


Most actual work happens in the Linux subsystem, but I have reluctantly concluded that I actually like Windows) to put it in quiet mode and the result was, well, less loud but also much hotter.Īnyway it turns out there’s an easy solution. I tried using Dell’s power manager (yes I’m running Windows. This was particularly pronounced when I was playing games but it also happened under such high-stress activities as “opening chrome”.

I spent the first two days very very unhappy with this decision, because my computer was constantly running hot and sounding like it was trying to achieve liftoff. I’ve never been 100% happy with the Dell XPS 13, but it’s always been a case of “Mostly very happy indeed but…”, and I decided that I didn’t want to think about the type of new computer and get used to a new set of quirks, so I decided to just go for the four year newer version rather than think about it. I’ve just replaced my old Dell XPS 13 with a new Dell XPS 13.
