How is the trackpad on these? I still haven't seen a non-Apple laptop where the trackpad comes even close to the Macbook.
XPS 13 developer edition 7th generation available
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#72Congrats to the team! I love that this project has been so successful. My M5510 DE has been my daily driver for almost two years now.
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#73> As of today, the new XPS 13 developer edition is available online in Europe in the following countries:
> UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland (French and German), Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Yet another company that doesn't want my money.
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#74Very cool, but as an owner of the Cube Thinker/i35--which has the same exact 3000x2000 3:2 aspect ratio display as the Surface Book (but costs $500)--I can't imagine why any developer would put up with a 16:9 display. Specially if you have "developer" in your product name, why can't they figure out that 16:9 is not the best aspect ratio for everyone? I write code the whole day, not watch movies. That huge extra verti…
Not seeing a major difference between 3:2 and 16:9 aspect ratio displays, what am I missing? http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/panasonic-lx100/z-lx10...
More vertical space = better for reading code. Still wide enough to split. I generally use 3 vertical splits (or sometimes more), so I'm personally not convinced, but that's the argument.
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#75Why can't I get 16gb ram and have a 1080p screen? Is the touchpad still terrible? Does it still have coil whine?
> Why can't I get 16gb ram and have a 1080p screen?
I'm guessing there isn't much demand for lo res screens on high end laptops. I think that's probably especially true for machines that are mostly about working with text. Who wants to look at jagged type?
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#76IMO, it does not make sense to buy any of those new models: whether it's Dell, HP, or else--before we see models with 32Gb of RAM. It's been told here over and over since 2016 when first Touchbar MacBook got released. It's 2018 and all of us, including manufacturers, are locked with 16GB of RAM and those upgrades look like a joke. Within last month I noticed myötähäpeä when someone asks me for laptop advice. Hopefull…
Agreed.
'Else' including the previously commendable Lenovo Thinkpad lineup: Today, they announced that the x280 (either that or the previously lighter and thinner X1 Carbon being the equivalent of Dell's XPS 13) will feature:
- 16 GB max of soldered-on RAM. :(
- Removed RJ45 Ethernet port. :(
- Reduced battery capacity by 40%. :(
- Removed external hot-swappable battery. :(
- Removed 2.5mm SATA drive bay. :(
- 2.5mm thinner and 0.21 kg lighter! Hooray...I guess.
However, I'm not clear on how RISC would salvage the situation. It seems there's an obvious dilemma in play: Consumers are not rational, and businesses optimize to win these irrational decisions rather than focusing on long-term, difficult to define items like quality, repair/upgrade ability, and reliability.
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#77My first Dell as developer machine is XPS 15 9560 but it is in no way a developer machine: - The thunderbolt dock wire out and laptop USB C are on opposite hands. I have to place my laptop on top of the dock like a giant book resting on a brick. - Awful coil whine on the power adapter. - Touchpad is annoying to use when clicking moves the finger resulting in wrong place click. - Had to replace Killer wifi card with I…
I have a 13" 9360 and have similar concerns. I just replaced my Killer WiFi, but Bluetooth is still broken. I think I just haven't found the right driver yet. Did you get it working under 16.04? The touchpad is a mess, I mostly use an external mouse. I don't know why Apple seem to be the only ones who can get touchpads right.
But even with the above, I do like my XPS and would buy it again. The compact size and light weight are great, much lighter and more compact than my 15" Macbook Pro, which mostly sits on my desk in a dock.
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#78How is the trackpad on these? I still haven't seen a non-Apple laptop where the trackpad comes even close to the Macbook.
It's a mess. Palm rejection is terrible. I use a wireless mouse with my XPS 13.
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#79IMO, it does not make sense to buy any of those new models: whether it's Dell, HP, or else--before we see models with 32Gb of RAM. It's been told here over and over since 2016 when first Touchbar MacBook got released. It's 2018 and all of us, including manufacturers, are locked with 16GB of RAM and those upgrades look like a joke. Within last month I noticed myötähäpeä when someone asks me for laptop advice. Hopefull…
Most vendors are looking to prolong battery life and increasing RAM will do the exact opposite. Most software is still 32 bit and can't take advantage of the added memory. Even apps that can still don't really need that much. Workloads requiring gobs are RAM are niche and 8GBs works well for most people. My personal server with 16GB of RAM runs at around 48% utilization hosting 16 sites, multiple databases, a transco…
multiple VMs
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#80My 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 tried to use the webcam, I don't even know if it works, so I'm happy with the design choice to minimise the top bezel. I personally see no reason to buy the new model but only because this one is so good.