Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results

Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by comex on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:08PM (#13537176)

Last I checked, your last three conditions (display, battery, weight) are simply impossible to satisfy simultaneously in any of the available 15" Windows laptops, regardless of price. You mostly get to choose between 1080p with good battery life, and QHD+, which is admittedly a much higher resolution than the MBP has, accompanied with much worse battery life (Apple advertises 10 hours with light usage). Or, of course, you can get a thick and heavy laptop with everything. None of those options are to my liking, so I'd love to learn about anything that can fit the bill...

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by gshulegaard on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:11PM (#13537199)

Hey I think I got the laptop you are looking for:

http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/xps-15-9560-la...

Also regarding

> Apple advertises 10 hours with light usage

I heard a lot of users were reporting less:

http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/03/macbook-pro-battery-life...

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by josephg on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @09:06PM (#13537535)

I've been seeing about 12 hours of battery life with my 13" tbmbp, though I've switched to safari to make that happen.

It really depends what you're doing. I have a cpu meter running all the time and often see electron based apps (spotify, slack, atom) idle on 5-10% cpu usage for no reason. Just having one of those programs will eviscerate your battery life - its impossible to get 10 hours if the CPU isn't asleep most of the time.

That said, in fairness Atom seems to be getting better with each release. But spotify seems to keep getting worse. I've caught it pegging an entire core a couple of times in the last few weeks - just sitting on 100% cpu usage despite having no music playing. I think it was rendering an animated ad in the background or something, despite my paid account. Its really no wonder people don't get 10 hours battery life out of their machines. This shit is the new flash.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by comex on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:18AM (#13538476)

According to reviews, the XPS 15 lasts about five and a half hours on battery with the 4K screen. Pass.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by gshulegaard on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:57AM (#13538635)

There are two battery sizes: 56 or 97 whr. Just be careful you aren't seeing reviews on the 56.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/5q37wd/xps_15_9560_te...

Anecdotally a redditor is claiming ~7 hours?

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