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## Alienware

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Alienware M11x | 2012-02-28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested |  |
Alienware M14xR2 | 2013-06-15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  |

## Inspiron

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Inspiron 1420 | 2012-09 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  |
Inspiron 1501 | 2007-05-17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested |  |
Inspiron 1520 | 2008-03-31 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested |  |
Inspiron 1525 | 2008-06-24 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested |  | `Fn+Up/Down` (LCD brightness control) is OS independent.
Inspiron 6400 | 2009-09-19 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | `Fn+Up/Down` (LCD brightness control) is OS independent.
Inspiron 1764 | 2011-08-19 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  | Fan control/monitoring is completely broken with i8kutilsAUR
Inspiron 14 (3420) | 2016-09-03 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Hibernate: Untested |  | Requires broadcom-wl-dkms
Inspiron 14 5425 | 2023-01-18 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | SD card reader: Untested |
Inspiron 14 (7490) | 2023-08-28 | HDMI untested | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes* Hibernate:Untested | SD card reader: Untested | Requires AHCI to be manually enabled
Inspiron 15 (3525) | 2023-08-08 | HDMI untested | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes* Hibernate:Untested |  | *with disable-c6-systemd-with-modern-standbyAUR closing the lid and suspending works
Inspiron 15 (5515) | 2021-07-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial* | Yes |  | * Not reliable, needs restarting or running `modprobe -r btusb && modprobe btusb` as root when having issues.
Inspiron 15R (5521) | 2022-09-26 | HDMI untested | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | SD card reader: Untested | Function keys need to be manually assigned.
Inspiron 15 (5547) | 2016-01-25 | AMD GPU: Untested | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | SD card reader: Untested |
Inspiron 15 (5566) | 2020-09-24 | HDMI untested | Yes | Untested | Yes | Yes | Untested | SD card reader: Untested |
Inspiron 15 (5559) | 2021-07-19 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  |
Inspiron 15 (7537) | 2016-06-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Volume up / down button needs some modifying to work all other buttons work with drivers that come with the kernel. ACPI battery is not detected on bootup and requires you to plug in and out the AC adapter.
Inspiron 15 (7570) | 2021-10-27 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | USB-C DisplayPort alt-mode tested with a Dell P2721Q monitor. 65W of power, USB hub and Video delivered over USB-C work well. Rare issues with the monitor sometimes losing the video connection when switching users or logging out (on resolution changes). The power and USB keep working though.
Inspiron 15 (7548) | 2015-05 | HDMI untested | Untested | – | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested | SD card reader: Untested | If the kernel panics during bootup replace the 'keyboard'-hook with the specific module.
Inspiron 15 (7559) | 2016-08 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | *bumblebee with issue
Inspiron 15 (7566) | 2016-12 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested |  | *HDMI hot-plug not working.
Inspiron 13 2-in-1 (5368) | 2016-12-20 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Untested |  |
Inspiron 15 (7590) | 2020-02 | Yes | Partial* | – | Yes | Untested | Yes | Thunderbolt: Untested | *See dedicated page
Inspiron 13 (7370) | 2017-12 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Partial* | Fingerprint reader is unsupported. | *Does not wake up after closing the screen lid. `Fn` Wireless toggle does not work
Inspiron M5030 | 2015-08-16 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested |  | i8kutilsAUR required for fan control
Inspiron Duo 1090 | 2014-10-01 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Untested | Hibernate: Untested |  |
Inspiron 15 (5567) | 2020-04-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Inspiron 15 (5575) | 2019-12-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested: HDMI SD card reader |
Inspiron 15 (7586) | 2019-07-01 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested | Webcam: Untested | Fingerprint reader works with proprietary driver.
Inspiron 13 (5391) | 2021-03-30 | Yes | Yes* | – | Yes | Untested | Untested | Untested: Fingerprint reader | *Needs `snd_hda_intel.dmic_detect=0`
Inspiron 13 (7348) | 2021 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested |  |
Inspiron 14 7425 2-in-1 | 2022-09-09 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes* | Yes |  | Fingerprint reader and Bluetooth cause system to hang on wake from sleep, need to add scripts to shutdown on sleep and restart on wake.
Inspiron 16 Plus (7620) | 2022-08-08 | Yes | Only bottom speakers work | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Finger print reader: It works if it is used only in one operating system |
Inspiron 14 2-in-1 (7425) | 2022-01-24 | HDMI untested | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Inspiron 16 2-in-1 (7620) | 2022-12-12 | Yes | Only bottom speakers work | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fingerprint Reader and SD card: Working |

