Re:The XPS 13 Developer Edition
by pmiller2 on Thursday June 16, 2016 @06:45PM
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Anything smaller than a 15" screen feels cramped to me these days. I'd like to see it in person before passing judgement, but the specs don't really seem worth the premium price to me. For that kind of money, you can get into a pretty nice Macbook Pro.
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I prefer my XPS13 over a Macbook Pro though.
It's lighter, much smaller, same screen size, the carbon fiber inside feels comfier than the macbook's cold and hard aluminum.
And it's definitely drawn more attention than the (now) rather plain looking macbook pro.
The biggest negative is the webcam position. It's under the screen, and makes me look terrible on calls.
The webcam is also obscured by typing fingers which is more annoying than the weird angle to me.
The problem with the screen on the 13" version is that it's edge-to-edge. This, in my opinion, coupled with the high-resolution display makes it very difficult when it comes to text heavy work. I would prefer to go for the 15" version of this product over this one.
The benefits of the 13" version is that it's chargeable over USB-C (using the Google Pixel charger).