This is going to sound overdramatic, but looking at that Dell logo staring back at me for 10+ hours per day would be unbearable. I would give surprisingly more consideration to the machine if they removed branding on the inside (like Apple does).
Ask HN: What should I buy? Macbook Air or Dell XPS 13?
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Re: Ask HN: What should I buy? Macbook Air or Dell XPS 13?
#42I used Dell XPS 13 Late 2013 model (with Ubuntu installed), and now I'm using rMBP13. Main difference for me was noise: I was surprised how silent macbook pro is compared to Dell XPS . For XPS it was enough to run something even slightly more CPU hungry even for couple of seconds and you already hear quite loud CPU fan noise. I got used to it, but when moved to rMBP13, I was pleasantly surprised how silent this machine is, even considering that CPU was way more powerful on rMBP laptop. so I highly recommend checking CPU fan on new Dell XPS 13, just to make sure you will not be annoyed by loud fans.
Re: Ask HN: What should I buy? Macbook Air or Dell XPS 13?
#43We have a Dell XPS 13 (9343) (originally came with Windows) at work. I used Ubuntu on it and couldn't get the display set up so that menus on IDEs etc. was a readable size. Attaching an external display was a disaster. Then a colleague took it over and put Windows 10 on it. Exact same issue. Anyone else experience this?