Thanks. Excellent video. I was wondering whether it was mSATA of mSATA.2. Sure wish it came with 16GB memory as docking station with two or three 27 inch monitors makes this a pretty good coding rig with one or two virtual machines running.
Robert, Can always clone to another external mSATA.2 in usb enclosure, but that would really be cool if could clone to a superfast usb3 thumb or portable flash drive. I've used Acronis True Image 2014 to clone my XPS 15. Buy had to remove internal drive mSATA and put in external enclosure, then put new mSATA in system then clone from external to internal. Can clone from larger or smaller to larger or smaller so long as data would fit. I was also able to boot from original in the external USB enclosure. Acronis says Microsoft license or something prevents them from cloning internal to external and then being able to boot from external. I also saw some software call Casper that supposedly permits incremental cloning so don't have to perform full clone everytime. Let me know what you discover works. I'm thinking of trying "dd" to external but don't think it'll work because of drives are very different.
S G i did it with acronis as well and with the external hdd it takes about 5 minutes to clone and than again 5 minutes to clone it back in the new ssd. its alright but of course could be easier..
Hi there, this is a very nice video. I've ordered (with regret) a 512 gb unit. However, Dell sales representative told me that it's a mSSD, would that even possible? As I see this is a m.2 SSD. On the european dell website, you will see it says "mobility SSD".... what is this exactly? I thought mSSD refers to as mini SSD. Do you know maybe what is the brand of the SSD used in the 512GB xps 13 (2015)? Thank you.
Hello, TechVideo I want to upgrade to a 512 gb ssd but not sure which one would be best to get. If you had to recommend a 512 gb ssd, which one would you recommend?
you would have to get an m.2 interface drive for this laptop. i have a 500gb one from crucial, i think, on my desktop, and when i get this laptop, i will get another 500gb drive. its pretty good, especially for the price.
Well there is 4 screws holding the battery and also the cable to unplug it is right there so i guess it is not epoxied inside. Great notebook for college!
Hi TechVideo, Can I upgrade my XPS 13 SSD 128Gb to 256Gb or 512Gb?? The system of the mainboard supports this capacity of storage?? Thanks in advance, regards from Perú!!!
In the absence of any answer from you, I've made my own check. You're misleading people here by redirecting to Plextor PCIE at Amazon. This drive is SATA III, and those who buy PCIE will find that they cannot install the drive into SATA slot.
+TechVideo that is not entirely true. while all M.2 cards are connected to a pcie mini card slot, an M.2 card can use both, the pcie bus as well as the SATA bus. M.2 cards using the SATA bus are slower than cards using the pcie bus.
And this would require a BIOS update for 2015 models, but I've heard mixed reviews on whether or not it works. If an NVME drive isn't working, try booting in legacy drive mode.
+TechVideo the sell XPS 9343 used SATA III M.2 but the newer XPS 9350 used PCIe M.2 I want to know if the newer one is backwards compatible with the older and cheaper and more readily available SATA III because SATA 3 isn't compatible with PCIe
This laptop is too good. but unfortunately it is equipped only with 4 gigs of ram and 128 gigs ssd. better if you get 8 gigs. and upgrade the harddisk yourself depends on your needs. Want to grab one, but it's not available yet in my country -_- and it doesn't cost cheap :U
Rio Pradipto i don't think anyone would upgrade a solid state drive to a hard disk. Also 128GB is not that little. The thing is made for portable working and i think one should consider doing heavy work on desktop PCs :) I myself am using laptops only for reading, browsing and programming and 128 is more than enough for that, mate!
bqumba1 i meant ssd :)) not harddisk. yea, as i don't like playing game anymore on a laptop, this laptop should be fine, going to grab this in June thanks mate
I didn't see any anti-static measures. Do you worry about damaging the components with your static buildup?
Thanks. Excellent video. I was wondering whether it was mSATA of mSATA.2.
Sure wish it came with 16GB memory as docking station with two or three 27 inch monitors makes this a pretty good coding rig with one or two virtual machines running.
S G I have already 3 monitors now just need to get the splitter and than i will get rid of my desktop pc for good :)
Do we have to send it in to Dell to have the battery replaced?
Immerhin hat er den offiziellen PA :P Klasse Video!
how about the adapter to transfer everything to the new ssd? where to buy it?
same question here
anthony persaud
Just use windows to create backup recovery drive on a 16GB or larger flash drive
Very easy
hi, the Samsung 950 PRO -Series 512GB PCIe its compatible with this laptop?. thxs.
