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After 15y with only Macs I've bought a very expensive Dell (maxed out XPS13) last year. The quality is unbelievable terrible I'll never buy another Dell, so my

After 15y with only Macs I've bought a very expensive Dell (maxed out XPS13) last year. The quality is unbelievable terrible I'll never buy another Dell, so my next computer will be again a MBP/iMac.

tw04 9y ago
You should try a surface book, I've been extremely happy with the quality.
- _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
  I've decided against a Surfacebook b/c the version last year had that gap when folded. Today I'd buy a Surfacebook if it wasn't for a MBP b/c there I also have issues with Windows 10, e.g. the dock that sometime just doesn't hide.
  - tw04 9y ago
    Help me understand what you believe the problem is with the gap that exists when the notebook is closed.
    - _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
      It's just me, I don't like it.
DoofusOfDeath 9y ago
I'm not going to make excuses for Dell, but FWIW, I found their Precision Mobile Workstation laptops to be pretty high quality. The ones I had still used plastic for the cases rather than aluminum, but aside from that the build quality is probably much closer to what you're looking for.
bennyp101 9y ago
Oh, that was my plan for a Macbook replacement. What is it about it that is terrible? Just the general look and feel, or anything specific?
- _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
  Fan broken after 6 months. Keyboard broken. When in sleep-mode, powers up, does bios self check, if something is wrong (e.g. fan), does a beeping noise on the same level as our smoke detection (!) alarm. But doesn't find the defect when booted with the Dell self test support app in Windows 10. Very low battery time after 1 year. Display is flapping up and down when opened. Rubber bands at bottom fall of b/c glue doesn't hold. Very load and strange noises when under moderate load - no clue where they come from (not the fan) - they depend e.g. on what is displayed (white, black, video, ...). My mistake: I thought the GPU (most expensive available in the XPS13 back then) was more powerful. The display is really nice though when working with Lightroom.

After 15y with only Macs I've bought a very expensive Dell (maxed out XPS13) last year. The quality is unbelievable terrible I'll never buy another Dell, so my next computer will be again a MBP/iMac.

tw04 9y ago

You should try a surface book, I've been extremely happy with the quality.

_Codemonkeyism 9y ago
I've decided against a Surfacebook b/c the version last year had that gap when folded. Today I'd buy a Surfacebook if it wasn't for a MBP b/c there I also have issues with Windows 10, e.g. the dock that sometime just doesn't hide.
- tw04 9y ago
  Help me understand what you believe the problem is with the gap that exists when the notebook is closed.
  - _Codemonkeyism 9y ago
    It's just me, I don't like it.

DoofusOfDeath 9y ago

I'm not going to make excuses for Dell, but FWIW, I found their Precision Mobile Workstation laptops to be pretty high quality. The ones I had still used plastic for the cases rather than aluminum, but aside from that the build quality is probably much closer to what you're looking for.

bennyp101 9y ago

Oh, that was my plan for a Macbook replacement. What is it about it that is terrible? Just the general look and feel, or anything specific?

_Codemonkeyism 9y ago
Fan broken after 6 months. Keyboard broken. When in sleep-mode, powers up, does bios self check, if something is wrong (e.g. fan), does a beeping noise on the same level as our smoke detection (!) alarm. But doesn't find the defect when booted with the Dell self test support app in Windows 10. Very low battery time after 1 year. Display is flapping up and down when opened. Rubber bands at bottom fall of b/c glue doesn't hold. Very load and strange noises when under moderate load - no clue where they come from (not the fan) - they depend e.g. on what is displayed (white, black, video, ...). My mistake: I thought the GPU (most expensive available in the XPS13 back then) was more powerful. The display is really nice though when working with Lightroom.