Tech Advisor – October 2019

76 TECH ADVISOR • OCTOBER 2019

BUYING GUIDE

andDellXPS 13 9360 and you really wonder if the 4K

panel is worth the trouble.

We generally don’t recommend the 4K option for

small laptops, but consumers like the ‘sound’ of 4K so

it’sthere.Wesuspectthatif youoptedforthe1080p

version,you’ddefinitelyaddanotherfewhoursof

playback,andwon’tlikelybedisappointedbythe

lowerresolution.

Coil whine

While we’ve long loved the XPS 13 series, there

have been off and on reports of ‘coil whine’. This

is essentially electrical noise that’s audible to your

ears. Most high-performance video cards and other

computer equipment can have coil whine.

The XPS 13 (and the XPS 15 in particular) have been

often criticized for ‘excessive’ whine. One problem with