Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13

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Post by Alupis » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 4:19 AM UTC

Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13
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Re: Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13

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Post by craftyguy » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 6:31 AM UTC

Did they fix the coil whine? If not, I will not buy a 4th XPS 13.

This review seems to be mainly focused on the location of the webcam. Do that many people use webcams on laptops? I generally remove or tape over mine, and see countless coworkers and random folks in cafes do the same.

Re: Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13

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Post by konschubert » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 7:01 AM UTC

craftyguy wrote: post #2

Did they fix the coil whine? If not, I will not buy a 4th XPS 13. This review seems to be mainly focused on the location of the webcam. Do that many people use webcams on laptops? I generally remove or tape over mine, and see countless coworkers and random folks in cafes do the same.

Yes, many people use their webcams. Our company has people working remotely and I use mine multiple times a day

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Post by baybal2 » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 7:38 AM UTC

XPS is a wonderful machine, the only moment I am not happy with is battery size reduction from 60 to 52 to appease the designer gods...

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Post by skc » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 7:58 AM UTC

I've been a Lenovo diehard for a while now, but the XPS continues to call out to me.

Beautiful device in person, I may just switch when the time comes.

Re: Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13

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Post by PinkMilkshake » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 8:09 AM UTC

Every XPS 13 I've touched has this annoying issue with the touch pad where it fails to reject your thumb while it's resting on the click button. It drove me nuts. Hopefully they've resolved this because I really like the XPS line.

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Post by methou » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 8:39 AM UTC

craftyguy wrote: post #2

Did they fix the coil whine? If not, I will not buy a 4th XPS 13. This review seems to be mainly focused on the location of the webcam. Do that many people use webcams on laptops? I generally remove or tape over mine, and see countless coworkers and random folks in cafes do the same.

I sometimes use the tape covered camera as an rng. If that counts.

Re: Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13

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Post by geezerjay » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 8:45 AM UTC

The Dell XPS 13 looks like an impressive laptop. Does anyone know if it supports linux and if it will be sold with linux preinstalled?

Re: Dell Might Have Just Perfected the XPS 13

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Post by haspok » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 9:31 AM UTC

geezerjay wrote: post #8

The Dell XPS 13 looks like an impressive laptop. Does anyone know if it supports linux and if it will be sold with linux preinstalled?

Most probably - see Project Sputnik blog here: https://bartongeorge.io/

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Post by stubish » Wed, Jan 09, 2019, 9:51 AM UTC

geezerjay wrote: post #8

The Dell XPS 13 looks like an impressive laptop. Does anyone know if it supports linux and if it will be sold with linux preinstalled?

While Dell sells many models with Linux preinstalled, it only does so in limited regions. Even within regions, it can differ between what is offered online and what is offered in stores. The most probable answer for an individual is no, Windows only. Despite the fact that at least earlier releases are Ubuntu Certified, per https://certification.ubuntu.com/desktop/models/?query=XPS+1...