better build. 

[NotaMex]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

XPS has far better build. 

agreed 

[MrJarhead]

4 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

XPS has far better build. 

but its still dell, i bet he could find a better laptop than that for the same price with a better gpu.

[Cy-Fy]

4 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

XPS has far better build. 

 

3 minutes ago, Sukhman said:

agreed 

 

Exactly why I'm considering this instead of many others from Asus and even HP because of build quality but for future usability do you think this will last? Also I was thinking of waiting because maybe a new version will come out but surely it won't be at this price right?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, MrJarhead said:

but its still dell, i bet he could find a better laptop than that for the same price with a better gpu.

who cares, build is very important for long term use. 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Cy-Fy said:

 

 

Exactly why I'm considering this instead of many others from Asus and even HP because of build quality but for future usability do you think this will last? Also I was thinking of waiting because maybe a new version will come out but surely it won't be at this price right?

it will long as you take care of it. 

[Cy-Fy]

1 minute ago, MrJarhead said:

but its still dell, i bet he could find a better laptop than that for the same price with a better gpu.

Same build quality and screen sounds tough to find and believe me I've spent hours upon hours looking because I also thought I could find one but I haven't yet... any recommendations?

[Cy-Fy]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

it will long as you take care of it. 

You mean physically or in terms of software? Haha

[The Sloth]

Just now, Cy-Fy said:

You mean physically or in terms of software? Haha

both

[MrJarhead]

2 minutes ago, Cy-Fy said:

Same build quality and screen sounds tough to find and believe me I've spent hours upon hours looking because I also thought I could find one but I haven't yet... any recommendations?

its really up to you, i mean if you plan on doing more work on it than gaming then go for whatever you want, a laptop wont really break unless you man handle it, so even if others have a lesser build quality it shouldnt really be an issue, but hey ho id sacrifice less quality for a better brand and a better gpu.

 

does that dell have an ssd too?

[MercuryRain]

16 minutes ago, MrJarhead said:

 

i wouldnt even get a dell laptop, dell is aids.

 

lolwut

[Cy-Fy]

6 minutes ago, MrJarhead said:

its really up to you, i mean if you plan on doing more work on it than gaming then go for whatever you want, a laptop wont really break unless you man handle it, so even if others have a lesser build quality it shouldnt really be an issue, but hey ho id sacrifice less quality for a better brand and a better gpu.

 

does that dell have an ssd too?

Yeah I see what you mean... yeah this has a 512gb ssd

[MrJarhead]

6 minutes ago, CerberusLabrat said:

 

lolwut

you heard me dell is aids, just like alienware which is owned by dell.

[MercuryRain]

Just now, MrJarhead said:

you heard me dell is aids, just like alienware which is owned by dell.

HP is much worse.

[Cy-Fy]

1 minute ago, MrJarhead said:

you heard me dell is aids, just like alienware which is owned by dell.

I just gotta ask what is so wrong about it? Dell I mean

[MrJarhead]

Just now, Cy-Fy said:

I just gotta ask what is so wrong about it? Dell I mean

its generally overpriced and the systems they build are all oem, and you cannot upgrade them the majority of the time, and they own alienware which is overpriced to hell.

[Cy-Fy]

27 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

it will long as you take care of it. 

 

25 minutes ago, MrJarhead said:

its really up to you, i mean if you plan on doing more work on it than gaming then go for whatever you want, a laptop wont really break unless you man handle it, so even if others have a lesser build quality it shouldnt really be an issue, but hey ho id sacrifice less quality for a better brand and a better gpu.

 

does that dell have an ssd too?

 

24 minutes ago, CerberusLabrat said:

 

lolwut

 

40 minutes ago, Sukhman said:

I say you should get it cheaper than an macbook

If any of you know of any rumours for future models please let me know!

[MercuryRain]

20 minutes ago, MrJarhead said:

its generally overpriced and the systems they build are all oem, and you cannot upgrade them the majority of the time, and they own alienware which is overpriced to hell.

 

Lol.  I have a Latitude 7470 for work and an Alienware 13 for home.  Yes the alienwares are pricy but the Latitude? lol.  8 screws to get to the M.@ slots, RAM, and wi-fi card.

 

Alienware? 5 screws.

 

I don't know where you got the implication they were the windows version of macbooks, but they're not.  Outside of Alienware (they're overpriced but I got a decent deal on mine), they're only a LITTLE pricy, and what you're paying for in comparison to the cheaper manufacturer's is amazing build quality and support.

 

You want a brand to take a dump on, go to Razer.