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Alright, now that this is out: what should I get? Most of my heavy-duty work is done via SSH into a remote VM. I watch movies, but mostly browse the web. Most
by wakkaflokka 9y ago
Alright, now that this is out: what should I get?
Most of my heavy-duty work is done via SSH into a remote VM. I watch movies, but mostly browse the web. Most of my actual work is programming intensive. I like pretty screens. Larger is usually better. I want to be able to take it on a plane without hassle when I travel.
New surface? HP Elite x360 15"? Wait for Surface Book refresh? Yoga?
- rch 9y agoDell Precision 5520 looks like the best machine out right now, among the larger/higher-performing options.
- wakkaflokka 9y agoLooking for a hybrid though (tablet mode), doesn't look like Precision does that? Otherwise that'd be a solid choice.
- vladimir-y 9y agoXPS 13" has convertible model. Nowadays Precision laptops come with the same chassis as XPS, nothing premium there as XPS is the regular multimedia laptop. I'd recommend before getting Dell's laptop to first go through the owners comments at the Amazom/reddit/etc, I saw many complaints about quality control and the coil whine problem, so for me Dell is not an option.
- rch 9y agoA 15" tablet? The 3520 and 7520 have optional touch displays.
- vladimir-y 9y agoPrecision 5520 has the same chassis as XPS. Dell's laptops used to have coil whine issue and quality control seems to be bad at least during the past few years. This is a strong competitor of the XPS https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gigabyte-Aero-15-7700HQ-GTX-1060-FHD-Laptop-Review.215364.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/Gigabyte-Aero-15-7700HQ-GTX-10... and this is a competitor on the workstation area http://store.hp.com/wcsstore/hpusstore/pdf/HP_ZBook_Studio_G4_MWS.pdf http://store.hp.com/wcsstore/hpusstore/pdf/HP_ZBook_Studio_G...
- rch 9y agoI used to avoid Dell, but they've been solid for 2-3 years now.