## Latitude

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Latitude D620 | 2007-05-17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Untested: Smart card reader |
Latitude D630 | 2015-12-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested |  |
Latitude D820 | 2007-05-17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Latitude D830 | 2007-08-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Latitude 3540 | 2022-06-28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Flaky Bluetooth coexistence with WiFi
Latitude E5400 | 2021-11-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Bluetooth LED does not glow. |
Latitude 5290 2-in-1 | 2022-05 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Power off: OK | Untested: Webcam Fingerprint sensor |
Latitude 5490 | 2022-02 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested** | Random Screen flicker with i915 [drm] *ERROR* CPU pipe A FIFO underrun in kernel logs. Solved with `intel_idle.max_cstate=4` | *audio mute LED use `model=mute-led-gpio` **Kernel panic on suspend solved with `acpi_enforce_resources=lax i915.enable_dc=0`
Latitude E5500 | 2016-03-01 | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Untested | Yes |  |
Latitude E5520 | 2012-12-03 | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested | Untested | Untested |  | Buggy SD card reader
Latitude E5430 | 2016-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Latitude E5540 | 2016-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  |
Latitude E5570 | 2017-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  | BIOS may report incorrect RAM size, OK on UEFI.
Latitude E5580 | 2018-07-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Latitude E5401 | 2019-10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested | Untested: Webcam Thunderbolt | Poor thermal design (i7 i7-9850H CPU @ 2.60GHz)
Latitude E5270 | 2023-10-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fingerprint reader
Latitude E6220 | 2016-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Fingerprint reader |
Latitude E6230 | 2018-12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Hibernate: Untested | RFID reader requires enabling RFID radio Touchpad (alps a10) shaky |
Latitude E6410 | 2018-06-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Partial* | Fingerprint Sensor not functioning, no drivers seem to exist | *Suspension on closing the lid not working right
Latitude E6410 (BIOS A16) | 2018-08-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested | SD card reader is unreliable. For advanced touchpad functionality see Touchpad Synaptics | EFISTUB bootmanager does not work for me, GRUB works.
Latitude E6420 | 2011-08-19 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes |  |
Latitude E6430 | 2018-12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Hibernate: Untested | Touchpad shaky, use pcsc-tools for smartcards and enable NFC/RFID if needed.
Latitude E6530 | 2014-10-01 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | *If Optimus is enabled, output is VGA only, otherwise HDMI works when NVIDIA GPU is disabled in BIOS.
Latitude E7270 | 2017-01-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes* |  | *After UEFI update High suspend usage with power share port active
Latitude 7370 | 2019-05-11 | Yes | Untested | – | Untested | Untested | Untested |  |
Latitude 7390 ( 2-in-1 ) | 2019-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Latitude E7440 | 2019-05-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Latitude E7450 | 2016-03-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Partial* | Modem: No Synaptics touchpad + stick. | *Hibernate does not work
Latitude E7470 | 2017-01-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested |  | Buggy UEFI : impossible to pass kernel parameters via efibootmgr, nor shell bcfg, nor the built-in gui.
Latitude 3500 | 2020-10-28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fingerprint reader works with proprietary driver. | See linked article for more details
Latitude 5580 | 2017-11-06 (±) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |  | *Needs BIOS update (with fwupd) to avoid occasional black screen when resuming
Latitude 5420 | 2023-04-20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fingerprint reader works with proprietary libfprint-2-tod1-broadcomAUR |
Latitude 7420 | 2020-10 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes* |  | *See: https://github.com/intel/thermal_daemon/issues/341
Latitude 7480 | 2019-11-07 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | No: IR Webcam Fingerprint reader |
Latitude 7490 | 2019-05-11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Latitude 5511 | 2020-10 | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Untested | Untested | Fix freezes with `nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0`
Latitude 3420 | 2022-02-04 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  |

