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Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by matheweis »

xenomachina wrote: post #88
mirekrusin wrote: post #70

I'd love to see some real competition with macbooks but I haven't seen anything close yet... Alternatives do exist but they are still very expensive... I mean really, they are bloody expensive. When I'm thinking about putting this kind of money on the table, I just go to apple store, no? Why on earth there's no startup which just puts together linux laptops? I'm sure you can grab Chinese/Taiwanese/Korean whitelabelis…

> Why on earth there's no startup which just puts together linux laptops? Do System76 or ZaReason count? They even have non-Windows super keys. (Ubuntu logo or Tux, respectively) I have no experience with their laptops, but I have a System76 desktop, and have no complaints.

Woah, I'd not heard of System76 - the specs on that Oryx Pro are jaw dropping!! I wonder how well it would do as a hackintosh...

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by rbanffy »

kornakiewicz wrote: post #19
rbanffy wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are still being sold, much like the previous one.

This is a buy I consider, but since I decide to get new computer once in five years, I would like to choose best option.

For the next 5 years, I'd wait until the 32GB option appears. It'll probably be a very minor manufacturing process change that'll most likely come with slightly better processors. If the current support for the previous-gen model is any indication, the new ones will be supported for a very long time - the previous-gen 13-inch was sold from 2008 up until this week.

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by thijsvandien »

CyanLite2 wrote: post #75

Best developer laptop is a Dell Precision 5510. Up to 32GB ram, thinner and lighter than a Macbook, SSD that does >1.5GB/sec, and has a docking station.

If only it had ECC like it should with a Xeon. Of course, no MBP has that either.

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by emilburzo »

wolfkabal wrote: post #26

I went with a ThinkPad P50. It's not nearly as bulky as some think. I specked mine with the Xeon processor, and 1080p screen (but 4k is an option). Also specked everything else as low as possible (HDD/SSD, RAM). I upgraded these items myself after. I now have a server grade processor, have put two 512 SSD in it (one M.2 NVMe), and 64GB of RAM. It's a beast. I can also swap out the LCD panel directly for the 4k panel…

Is that Xeon CPU specifically designed for mobile?

I'm asking because, AFAIK, Xeons need proper cooling (think datacenter conditions).

It would be really cool if they made them for less climate controlled environments.

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by chrisbennet »

CyanLite2 wrote: post #75

Best developer laptop is a Dell Precision 5510. Up to 32GB ram, thinner and lighter than a Macbook, SSD that does >1.5GB/sec, and has a docking station.

My last 2 laptops have been MBPros but given the latest changes to that line, I'm looking for my next non-MBP laptop. I had no idea that the Dell 5510 existed. Thank guys!

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by caleblloyd »

zeusk wrote: post #86
caleblloyd wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> xps 13 9350 with iris pro Do you mean Iris Graphics 540? I think Iris Pro Graphics 550 included on-chip eDRAM and isn't available on any of their 15W Skylake CPUs, it's a 28W only part.

Oh, yes. Thanks for the correction. I thought only Pro SKUs get EDRAM but turns out I was wrong.

I didn't know 540 had eDRAM! That's awesome. Their naming sceme is very confusing.

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by Chos89 »

alphabettsy wrote: post #36

Sounds like everyone below is saying the XPS is great, with exceptions of the battery life, build quality, trackpad, and webcam. So you're probably better off buying the now last gen MBP.

And still paying a premium price for a 3 year-old specs laptop. If money wasn't an issue people would just but the 4300$ mbp

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by jaxn »

dhruvtv wrote: post #65

Quite interesting that no one has mentioned the Microsoft Surface Book here. Anybody has any thoughts on it?

That's where I am headed.

I bought a Surface Pro 3 to play around with and to use for my one .NET project. I loved it, but I gave it to my assistant b/c I didn't really want to use two computers.

Well, time to buy a new computer and I think I am going to ditch my MacBook Pro and switch to a maxed out Surface Book. I'll keep the MBP around in case I need to do any iOS dev.

I am hoping that the Linux on Windows 10 stuff will make the terminal feel familiar enough.

Re: Ask HN: Is Dell XPS Developer Edition a Good Replacement of Macbook Pro?

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Post by sliken »

caleblloyd wrote: post #96
zeusk wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh, yes. Thanks for the correction. I thought only Pro SKUs get EDRAM but turns out I was wrong.

I didn't know 540 had eDRAM! That's awesome. Their naming sceme is very confusing.

IRIS = edram
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