Many of the screws came nearly stripped straight from the factory. Classic Dell.
My XPS 13 9360 wont power on and flashes two amber and five white LED. Please help!
Robert,
Can always clone to another external mSATA.2 in usb enclosure, but that would really be cool if could clone to a superfast usb3 thumb or portable flash drive.
I've used Acronis True Image 2014 to clone my XPS 15. Buy had to remove internal drive mSATA and put in external enclosure, then put new mSATA in system then clone from external to internal.
Can clone from larger or smaller to larger or smaller so long as data would fit.
I was also able to boot from original in the external USB enclosure.
Acronis says Microsoft license or something prevents them from cloning internal to external and then being able to boot from external.
I also saw some software call Casper that supposedly permits incremental cloning so don't have to perform full clone everytime.
Let me know what you discover works.
I'm thinking of trying "dd" to external but don't think it'll work because of drives are very different.
S G i did it with acronis as well and with the external hdd it takes about 5 minutes to clone and than again 5 minutes to clone it back in the new ssd. its alright but of course could be easier..
Is it possible to upgrade ram? 8gb version of xps 13 9360 is available locally only... Don't want to wait for super long Dell online store.
Great video. Thanks
iFixit confirms, memory is soldered into the motherboard and can not be upgraded
Are you sure it's not SATA? Samsung PM851 SSD M.2.
hey can you add a second pcie ssd to this laptop?
Screen replacement guide pls
Does anyone know of a 1TB SSD available in that form factor? That looks like mSATA.
mbaxter22 I think it's an m.2, according to other sources.
what size torque screwdriver is used?
Nice tutorial. Will I be able to use the samsung MZHPU512HCGL PCIe ssd?
Hi there, this is a very nice video. I've ordered (with regret) a 512 gb unit. However, Dell sales representative told me that it's a mSSD, would that even possible? As I see this is a m.2 SSD. On the european dell website, you will see it says "mobility SSD".... what is this exactly? I thought mSSD refers to as mini SSD.
Do you know maybe what is the brand of the SSD used in the 512GB xps 13 (2015)? Thank you.
Great video, would it be possible to replace the cpu with a i7-5550u processor with the better integrated HD 6000 GPU? Thanks
wingsgb NOtebooks don*t have processors anymore that you can change...
HAHAHAHAHAH!! Funniest comment I've seen all day "can I replace the CPU" on a laptop?!!! xD
Is that not a thing on laptops? Just desktops?
it only requires m2 internal ssd... or i can use internal ssd for my dell xps 13
Looks like a M.2 2280 size drive.
it's upgradable the new xps with skynet too?
+Vincenzo La Gala (Thejkb)
yes it looks exactly the same one the inside you can find a ton of vids for the 2016 model
Maybe its helpfull to remove the battery first!
Hello, TechVideo I want to upgrade to a 512 gb ssd but not sure which one would be best to get. If you had to recommend a 512 gb ssd, which one would you recommend?
you would have to get an m.2 interface drive for this laptop. i have a 500gb one from crucial, i think, on my desktop, and when i get this laptop, i will get another 500gb drive. its pretty good, especially for the price.
I appreciate the response, thank you so much!
Thank you for the great video! BTW is the battery easily replaceable? It is crucial for me as I'm planning on using it for my 5 years at college
Well there is 4 screws holding the battery and also the cable to unplug it is right there so i guess it is not epoxied inside. Great notebook for college!
Any idea if 2015 model will be as easily upgradable? Ridiculous that you have buy an i7 just to get 256GB SSD. You can buy a 512GB M.2 SSD for $220.
That is a 2015 model. I have one myself and have upgraded it to 512gb. Quite painless, wish rams were upgradeable too, but it is soldered on.
ItzTheAzn Thanks! Seems painless enough. :)
ItzTheAzn does the netbook come with a windows disc, how does that work?
Hi
Do you know if it is possible to upgrade the Ram using DDR3 on the 13" (2016 xps model) ?
Also will a 850 evo SSD fit inside? Thank you
Can i just upgrade the ssd without having to do cloning or image backup and all that mumbo jumbo?
+panchotheaddict420 Probably not
You can use 16GB or larger usb flash drive to make a recovery drive to reset up the new ssd
How to increase RAM of Dell XPS 13 (2015)?
