Ask HN: I am a coder and I am thinking of buying Dell XPS 13. What do you think?

Re:Ask HN: I am a coder and I am thinking of buying Dell XPS... by russianator on Thursday April 15, 2021 @05:21AM (#26818108)

I've had one of these and it runs Ubuntu really well.

Personally I actually prefer the IBM X1 Carbons, they have the nicest keyboard I've ever seen and a good keyboard is IMHO a must for a coder hacking keyboard.

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Re:Ask HN: I am a coder and I am thinking of buying Dell XPS... by whitepaint on Thursday April 15, 2021 @05:54AM (#26818360)

Yeah, I absolutely need a good keyboard.

Thinkpads X1s look really nice. Why is it better than XPS?

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Re:Ask HN: I am a coder and I am thinking of buying Dell XPS... by russianator on Thursday April 15, 2021 @10:46AM (#26821145)

Main advantage is the full sized keyboard.

If you do a lot of coding, it's just a better ride than "compressed" keyboards.

13" is a nice form factor, but I find the 14" X1 just has enough space to give a nicer typing experience.

Just my opinion, you should see if you can try one out, and see what you think.

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