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How common are 15" laptops at your workplace? I had to fight IT to get one. For some reason they really really wanted me to have something smaller.

ebg13 7y ago
Nobody here can answer your question. Though if you're asking for random anecdotes, I was able to choose. Smaller is great if you have external monitors. Larger is great if it doesn't weigh more than 3 pounds.
nine_k 7y ago
Where I sit, they are becoming the norm.
rbanffy 7y ago
In my past few companies, 15" Macbooks were standard for engineers. 13" for the rest of the staff.
- jdhawk 7y ago
  I think this was more to do w/ the internals than the screen real estate. I'd prefer a hot 13" something over a 15
  - rbanffy 7y ago
    I used to, but I got addicted to the extra screen real estate. The usually beefier configurations (the new 6-core, 32 gig machine is very comfortable).
smoyer 7y ago
Our typical developer laptop is a Dell XPS 15 max'd out on RAM.
- panpanna 7y ago
  How do you like the xps15? I have not bought a Dell since I discovered Thinkpad X and T series but it's always good to have options
  - rhinoceraptor 7y ago
    I have a 9560 as a personal laptop, it's really good. I wish it was USB-C charging only, and had one or two more TB or even just USB-C ports. The charger it comes with is 130 watts so I can see why they went with a conventional barrel jack charger, but I'd like the option to charge it via USB-C and also use USB-C peripherals, so I can carry just an Apple USB-C charger on trips to charge everything. But otherwise, the port selection is great. The trackpad is decent for a PC laptop, not great. I wish there was a non-touchscreen option, it seems to make the lid quite a bit thicker and heavier. The keyboard feels pretty good, but the buttons are a little small. Also, the battery gauge LED button is awesome.
  - ppseafield 7y ago
    I also have an XPS 15 from work, and I run Ubuntu on it. It's a pretty solid laptop. At first there was a problem with suspend only working sometimes, but after a firmware update it doesn't seem to happen anymore. At first I didn't like the keyboard and used an external one, but after typing on it daily I really enjoy it. It has a good travel distance and feel, and it's plenty large. I'm glad it doesn't have the 0-9 numpad on the side either, so my hands are centered. The palm rest areas feel comfortable. Battery life is pretty good. The screen is fantastic and bright. I generally don't use the trackpad, but it seems to work just fine when I have had to use it. I don't ever use the touchscreen. If you do have a significant workload, the left side of the keyboard heats up rather unpleasantly. (Around the S key.) Sometimes after suspend or otherwise reconnecting on wifi, network-manager gives up, and I have to reboot. Overall I would recommend it!

ebg13 7y ago

Nobody here can answer your question. Though if you're asking for random anecdotes, I was able to choose. Smaller is great if you have external monitors. Larger is great if it doesn't weigh more than 3 pounds.

nine_k 7y ago

Where I sit, they are becoming the norm.

rbanffy 7y ago

In my past few companies, 15" Macbooks were standard for engineers. 13" for the rest of the staff.

jdhawk 7y ago
I think this was more to do w/ the internals than the screen real estate. I'd prefer a hot 13" something over a 15
- rbanffy 7y ago
  I used to, but I got addicted to the extra screen real estate. The usually beefier configurations (the new 6-core, 32 gig machine is very comfortable).

smoyer 7y ago

Our typical developer laptop is a Dell XPS 15 max'd out on RAM.

panpanna 7y ago
How do you like the xps15? I have not bought a Dell since I discovered Thinkpad X and T series but it's always good to have options
- rhinoceraptor 7y ago
  I have a 9560 as a personal laptop, it's really good. I wish it was USB-C charging only, and had one or two more TB or even just USB-C ports. The charger it comes with is 130 watts so I can see why they went with a conventional barrel jack charger, but I'd like the option to charge it via USB-C and also use USB-C peripherals, so I can carry just an Apple USB-C charger on trips to charge everything. But otherwise, the port selection is great. The trackpad is decent for a PC laptop, not great. I wish there was a non-touchscreen option, it seems to make the lid quite a bit thicker and heavier. The keyboard feels pretty good, but the buttons are a little small. Also, the battery gauge LED button is awesome.
- ppseafield 7y ago
  I also have an XPS 15 from work, and I run Ubuntu on it. It's a pretty solid laptop. At first there was a problem with suspend only working sometimes, but after a firmware update it doesn't seem to happen anymore. At first I didn't like the keyboard and used an external one, but after typing on it daily I really enjoy it. It has a good travel distance and feel, and it's plenty large. I'm glad it doesn't have the 0-9 numpad on the side either, so my hands are centered. The palm rest areas feel comfortable. Battery life is pretty good. The screen is fantastic and bright. I generally don't use the trackpad, but it seems to work just fine when I have had to use it. I don't ever use the touchscreen. If you do have a significant workload, the left side of the keyboard heats up rather unpleasantly. (Around the S key.) Sometimes after suspend or otherwise reconnecting on wifi, network-manager gives up, and I have to reboot. Overall I would recommend it!