[CentOS] XPS 13 9370 / CentOS compat

Wed Nov 7 15:28:09 UTC 2018
Leon Fauster <leonfauster at googlemail.com>

Am 07.11.2018 um 15:15 schrieb Jim Perrin <jperrin at centos.org>:
> 
> On 11/3/18 12:32 PM, Leon Fauster via CentOS wrote:
>> Anyone with some Dell laptop XPS 13 9370 (2018) experience here?
>> Especially with that "Killer 1435 (802.11ac 2x2 und Bluetooth)" device?
>> Supported by the stock kernel (EL7)? 
> 
> 
> I had reasonably unreliable performance with that particular
> chip(sometimes wireless wouldn't wake up from sleep and I'd have to
> reboot), and ended up replacing it with an intel 8265 chip. It takes
> about 10 minutes to swap, and got me much better performance on my 9370.
> 
> Link below is the one I picked up, but you may be able to find it for
> cheaper. Dell tells me that swapping it doesn't void the warranty, so
> I'm good with it.
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZA1AB2
> 

Thank you for taking the time. A valuable information! The 9365 variant seems
to be shipped with a Intel8265 card. I will get in contact with DELL and try to
request it for the 9370 model ... 

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LF