How do you feel about the odd placement of the camera? I'm considering it but a couple of design choices always make me doubt I'll enjoy it as much. Camera is one of them (I use videochat a lot)

The camera placement is bad. I don't use video much at all, but when I need to on my XPS 13, I actually use a separate USB webcam. The built-in camera is just really strange to use - to others it looks like you're looking off into the distance, and if you type, your left fingers will cover up the camera entirely. All that being said, this is an excellent laptop otherwise, and I really enjoy using it daily.