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I had a very positive time with the EU XPS 13 Developer Edition (and enhanced i7 touchscreen model which ran Ubuntu fine too) a few years ago. At the time Dell
by andrewmackrodt 8y ago
I had a very positive time with the EU XPS 13 Developer Edition (and enhanced i7 touchscreen model which ran Ubuntu fine too) a few years ago.
At the time Dell only shipped the EU versions in 8 GB variants. I'm in the market for a new 13 or 14 inch machine and am split on a new MBP, Thinkpad or XPS 13.
Apple seem to have the best offering in terms of what causes me the least amount of annoyances with hardware/OS integration but don't offer a 32GB laptop. I also would prefer to run Linux natively. It's a tough decision given the ~2,000 GBP cost.
Edit: a couple of replies mention not liking the touchbar or keyboard in the new MBP line-up. I used a touchbar 13" model daily for ~6 months at my last full time and after a weeks usage grew to like the keyboard and love the touchpad. The touchbar was .. meh, even with BetterTouchTool to map my IDE shortcuts. Apple need to add haptic feedback to the touchbar IMO but I didn't find the lack of physical keys too hurtful to my workflow.
- jordanthoms 8y agoThe latest generation of MBPs has a 32GB option.
- zchrykng 8y agoAnd a horrible keyboard. So decidedly a mixed bag.
- torstenvl 8y agoNot in a laptop, only in the folding desktop version. ;-)
- mightykan 8y agoAnd a toy light bar whose brightness and duration cannot be controlled (which sucks precious battery life) and is an insult to the "Pro" name. Are there any serious options available?
- threeseed 8y agoThe battery life for the TouchBar MacBook Pro is almost identical to the non TouchBar version. And I am actually really surprised by all of the hate for TouchBar. If you use it with a tool like BetterTouchTool (which allows you to define shortcut sequences) it's really quite powerful. Once Apple brings the Shortcuts app to OSX you can be sure people will find it useful.
- timrichard 8y agoYou might see it as a toy if it's just an annoying way to trigger fn keystrokes. But for people who use applications like Final Cut Pro X, you can actually do a lot with it. Here's a course on it, for example : https://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/final-cut-pro-fasttrack-101-fcpx-touch-bar-essentials https://www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/final-cut-pro-fasttrack...
- andrewmackrodt 8y agoThere isn't a 13" UK version as far as I can see on the Apple site.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoI could be mistaken, but I think it's only the 15" that offers a 32GB option.