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Re:From OS X to Ubuntu by artursapek on Monday January 09, 2017 @09:44PM (#13362110)
Just a PSA from my own research recently: be careful with the XPS. https://www.google.com/search?q=xps+coil+whine

As far as I know they haven't resolved it yet.

Re:From OS X to Ubuntu by blobert on Monday January 09, 2017 @10:09PM (#13362227)
Can confirm, Precision M5510 (facsimile of XPS15). I usually have headphones on and even without them the whine is tolerable and becomes part of the background noise, however your annoyance tolerance level will vary.
Re:From OS X to Ubuntu by akulbe on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @01:43AM (#13363153)
Does the coil whine only happen with Linux? or does it happen in Windows too?

Was thinking about the latest XPS w/Kaby Lake CPU... but this would give me pause.

Re:From OS X to Ubuntu by dkuntz2 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @03:27AM (#13363505)
It sounds like it's an issue for Windows too