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I got my XPS 15 from two weeks ago from JB HiFi on Elizabeth street (Melbourne), and $1000 cheaper that what you've been quoted ($2999). It's an awesome machine

I got my XPS 15 from two weeks ago from JB HiFi on Elizabeth street (Melbourne), and $1000 cheaper that what you've been quoted ($2999). It's an awesome machine and everyone in the office is envious - to the point that we'll probably get more soon. At the moment, the only thing that doesn't work yet in Debian Testing is the wifi... but I'm happy to wait - currently on a Ethernet-to-USB dongle. Edit: oh, just noticed you were after the 13". It's nice, but I'm pretty damn happy with the 15"

fl0wenol 11y ago
If you would have gotten the Latitude 14 7000 instead of the XPS, then you get the Intel wireless + BT out of the box which always seems to just work. It also has an option for an insane 10-hour battery; the default is like 6. Unfortunately Dell never puts the Latitude line front and center on the website, so you have to know to look for them.
- scholia 11y ago
  XPS is a high-end consumer line. Latitude is an entry-level business line (the consumer equivalent is Inspiron).
  - spronkey 11y ago
    Latitude isn't entry-level, it's just the business line. Yes, they have the high end Precision workstation line, but Latitude models typically are built as good as or better than XPS models.
    - scholia 11y ago
      Nope. Latitude is the entry-level business line, then there's Optiplex, with Precison workstations on top. There's also Vostro, which is the small/home office line. I wasn't making a comment on build quality, just on Dell's branding and pricing.
      - spronkey 11y ago
        The Vostro is their entry-level business line... Optiplex and Precision are desktop brands only. Latitude ~= Optiplex for laptops :)
        scholia 11y ago
        > The Vostro is their entry-level business line... The soho bit was what Jeff Clarke (1) told me, and he runs Dell's PC business. Yes, I have it on tape ;-) > Optiplex and Precision are desktop brands only There are Precision desktops and laptops.... (1) http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/bios/jeffrey-clarke http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/bios/jeffrey-clarke (2) http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/workstations http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/workstations

fl0wenol 11y ago

If you would have gotten the Latitude 14 7000 instead of the XPS, then you get the Intel wireless + BT out of the box which always seems to just work. It also has an option for an insane 10-hour battery; the default is like 6. Unfortunately Dell never puts the Latitude line front and center on the website, so you have to know to look for them.

scholia 11y ago
XPS is a high-end consumer line. Latitude is an entry-level business line (the consumer equivalent is Inspiron).
- spronkey 11y ago
  Latitude isn't entry-level, it's just the business line. Yes, they have the high end Precision workstation line, but Latitude models typically are built as good as or better than XPS models.
  - scholia 11y ago
    Nope. Latitude is the entry-level business line, then there's Optiplex, with Precison workstations on top. There's also Vostro, which is the small/home office line. I wasn't making a comment on build quality, just on Dell's branding and pricing.
    - spronkey 11y ago
      The Vostro is their entry-level business line... Optiplex and Precision are desktop brands only. Latitude ~= Optiplex for laptops :)
      - scholia 11y ago
        > The Vostro is their entry-level business line... The soho bit was what Jeff Clarke (1) told me, and he runs Dell's PC business. Yes, I have it on tape ;-) > Optiplex and Precision are desktop brands only There are Precision desktops and laptops.... (1) http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/bios/jeffrey-clarke http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/vn/bios/jeffrey-clarke (2) http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/workstations http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/workstations