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 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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