Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?

Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by Lio on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:10PM (#31099050)

8 hours is amazingly good for an XPS13 in my experience.

My XP13 9370 running Fedora lasts maybe 2 hours at a push. I'm actually considering moving back to a 14" MacBook Pro because of the battery life.

Rumours of an imminent M2 upgrade are about the only thing stopping me now.

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by wolfgang000 on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @01:21PM (#31100129)

Same boat as you, waiting for the second generation, I don't event want to jump to the apple ecosystem but the battery life + performance at that price range makes it a almost a non-brainer for me

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at ... by swozey on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @12:21PM (#31099274)

I got the 14" Max when they first came out and it's an absolutely fantastic laptop. I love it. The Max battery life is quite a bit worse than the regular M1, if thats your main concern go with the non-Max.

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