I don't know, I had nothing but problems with my (8th gen? Don't remember) XPS. Mostly small things that have workarounds, such as fan being always on when running Linux, but still annoying. My current MacBook pro feels much better in terms of build quality.
Real question: Do you truly think the XPS is comparable to the Framework? I’ve no experience with the Framework so genuinely curious. OP seems less than impressed?
And yes, I'd say an XPS compares in build quality to a MacBook Air, and has so many benefits over a Mac that it's not worth listing.
I don't know about the Air but I've used both and it is certainly not a match for MacBook Pro.
> has so many benefits over a Mac
Curious, such as what? I'm not invested in the Apple ecosystem at all, but I think MacBook (Pro) is the best developer laptop available.
Just in case you haven't yet looked into it:
It really depends on the distro you are using. I assume that some willship with great support (read: automated) out of the box, but others might require a bit of manual setup.
The "powertop"[1] tool from Intel is a CLI app which let you see where energy is going and tune the system to reduce consumption.
From my own experience, the automatic tuning mode does fair job, but the mouse setting was a bit too aggressive for my taste (I think that the tool only saw it as a lambda USB peripheral), so I had to override that setting. I also wrote a simple configuration file for a systemd service to have it executed at boot time, but I lost that lately because of a drive crash, so I cannot help you more than just telling you it's doable, if you're willing to dig through the man pages.
Consider giving the male plug a soft whack with a hammer. Mild deformation can lead to better retainment
Definitely a bit worrying, since this is practically the first real test that you can perform and feel when picking up a prototype.
https://knowledgebase.frame.work/en_us/optimizing-fedora-bat...
I'd take a higher resolution OLED display over 16:10 IPS every day of the week.
The track pad rocks, not as in is good but as in a seesaw because one of the mounting springs/hardware came off and now it rattles on one corner.
The mainboard completely died on me and I had to replace it. Granted, I could do this myself and they shipped me a free one, but I've never had a device straight up kick the bucket on me like that. Although after board replacement, the laptop can no longer detect when it's closed so I have to use the power button to suspend it manually.
The charging cable is pretty bad. I have to plug the cable into the charging brick multiple times a day because it always falls out, I have debated super gluing it in there.
The overall build quality feels extremely flimsy. There is a ton of board flex.
Battery life kinda sucks but I'm not going to fault Framework for that, I am running Linux and have done nothing to improve the situation on my end.
Now I'm happy I bought one and that Framework exists, but I feel like a crazy person when I read nothing but stellar reviews. It's a very mid laptop.
I want to add that this is not buyers remorse, just a reflection on the early adapter tax. It's my understanding many of the issues I have are fixed in recent editions. It's still a daily driver after about two years and will probably last a few more, which is better than many laptops.