> Dell XPS are very nice but whatever you do don't go for a model that has an integrated AND dedicated graphics card This goes for any laptop. Be careful what

> Dell XPS are very nice but whatever you do don't go for a model that has an integrated AND dedicated graphics card This goes for any laptop. Be careful what you buy. > If I had to do it all over I would have gone for a Thinkpad without a doubt. When you do go buy a Thinkpad, take care not to make the same mistake twice. I have a Lenovo Thinkpad w530 with Nvidia Optimus. It has an integrated intel gpu and a discrete nvidia gpu. It has given me all kinds of issues on both Windows and Linux.