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Dell XPS 15
Raised as a usability problem by 23 people on Hacker News over 8 years (2015–2022), in 21 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Every issue, all time, most people first
Trackpad is imprecise and sensitive to palmsUnreviewed
20152026- Trackpad registers unintended double-clicks on later models2022-02-14
- Trackpad scrolling is too slow with no Windows setting to tweak it, fatiguing fingers2021-09-25
- Trackpad became almost impossible to physically click after battery swelling2020-10-20
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 23 complaints
- Palm touching the corner triggers gestures and random screens fly around2022-07-09
- Laptop won't reliably wake when the lid is opened2022-06-06
- Non-Adobe content looks wrong on the screen, and sRGB profiles stop working after software updates2022-06-06
- Trackpad registers unintended double-clicks on later models2022-02-14
- Keyboard stops working and fan runs at max when laptop is turned on its side2021-11-21
- Trackpad scrolling is too slow with no Windows setting to tweak it, fatiguing fingers2021-09-25
- Fonts and application UI are too tiny to use under Wine on the 4K screen2021-09-05
- Mixed-DPI scaling is unusable on Linux with Nvidia, forcing reboots to change display settings2021-03-16
- Trackpad became almost impossible to physically click after battery swelling2020-10-20
- Trackpad was so bad the user had to use the touchscreen to scroll2020-05-27
- Trackpad is less accurate and triggers tap-clicks unintentionally2020-05-27
- Poor key travel and too much spacing make typing awkward2019-08-29
- Tiny case screws are easy to misalign or lose during reassembly2019-06-09
- Can't find settings that give the physical right-click behaviour of macOS2019-05-21
- Palm touches while typing make the cursor jump and click2018-11-23
- Browser becomes choppy and unusable during compiling until the laptop is rebooted2018-07-22
- Cursor randomly skips around while typing, which is infuriating2017-11-16
- No dedicated Page Up and Page Down keys, forcing awkward key combinations2017-08-07
- Trackpad is imprecise and palm-sensitive, making it frustrating to use2017-07-31
- Dozens of confusing SKUs make it hard for non-technical buyers to pick a laptop2017-01-10
- Palm detection is wonky and needs a kernel module blacklisted to work properly2016-12-31
- Cursor doesn't move until finger travels a millimeter, causing jumpy small movements2016-03-12
- Display scaling is poor in GNOME and KDE and touch display bugs out2015-11-16