## Precision

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Precision M4800 | 2014-04-01 | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes** | Untested | *`nomodeset` may be required to boot. **broadcom-bt-firmware-gitAUR needed.
Precision M6700 | 2017-01-01 | Yes | HDMI audio: Untested | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Occasional GPU freezes with "GPU has fallen off the bus" errors since kernel 4.14.15-1 and NVIDIA 387.34
Precision 7710 | 2017-11-01 | Yes | HDMI audio: Untested | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Suspend works without hard drive password. `xcalib -a -i` is very slow. kernel≥5.12.9 or nvidia≥465.24.02-5 causes no display to be seen after X launches. DFP-2 shows as disconnected.
Precision 7760 | 2022-16-06 | Yes | HDMI audio: Untested | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Backlight control with Fn-keys does not change brightness, use xrandr. Hybrid GPU mode does not work (BIOS says unsupported on Linux) - system boots, but the virtual console where X is launched freezes - logs show all displays disconnected
Precision 5510 | 2020-04-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernation: Untested | Essentially the same device as the Dell XPS 15 (9550)
Precision 3530 | 2020-07-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernation: Untested | You need to disable early microcode loading. Upgrade Thunderbolt controller to latest firmware from Windows and optionally disable Thunderbolt security within the BIOS (e.g. for TB16 docking station).
Precision 3531 | 2017-08-27 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Untested |  | Needs `snd-hda-intel.model=laptop`
Precision 5520 | 2018-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernation: Untested | Essentially the same device as the Dell XPS 15 (9560)
Precision 5530 | 2023-02-21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes | *Needs occasional driver reloads with `modprobe btusb`. Need to change sleep state as per Dell XPS 15 (9570).
Precision 5570 | 2022-05-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Precision 5760 | 2022-12-25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Microphone doesn't work initially; per this forum post run `alsamixer -Dhw:1`, scroll all the way to the right, and raise `rt715 MIC1 BOOST` and `rt715 MIC2 BOOST` all the way. Possible subsequent issues can be resolved with `alsactl init 1`

## Studio

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Studio 1749 | 2013-01-04 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | – | Hibernate: Untested |  | *Add `options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=dell-m6-dmic` to `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf`
Studio XPS M1640 | 2009-08 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Studio 1555 | 2013-04-30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes |  |

## Vostro

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Vostro 1310 | 2009-06-24 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknow | Yes |  |
Vostro 1000 | 2011-03-28 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes |  | Add `hpet=disable` if resume does not work after suspend
Vostro 5481 | 2019-11-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Vostro 3360 | 2017-11-21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes |  |
Vostro 3583 | 2019-12-21 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Reload `ath10k_pci` after resuming from sleep if WiFi stops working
Vostro 3560 | 2020-02-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
Vostro 5590 | 2021-01-23 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested |  |
Vostro 7500 | 2020-10-16 | Yes | Yes* | – | Yes | – | Untested | No: Finger print scanner | UEFI does not pass kernel parameters on boot
Vostro 7620 | 2022-09-05 | Yes | Yes* | Untested | Yes | Untested | Untested | Fingerprint reader requires libfprint |

## XPS

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
XPS L322 | 2013-03 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Untested | Yes | ALPS Touchpad recognized only as PS/2 mouse, two-finger scroll, finger tap-to-click, etc... does not work.
XPS M1330 | 2021-01 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |  | *acpi_cpufreq see: forums
XPS 13 (9333) | 2016-16-16 | Yes | Yes | – | Untested | Untested | Untested |  |
XPS 13 (9310) | 2016-16-16 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 13 (9315) | 2022-11-26 | Yes | Yes* | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fingerprint reader: yes, Custom Secure Boot keys: yes, Webcam: no |
XPS 13 (9343) | 2016-16-16 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 13 (9350) | 2016-11-16 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  | Apply firmware updates
XPS 13 (9360) | 2016-11-16 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 13 (9370) | 2018-05-29 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 13 (9380) | 2019 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 13 2-in-1 (9365) | 2017-10-22 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 13 (7390) | 2019-12-21 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Untested: Fingerprint sensor |
XPS 13 2-in-1 (7390) | 2019-09-01 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | No: Camera, Fingerprint Sensor | System freezes on boot. See device page for fix.
XPS 15 | 2016-11-17 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 17 (9700) | 2020-09-18 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
XPS 13 2-in-1 (9310) | 2021-03-24 | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fingerprint reader `27c6:532d` unsupported, other model needs libfprint-tod-gitAUR or libfprint-2-tod1-xps9300-binAUR

## G3

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
G3 15 3590 | 2020-19-10 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | CUDA is not working with Linux 5.9 | Works well with optimus-manager-gitAUR, follow their page on power management.

## G5

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
G5 5590-9340 | 2020-08-20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No: Fingerprint reader* | *drivers might be extracted from Ubuntu image of this laptop

## G7

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
G7 7700 | 2022-05-17 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernate: Untested | No: Fingerprint reader | No fine backlight control, no RGB control

## G15

Model version | Date | Video | Sound | Ethernet | Wireless | Bluetooth | Power management | Other | Remarks
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
G15 5525 | 2023-03-10 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |  |
G15 5515 AMD EDITION | 2022-02-12 | Yes | Yes | Untested | Yes | Untested | Yes |  | Touchpad disables randomly on boot, create
    /etc/modprobe.d/i2c-touchpad.conf
    softdep i2c_hid pre: pinctrl_amd
G15 5511 | 2022-04-11 | Yes | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Untested | Untested |  | *needs kernel parameter: `snd_hda_intel.dmic_detect=0`
G15 5520 NVIDIA | 2022-08-30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hibernation: No |  |

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