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I am also developer and I changed last year from Mac to Dell XPS 13". I would have stayed on Mac but the new keyboard felt strange, touchbar is... well I felt i

I am also developer and I changed last year from Mac to Dell XPS 13". I would have stayed on Mac but the new keyboard felt strange, touchbar is... well I felt it is time to try something new. One surprising feature that I though I would never use is touch screen. I really like it and I thought it would be useless. There are some things that I think could be better. I think Windows is a bit ugly, hardware does not feel polished like in Apple but it's not nowhere as bad as Dells used to be. The only thing I go back to Mac when I need to do iOS stuff and sometimes when i get something from designers in Sketch format but it is unlikely that I will return to MBP anytime soon.

aklemm 9y ago
That's interesting about the touchscreen? Do you feel any need to get a 2-in-1 or is he simple touchscreen sufficient? I'd interested in a 2-in-1, but they don't run Linux real well and there are other issues, including cost. But if the touchscreen is useful enough, then maybe an XPS 13 along with a tablet would be a good idea.
- jpkeisala 9y ago
  Simple touch screen is definitely enough for me. I don't feel I need tablet. I have Ipad and I hardly use it. I find myself touching the screen when reading, on actionable wizards etc. So, it is mostly usability bonus for stuff that I could do in mouse. Funny thing is that I really didn't notice first that I started to touch screen.
markeissler 9y ago
I have W10 running on a 2012 Panasonic ToughBook that has a touch screen. For quite some time I believed that a touch screen was hokey and no one wanted to get smudges on the screen. But I've got to say that once you start using it, whether to click on links, launch apps, or whatever, especially with the large tiles in W10, it becomes very natural. I do think, however, that it is more natural with smaller machines where the screen is just physically closer to you...like on the XPS 13.

aklemm 9y ago

That's interesting about the touchscreen? Do you feel any need to get a 2-in-1 or is he simple touchscreen sufficient? I'd interested in a 2-in-1, but they don't run Linux real well and there are other issues, including cost. But if the touchscreen is useful enough, then maybe an XPS 13 along with a tablet would be a good idea.

jpkeisala 9y ago
Simple touch screen is definitely enough for me. I don't feel I need tablet. I have Ipad and I hardly use it. I find myself touching the screen when reading, on actionable wizards etc. So, it is mostly usability bonus for stuff that I could do in mouse. Funny thing is that I really didn't notice first that I started to touch screen.

markeissler 9y ago

I have W10 running on a 2012 Panasonic ToughBook that has a touch screen. For quite some time I believed that a touch screen was hokey and no one wanted to get smudges on the screen. But I've got to say that once you start using it, whether to click on links, launch apps, or whatever, especially with the large tiles in W10, it becomes very natural. I do think, however, that it is more natural with smaller machines where the screen is just physically closer to you...like on the XPS 13.