This is an Optiplex 7460 All-in-one computer with two HDMI (one has a little symbol by it) and a DisplayPort. Trying to use this as an external monitor for a MacBook Pro (via the HDMI connection) but cannot get it to work. Mac recognizes that it is plugged into an external display (I think) but the Dell does not change from its own windows computer screen. I have tried playing with display ...
Dell limits third party chargers to 90W on the USB-C port since USB-C doesn't support higher charge rates than 100W. Only when a dell certified charger is plugged in, a special mode will be activated to allow 130W (which is not standardized in USB-C btw). Don't be worried about the slow charger warning tho.
Hey there! Does anybody know what this "Dell Core Services" application is, that is preinstalled on newly Dell systems? (Latitude 5530 in this casebut but also saw it on Precisions) I think they started preinstalling this app when Dell switched from shipping the systems with Win 10 22H2 instead of 21H2, because older systems but same model did not had this preinstalled. I cant'f find any ...
TLDR; Dell has some lineups that are good quality, some areas of their support are good (enterprise/if you pay a ton), but their software is making the experience of using the machines kinda awful.
Dell XPS 17 9720. Is it safe to remove "My Dell" and "Dell Fusion Service"? I've had this new laptop (XPS 17 9720, i9 processor, Nvidia RTX 3060, 4k screen) for a couple of weeks now. On day one I uninstalled all of Dell's bloatware except for the driver updater. The privacy agreement for Dell SupportAssist seemed particularly diabolical.
I use a Dell docking station. Basically, it will identify the 2 extra monitors I have plugged in (as seen above), but it won't display anything on the screen. Typically, after a couple days, I'll turn my computer on and it'll "magically" work again. As I've talked to IT and they have no clue, hoping that somebody in here could provide some insight.
But Dell customer service will almost always recommend SupportAssist. According to my experience, SA takes up more space and RAM than Dell Update, and the probability of SA crashing is higher than Dell Update. On my device, SA keeps crashing, especially when multiple tasks are running at the same time, whereas Dell Update never crashes.
I was just tired of Dell and also Microsoft, both forcing you into Modern Standby, which never worked, doesnt work, and will not ever work reliable on Windows, compared to 100% working and reliable S3 (suspend to RAM) sleep.
The 5000 seems a little better, but the truth is, Dell hasn't made a truly good laptop since the 6430U, circa 2013. They switched to cheap-feeling plastic for everything, the keyboards are blah, and now these 7000 series run so hot you actually won't be comfortable using it on your lap, and that seems like it has to impact long-term reliability.
