Originally Posted by
James Moore
Thanks, that link was exactly what I needed. And sure enough, I'm hitting the same issues with a Dell laptop and an 130W adapter. It's going back to Costco.
If you don't like the laptop, certainly, return it.
If you like the laptop, just buy something like this:
. It's a 90W adapter that's compatible with the XPS16. (I'm not necessarily suggesting this exact product -- it seems to have poor reviews -- it was just the first thing to pop up in a search for "dell xps 16 90W adapter")
Your laptop will charge at 2/3 the rate, which should really be fine. Your battery will have a longer lifetime too. This draws power at the same rate as a Macbook charger, which many people use on planes.
My point here is that the problem is not the laptop; it's the power adapter.