For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer purchase

Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by selcuka on Monday September 11, 2023 @10:45PM (#37476480)

> looking back I would be happier with an XPS.

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.

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by dronodeath on Monday September 11, 2023 @10:56PM (#37476543)

Sure but in terms of build quality does any laptop compare with a MacBook?

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?

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by duped on Monday September 11, 2023 @11:30PM (#37476710)

They're in the same price tier and both target software devs. With the XPS you're paying about the same price for a far better display and trackpad. With the framework, you might save some money on memory and storage and get decent repairability.

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.

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by dronodeath on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:53AM (#37481303)

Thanks for the comparison.

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by selcuka on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @10:27PM (#37491471)

> XPS compares in build quality to a MacBook Air

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.

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by theogravity on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @04:58AM (#37478402)

The Razor laptops are really sturdy and the touchpad is very close to how a mac one feels.

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by vladvasiliu on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @06:59AM (#37479226)

I was curious about those. What's the Linux situation on them?

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by Tsiklon on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @08:37AM (#37480203)

There’s a special version released in conjunction with Lambda labs that comes with Ubuntu - called the Tensorbook. High prices though

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Re:For the first time in years, I’m excited by my computer p... by throw1234651234 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @09:07AM (#37480581)

I have had two XPS because price/performance. All for years and used daily. The charger failed in all of them. Heats up, stops charging. Battery swelled, made keyboard unusable (only some keys work). Screen failed for a while but then started working again. Network card failed on both, had to be swapped. Swapped RAM on one. Both sit on a cooling pad or overheat badly. The XPS is a hell of a lot of performance for price, but if I had to be constantly on the go and work from a laptop, I would probably get something else to avoid the embarrassment of peripherals working intermittently.

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