+Ornob Ohornish cant
Hi TechVideo, Can I upgrade my XPS 13 SSD 128Gb to 256Gb or 512Gb?? The system of the mainboard supports this capacity of storage?? Thanks in advance, regards from Perú!!!
gugabrass i have 512gb in it and you can put more than 2tb in it if you want..
thanks for your answer!!!
Are you sure? planning on upgrading to 1tB, have you tried it?
lol I didn't realize there was someone in the background until the end of the video
I have one question, xps 13 343 9350 9360. Does it support double sided SSD, or only single sided?
Could i still do this with an i3 7th gen. Or is there assories i can add
i have xps 13 9350 108gb ssd with 4gb ram can i upgrade the ram ?? how much can i upgrade the ssd?
Ram u cannot upgrade but the ssd yes if you oprn it up and insert a new one and install windows then
can i upgarde it upto 250 gb ssd for my laptop?
In the absence of any answer from you, I've made my own check. You're misleading people here by redirecting to Plextor PCIE at Amazon. This drive is SATA III, and those who buy PCIE will find that they cannot install the drive into SATA slot.
The people need to buy an m.2 card. Its neither pci nor sata...
+TechVideo that is not entirely true. while all M.2 cards are connected to a pcie mini card slot, an M.2 card can use both, the pcie bus as well as the SATA bus. M.2 cards using the SATA bus are slower than cards using the pcie bus.
And this would require a BIOS update for 2015 models, but I've heard mixed reviews on whether or not it works. If an NVME drive isn't working, try booting in legacy drive mode.
+TechVideo the sell XPS 9343 used SATA III M.2 but the newer XPS 9350 used PCIe M.2 I want to know if the newer one is backwards compatible with the older and cheaper and more readily available SATA III because SATA 3 isn't compatible with PCIe
No 2.5inch drive ?
Are you sure that all xps 13 versions has the PCle port? On chat they tell me that the 256 gb ssd is slower than the 512gb ssd.
FedericoEsse this is definatley m.2 pcie ssd... i ordered it myself and i am running a crucial ssd right now inside.
TechVideo thank you man!
TechVideo What is the model number of this ssd? Because all I can find are crucial m.2 sata ssds.
Hi there is it possible to upgrade the ram from 4gb to 8gb or 16?
***** no
TechVideo so i guess this thing is not for power users.. video editing or music editing.
Justin Maloney it is. It's funny how the "video and music editor"'s number is growing exponentially these days :)
And where is RAM hidden? If I'd buy 4GB version I'd want to upgrade it to 8GB.
I don't think it's upgradable
just buy the i5 with 8gb of ram and upgrade the storage. RAM is soldered to the motherboard.
Now my only question is how would you clone this? Get a 32 gb usb stick and make it a recovery device?
Robert Wilke Or just get en external m.2 case and clone it on the new ssd.. costs 10-20 usd and u can use the old ssd than also as a usb device.
Cool thanks
Robert Wilke i used an external hdd with actronis true image and now i have a 512gb dell xps 14
TechVideo Do you have a link of where to buy that?
great！very helpful！
can you upgrade anything else?
***** Nope you cannot unless you want to test your soldering skills :D
Where is The RAM?
This laptop is too good. but unfortunately it is equipped only with 4 gigs of ram and 128 gigs ssd. better if you get 8 gigs. and upgrade the harddisk yourself depends on your needs.
Want to grab one, but it's not available yet in my country -_- and it doesn't cost cheap :U
Rio Pradipto i don't think anyone would upgrade a solid state drive to a hard disk. Also 128GB is not that little. The thing is made for portable working and i think one should consider doing heavy work on desktop PCs :) I myself am using laptops only for reading, browsing and programming and 128 is more than enough for that, mate!
bqumba1 i meant ssd :)) not harddisk. yea, as i don't like playing game anymore on a laptop, this laptop should be fine, going to grab this in June
thanks mate
haha, yw, good luck mate :)
this is turning into mac, RAM soldered, but SSD upgradable
LPDDR3 is needed to achieve such a thin build
yea, but still. it's starting to get closer and closer to being non up-gradable
very bad camera angle ....
2280 M.2? PCIE or SATA?
Melody Wu pcie
Xuanlyu Wu Yes; definitely 2280
Lol nice try. There's no way to get the bottom off is there.
The new xps 13 with skynet is upgradable?
+smoxy96 probalby. will buy it and check it out.
+smoxy96 Oh no!!! The T-1000 is coming
Ahahah, yes! I know... I am confused :')
Thanks