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So far, I think the XPS 15 is a great laptop. Things I don't like: - No ethernet port. I guess most people think this is great, nowadays. Unfortunately, I go
by Amezarak 9y ago
So far, I think the XPS 15 is a great laptop.
Things I don't like:
- No ethernet port. I guess most people think this is great, nowadays. Unfortunately, I go a lot of places without wifi so I have to carry a dongle around. Drives me crazy that the trend is towards removing ports and I can't understand how anyone thinks adding yet another layer (usb/thunderbolt) to the network stack is sane.
- Fn keys default to alternate behavior;, e.g, brightening and dimming screen instead of F11 and F12. There is a BIOS setting to change this, but it's confusingly named. You have to turn the opposite one of what you'd think on.
- I got the 4k screen. It's very, very glossy.
- The arrow keys are very small.
I would highly recommend it so far, but I know people are picky about their macbooks. I've also only had it for a few months. I like laptops that last ten years, and I don't know if this one will make it.
- fusiongyro 9y agoFn + Esc on my Precision 5520 seems to switch it into function key mode, or something. Found out about this yesterday, it may work for you too since these are almost the same laptop. It also came with the ethernet dongle, but I never really need it.
- Amezarak 9y agoYes, this works, but you have to do it on every boot, right? I had also just found out about it recently and it worked but I was poking around in the bios for the permanent solution.