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Dell Workstation or XPS
Trying to decide between a DELL Precision 3630 Workstation and a DELL XPS 8930 for our software developers, both come wit the following Intel i7 16GB RAM 512 M.2 SSD Windows 10 Pro But the XPS has a NVIDIA GeForce and the Workstation has a NVIDIA Quadro P2000 which don’t really make a difference. More on community.spiceworks.com
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Let's settle this once and for all: XPS vs Precision
XPS is prosumer at best. Decent quality, but I'd take a Latitude over it, but a XPS over an Inspiron. Precision is a business grade workstation. Definitely the best build quality, but does have ties back to XPS features. More on reddit.com
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Please, I need to be convinced. Are Precisions good laptops or not?
If it's well taken care of, 5560 is a very solid machine. I had one for work, and my personal machine for a while was the 5760. They're a bit long in the tooth now, but the 11th gen H-series processors are still quite good. The cooling of that chassis (5550/XPS 9500 through 5570 and XPS 9530) has compromises to make it that thin; the performance is good, but will not be as good as on the 17" 57x0 (which used a vapor chamber, at least on higher models) let alone the the 75xx/76xx series full weight Precisions, or on a full size gaming laptop of that generation. Performance is still very good by the standards of a basically-4-year-old model that came before another big generation jump (12th gen) - differences compared to other 11th gen machines are going to be dwarfed by the jump in core count (and peak turbo bin) of a 12th gen machine. That GPU was pretty meh for gaming even at the time, but other than that the machine should do nicely. More on reddit.com
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Getting a Dell Precision Mobile Workstation
If you’re set on a dell workstation or any workstation for that matter, there’s a pretty solid refurbished market for them More on reddit.com
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December 1, 2025 - Dell Precision is a line of computer workstations for computer-aided design/architecture/computer graphics professionals or as small-scale business servers. They are available in both desktop (tower) and mobile (laptop) forms.
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r/Dell on Reddit: Let's settle this once and for all: XPS vs Precision
June 30, 2023 -

More specifically the 15' Dell Precision 5570 and the XPS 15 9520. I've search through this sub and the answers are generally better CPU availability or better build quality. Is this notion built on actual data or is this just marketing or a historical brand image?

I'm interested in longevity and cooling ability, what is different about the precision that does this better?

Below are full specs for two laptops with the same configuration outside of the GPUs. How differently would these laptops perform for tasks such as basic video editing (1080p), processing large databases (Sql, Python)?. I game, but not enough to be concerned about these differences between GPUs.

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XPS 15 - 9520

Intel Core 12th Generation i7-12700H Processor (14 Core, Up to 4.70GHz, 24MB Cache, 45W)
Windows 11 Home
512GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Gen 4 Class 40 Solid State Drive
32GB (2X16GB) Up to 4800MHz DDR5 SoDIMM Non-ECC
15.6 inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) InfinityEdge Anti-Glare 500-nits Non-Touch Display, Platinum Silver
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6

Precision 15” 5000 (5570)

Intel Core 12th Generation i7-12700H Processor (14 Core, Up to 4.70GHz, 24MB Cache, 45W)
Windows 11 Pro
512GB PCIe M.2 NVMe Gen 4 Class 40 Solid State Drive
32GB (2X16GB) Up to 4800MHz DDR5 SoDIMM Non-ECC
15.6 inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 60Hz 500-nits 100% sRGB ComfortView Plus Low Blue Light Non-Touch Display
NVIDIA RTX A1000 4GB GDDR6

TIA

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XPS is prosumer at best. Decent quality, but I'd take a Latitude over it, but a XPS over an Inspiron. Precision is a business grade workstation. Definitely the best build quality, but does have ties back to XPS features.
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What about the build is so different that it makes it better? With respect to build differences, compare the diagrams in the "Removing and installing components" sections of following documents: XPS 15 9520 Service Manual Precision 5570 Service Manual I think that you will come to the conclusion, as I did, that the two builds are more-or-less identical. There might be subtle differences, but none are apparent. I suppose that a careful comparison of the parts list for each computer would give more information. The precision is workstation class. For example it will have DP and HDMI ports. The XPS only has USB-C which forces you to purchase a dock for multiple monitors but a precision does not. The two have the same external ports: (a) one USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C) port with DisplayPort, (b) two Thunderbolt 4 (USB4) Type-C ports with Power Delivery, (c) One headset (headphone and microphone combo) port, (d) one SD-card slot. Neither has an HDMI port or a DP port. Both provide external video through one of the USB ports. I'm torn as to whether i really need to spend $700 extra for better cooling and sleeker dark figure. I think that there is a difference in warranty, 36-month versus 12-month. If so, that accounts for some of the price difference. I use Latitude 7000-series laptops exclusively so I don't have any hands-on experience with either XPS or Precision laptops. Maybe I'm missing something important. If so, I'm curious about what I'm missing.
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r/Dell on Reddit: Please, I need to be convinced. Are Precisions good laptops or not?
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Specifically the Precision 5560.

I need a laptop for uni that if my mom is serious, is gonna be the last device she buys me till I'm working and making enough money to buy my own.

And I've been searching like crazy to find a good durable one within our ability to afford that is also upgradeable of needed.

I settled on a used 11th gen i7, Precision 5560 with 16Gb ram and an Nvidia Graphics T1200.

It looked gorgeous, well built and very capable for all my current (coding, video editing and some gaming) and potential future needs

But then I decided to search up reddit opinions on this series of laptops and mixed is an understatement.

Some people think Precisions are heavy, over-heating, underperforming (despite good specs on paper) pieces of garbage with motherboards apparently prone to failure.

And others think they're durable, high-performing, reliable workhorses that'll never let you down as long as you treat em right.

And I'm so confused now.

Are they good or are they not?

Other than the fact that it's used, the device looks basically perfect on paper.

But am I likely to be in for a disappointment or will I probably be happy with my purchase?

Please convince me whether or not to buy this device at this time.

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February 26, 2024 - Our Precision 3680 Tower (which will also feature the intel® Core™ 14th Gen processors and up to an NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation GPU) is the world’s fastest workstation for single-threaded tasks and will offer “Unlimited Turbo Duration,” ...
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And in economics and financial ... analysis. Precision laptops are available with up to Intel® Core® i9 processors, with screens from 14 inches to 17 inches, and with up to 64 GB of RAM....
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