10 Years of Dell XPS13 developer laptops

Posted by CrankyBear on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:07PM
from the opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com dept.

https://opensourcewatch.beehiiv.com/p/10-years-dell-xps13-developer-laptops

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Re:10 Years of Dell XPS13 developer laptops by MonkeyClub on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:49PM (#34700273)

This reads half as a marketing piece by a Dell worried that XPS13 sales are dropping - or is it just me?

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Re:10 Years of Dell XPS13 developer laptops by ivolimmen on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @04:56PM (#34700383)

I have an XPS15 running Ubuntu and it really is a great device. I plan on switching to the XPS13 for my next laptop as I like to have a more portable device and I am sure it will be great.

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Re:10 Years of Dell XPS13 developer laptops by japanman425 on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @08:37PM (#34702933)

XPS15 is a really shit device. Almost (every??) all Dell portable products are. Very poor build quality, subpar components unless you spend a LOT maxing then out. Their warranty support is awful, their callcentres are outsourced indian script readers.

Lenovo on the other hand! Fantastic.

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Re:10 Years of Dell XPS13 developer laptops by japanman425 on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @11:36PM (#34704186)

I forgot to say why. Have you ever wanted a laptop with the monitors ribbon cable on the OUTSIDE of the case. Say. No. More.

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Re:10 Years of Dell XPS13 developer laptops by cwiggs on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @09:11PM (#34703195)

Thing that kills the dells is soldered on ram.

Framework is much better than any of these dells and usually cheaper.

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Re:10 Years of Dell XPS13 developer laptops by Razele on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @12:10AM (#34704381)

Had a Dell XPS 13 for couple of years. Terrible machine. Switched back to Macbook.

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