New XPS 15 Laptop • Hacker News Board

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by ido » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:13 PM UTC

sliken wrote: post #29

Roritharr wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just wish they'd give me this in a 13inch package. (like the Alienware 13, just with a more mature chassis)

Wouldn't that be the XPS13?

The highest end i7 xps13 actually has surprisingly good graphics performance despite the intel integrated gpu (been using one the moment the 2016 version became available).

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by wolfgke » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:13 PM UTC

Roritharr wrote: post #8

Roritharr wrote: post #3

Internet Archive to the Rescue: http://web.archive.org/web/20161220095136/http://www.dell.co...

Most important tid-bid for me: 7th Gen Intel® Quad Core™ processors optional 4GB GeForce® GTX 1050 Supports up to 32GB of memory Killer™ Wireless: The Killer 1535 Wireless-AC

Most important flaw for me: Seems to have no ethernet port.

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by ndesaulniers » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:15 PM UTC

Looks like they upgraded the 13" as well: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/xps-13-9360-la...

Someone else noted there's no discrete Nvidia GPU: http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/19/help-me-choose/hmc-nvidia...

I did not see the New XPS 12 that second link references.

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by anotheryou » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:15 PM UTC

proyb2 wrote: post #21

Something wrong with this picture? http://i.dell.com/sites/imagecontent/products/PublishingImag...

photoshop sucks at scaling down "smart-objects". You need to scale destructively to make it look ok.

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by partisan » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:15 PM UTC

mSparks wrote: post #36

bdwalter wrote: post #19

I'd love to hear how this laptop runs Ubuntu or Mint.

dell "developer" releases come with linux preinstalled. so almost certainly. although i wouldnt touch ubuntu with a barge pole. e.g. http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-9350-laptop-ubuntu/...

> i wouldnt touch ubuntu with a barge pole

Just curious what makes you say that?

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by tartuffe78 » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:15 PM UTC

mozumder wrote: post #34

Why would developers get a Windows laptop that don't have touch-screens? It seems the entire purpose of Windows laptops would be to test out touch-screen capabilities for your Windows apps. If you want to get a laptop without a touch screen, a Mac Book Pro would be the way to go. Especially with the great trackpad. But otherwise it looks great. It just needs that touch-screen for developing touch-enabled apps. Edit:…

Because very few consumers are using touch screens, let alone touch screen optimized apps.

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by StavrosK » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:16 PM UTC

Am I missing a price on that page? Can anyone see where it is, or know how much it costs?

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by vkjv » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:16 PM UTC

mSparks wrote: post #36

bdwalter wrote: post #19

I'd love to hear how this laptop runs Ubuntu or Mint.

dell "developer" releases come with linux preinstalled. so almost certainly. although i wouldnt touch ubuntu with a barge pole. e.g. http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-9350-laptop-ubuntu/...

Need to be careful with the non-linux releases. They sometimes have subtly different hardware (e.g., ralink wifi instead of intel).

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by dogma1138 » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:17 PM UTC

mamon wrote: post #32

Unfortunately, supported version of Display Port is 1.2 not 1.3. Any idea how to connect 5k display to it? Will "made for Apple" LG UltraFine 5k work?

Thunderbolt 3 :)

FYI the LG UF 5K doesn't come with Displayport 1.3 support either, it uses 2 DP 1.2 streams side by side (which sometimes can have screen tearing in the middle) hence it's a tiled display just like early 60hz 4K monitors.

To work with the 5K monitor you either have to connect 2 DP1.2 cables or a single Thunderbolt 3 cable.

In both cases you'll see 2 monitors connected on your machine which can cause some issues in some cases (e.g. full screen exclusive mode).

P.S.

What Apple device actually supports DP1.3? The new Mac's don't for sure, neither is the old Mac Pro unless you can hack some upgraded GPU into it...

Re: New XPS 15 Laptop

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Post by sliken » Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 2:18 PM UTC

sethhochberg wrote: post #33

sliken wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't that be the XPS13?

Can't get an XPS 13 with a discrete GPU, however

Correct, but if you get the 2015 you can get the Iris 540 which is a pretty decent GPU (at least compared to anything else intel ships). Beats some of the low/medium range chipsets.

Sadly dell makes makes you pick on the XPS13: Lousy CPU No iris graphics 8GB ram small disk Great battery nice matte display

And: Nice CPU Iris 540 graphics 16GB ram 3200x1800 shiny/reflective display (that halves your battery life)

Sadly I was looking for the Iris 540, 1080P display, and 16GB ram. A very rare combination. Hopefully the new dell makes the 1080P option independ of the rest of the laptop.

Sadly the kaby lake + iris graphics won't be out for a few more months. So the 2015 XPS13 is WAY faster at graphics than the 2016 kaby lake.