My biggest problem is that with these screens Linux hiDPI support for fractional scaling is just bad. Sure, you can hack it. And unity, for it's failings, pretty much just works. But the rest of the space is horrendous.
XPS 13 developer edition 7th generation available
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#252I regret buying my XPS 13. The battery dangerously expanded, warped the keyboard, and Dell refuses to fix it.
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#253I regret buying a maxed out XPS 13 a year and a half ago. My list of problems: * Coil whine * Noisy fans * Heat issues * USB-C port has a bad pin (only works in one orientation with pressure) * Charging port inconsistently charges * Bad cell in the battery, so it suddenly shuts off without warning when on battery The charging issues started just around the 12 month mark, so I quickly sent to a repair center under war…
> * Coil whine
That's why I intermediately returned the one I bought.
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#254I looked at the i7/16GB/512GB/UHD version, it's over $2K. Why not get a Surface Book instead for $1600? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0163GNS5S/ Or Gigabyte Aero? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY2YYKB/
I know for my part, I wanted a Gigabyte Aero earlier in the year, but went with something else. The reason was the Gigabyte Aero wasn't available. I guess it had sold out fairly quickly.
Re: XPS 13 developer edition 7th generation available
#255I regret buying a maxed out XPS 13 a year and a half ago. My list of problems: * Coil whine * Noisy fans * Heat issues * USB-C port has a bad pin (only works in one orientation with pressure) * Charging port inconsistently charges * Bad cell in the battery, so it suddenly shuts off without warning when on battery The charging issues started just around the 12 month mark, so I quickly sent to a repair center under war…
Dan, I apologize for your experience. If you ever run into something like this again, besides contacting support directly, you can ping @dellcarespro on twitter and, if its related to the developer edition or project Sputnik you can loop me in @barton808. thanks!
Have you ever fixed coil whining?
Whenever, I see it I always assume the product is just trash by design.
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#256My XPS 13 9350 is undoubtedly the best computer I've ever owned. I don't seem to have this coil whine thing or I just don't notice it. The 8GB of RAM has served me well and I'd never want to sacrifice any of the battery life for increasing that - it's an ultrabook after all. I've always run Ubuntu and while I did have problems with WiFi and resuming when it first came out, they are both rock solid now. I have never t…
I have an XPS 15 9560 and I _love_ it. Never had coil whine or any of those problems. I did spend a bit of time re-pasting the CPU* when I noticed CPU throttling during gaming. That fixed it. I put 32GB of ram and (now) Fedora 27 on it . I love everything about it. LOVE! The comment I get the most is "that screen is incredible" from mac users. * https://www.ultrabookreview.com/14875-fix-throttling-xps-15/ (PS, unlike…
What resolution screen? I love the screen on my precision 5520 (basically the same computer) but I'm having a hell of a time with DPI scaling with distros I've tried.
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#257I'm optimistic about this product line but I don't think it's there yet. I have a 13" 9360 and while the price was good, it does feel under-powered, specifically the 8G maximum memory configuration with the non-touchscreen. Mine does have the "coil whine" thing, although it doesn't really bother me since I'm usually wearing headphones when I use it. But overall, the build quality is just pathetic compared to my Macbo…
> The fact that you need a $100 dock to connect to external monitors is ridiculous
I think you're overselling this a bit.
I've got a USB-C dongle that with USB-A, HDMI, Network, and VGA, and a USB-C to DisplayPort cable that is entirely passive. I don't remember how much I paid for them, but it was much less than $100 combined.
Re: XPS 13 developer edition 7th generation available
#258I regret buying my XPS 13. The battery dangerously expanded, warped the keyboard, and Dell refuses to fix it.
I had the same issue with the XPS 15 9550, but they replaced it out of warranty.
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#259How is the trackpad on these? I still haven't seen a non-Apple laptop where the trackpad comes even close to the Macbook.
I have the 9350 (6th gen, I think?). It's not bad, for me. The key is to reconfigure the touchpad to actually work like a Mac's. That is, one finger click anywhere on the pad is a left click, two fingers is a right click. The default when I got the machine about 18 months ago to make the bottom left and bottom right parts of the trackpad left and right click, respectively, which is terrible.
Palm rejection isn't really a thing I notice though, on any computer. I've had people tell me it is objectively terrible on trackpads I've had no trouble with.
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