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I had a Dell XPS 13 for about 2 months but ended up selling and getting a 2017 Macbook Pro 13 non-touchbar. For the premium you're already spending on an XPS m
by gzu 8y ago
I had a Dell XPS 13 for about 2 months but ended up selling and getting a 2017 Macbook Pro 13 non-touchbar. For the premium you're already spending on an XPS machine, a Mac for slightly more has so much better hardware. The price differential ~300-500$ is more than justified by the FULL metal construction, non-clicky trackpad, and the glorious screen. I immediately regretted my XPS purchase after noticing the screen’s backlight problems and the quality/amount the trackpad depressed while clicking. Though I wish the macbook had more ports and better keyboard, it's not kept me from wanting the XPS back.
- haikuginger 8y agoAlso, the Mac has a webcam instead of a nose hair viewer.
- sigzero 8y agoHa. I've seen many a review that calls that out actually. The consequence of edge-to-edge screen. Gotta put that cam somewhere! I'd disable it and get a hi-qual external.
- geerlingguy 8y agoMaybe the next version will adopt the 'notch' that's becoming popular on mobile phones!
- eropple 8y agoI could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that a current-generation XPS 13 is going to have an IPS panel, whether it's 1080p or 4K.
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- levesque 8y agoI love the hardware on Macs, but I do miss Linux. Homebrew does not qualify as a replacement for pacman or apt.