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This matches my experience, and I'm using a much older xps 15 model that I just recently put Arch on. It feels... Amazing. Gnome Wayland on Arch gets SO many

This matches my experience, and I'm using a much older xps 15 model that I just recently put Arch on. It feels... Amazing. Gnome Wayland on Arch gets SO many things right. - HiDpi scaling works, and it works well - The touchpad is actually a joy to use (VASTLY different than the same machine on X) - Suspend/resume/all keyboard functions work correctly out of the box - Battery life is excellent (11-13 hours for simple dev/browsing: Admittedly, I have the external GPU disabled and usually keep it that way) - Usb-c/Thunderbolt port works without any configuration by default - My usb-c dock works as expected for multiple external displays, and for usb devices (it does not work for charging, but I can live with that) - multi-monitor works GREAT with 2 4k displays. It properly changes the resolution to 1920x1080 for each display to support both monitors through a single usb-c port, and if I use the hdmi out and usb-c, I get both at native resolution. - Wifi is stable and consistent (I'm on the killer ac module) - It NEVER gets hot. Even when I'm running our full stack. (Admittedly, if I turn the external gpu on, it does, but I just don't need it for my work) ------ This thing has been a complete joy to use. I was genuinely blown away at how good the experience is compared to even just 3 years ago when I last tried. It's become my new favorite machine during the last 3 months or so I've been on it. It makes Catalina on the MBP 15 feel like dogshit.

ZeroCool2u 7y ago
Glad I'm not the only one! I'm one of those people that can tinker endlessly, so I avoid Arch, because I need my tools to get out of the way and just let me work, but I'm happy to hear all this stuff is working for you. The only thing I really want from Dell at this point is for them to make an XPS 13 DE in an XPS 15 chassis. I don't even need a discrete GPU! I'd just like a bit more space for my hands etc. I've been thinking about maybe getting a usb-c dock as well. Would you mind dropping a link to yours please?
- horsawlarway 7y ago
  I use Elgato. It's not a cheap dock, but it works for basically everything I've plugged into it. The ports are a tad wonky if you're not mostly on usb-c, but since my work machine, my home machine, and my phone all use it, it ends up working really nicely. It also works without any sort of driver installation across all three platforms (windows, osx, linux). https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunderbolt-Dock-Ethernet-aluminum/dp/B01MZ2ATGK https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunderbolt-Dock-Ethernet-alum... I talked my office into buying me one a year or two back, and ended up liking it enough to buy the Pro version for my home office. With the dock and a usb-switcher (something like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXXQKGM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXXQKGM - don't get that one, though - I linked the usb 2 version and they have one for usb 3) I can swap my whole workstation from my windows PC to my laptop by plugging in a single cable and pressing a button, since I have the desktop machine using the display port inputs on my monitors and the dock using the hdmi.
  - ZeroCool2u 7y ago
    Wow, definitely not a cheap dock, but your reasoning behind using this is fair. I really like this combo you have, that's actually probably my ideal setup as well. I'm gonna look into combining the dock + usb switcher too.

ZeroCool2u 7y ago

Glad I'm not the only one! I'm one of those people that can tinker endlessly, so I avoid Arch, because I need my tools to get out of the way and just let me work, but I'm happy to hear all this stuff is working for you. The only thing I really want from Dell at this point is for them to make an XPS 13 DE in an XPS 15 chassis. I don't even need a discrete GPU! I'd just like a bit more space for my hands etc. I've been thinking about maybe getting a usb-c dock as well. Would you mind dropping a link to yours please?

horsawlarway 7y ago
I use Elgato. It's not a cheap dock, but it works for basically everything I've plugged into it. The ports are a tad wonky if you're not mostly on usb-c, but since my work machine, my home machine, and my phone all use it, it ends up working really nicely. It also works without any sort of driver installation across all three platforms (windows, osx, linux). https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunderbolt-Dock-Ethernet-aluminum/dp/B01MZ2ATGK https://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Thunderbolt-Dock-Ethernet-alum... I talked my office into buying me one a year or two back, and ended up liking it enough to buy the Pro version for my home office. With the dock and a usb-switcher (something like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXXQKGM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MXXQKGM - don't get that one, though - I linked the usb 2 version and they have one for usb 3) I can swap my whole workstation from my windows PC to my laptop by plugging in a single cable and pressing a button, since I have the desktop machine using the display port inputs on my monitors and the dock using the hdmi.
- ZeroCool2u 7y ago
  Wow, definitely not a cheap dock, but your reasoning behind using this is fair. I really like this combo you have, that's actually probably my ideal setup as well. I'm gonna look into combining the dock + usb switcher too.