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Have a look at the Dell offerings. The Developer Edition of the XPS 13 is a linux-first example: https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebook

by ISL 6y ago

Have a look at the Dell offerings. The Developer Edition of the XPS 13 is a linux-first example: https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/new-xps-13-developer-edition/spd/xps-13-9310-laptop/ctox139w10p2c3000u https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebo... (This post made from an XPS-13 7390 with a standard-HD display. The standard display is quite pleasant to use. The keyboard is wonderful compared to my crouton Chromebook of the past. The fit, finish, and operation of the device is the nicest I've used.)

noja 6y ago
Any coil whine?
- ISL 6y ago
  I haven't noticed any particular noise from the unit. I'm in my late thirties, so if it is at the higher end of human hearing, perhaps those particular cilia are gone, but I'm happy. Placing my ear on the keyboard doesn't detect anything either. It has been the better part of a decade since I've had a laptop with a fan, so that is a little bit different, but I only notice it under higher loads.
- julianlam 6y ago
  Yes, it exists. However it is my daily driver and I've all but tuned it out months ago. It's really not as big a deal some make it out to be.
sscarduzio 6y ago
Oh that's funny, I have the same laptop with you! $ neofetch --off sscarduzio@nash --------------- OS: Ubuntu 20.10 x86_64 Host: XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Kernel: 5.8.0-40-generic Uptime: 3 days, 10 hours, 34 mins Packages: 3506 (dpkg), 14 (flatpak), 27 (snap) Shell: bash 5.0.17 Resolution: 1920x1200 DE: GNOME WM: Mutter WM Theme: Yaru-dark Theme: Yaru-dark [GTK2/3] Icons: Yaru [GTK2/3] Terminal: gnome-terminal CPU: Intel i7-1065G7 (8) @ 3.900GHz GPU: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 Memory: 7620MiB / 15781MiB I use fractional scaling hidpi (1.3x) and no issues at all. But coming from a 2015 MBP 13" retina display, I can definitely tell the difference, and the MBP was much nicer to look at. I opted fro the FHD+ instead of the 4K screen in my Dell for two reasons: - 4K is *WAY* beyond Retina, which is already very dense for me. - I was afraid the 4K would drain the battery (especially on Linux) I really hope Dell will offer a sane ~3K display (i.e. Retina levels) in the future and remove the burden of choice for their customers (at least where it's not needed). Before you ask: no coil whine for me, but the thin rubber feet peeled off after exactly one year. This pissed me off on a £2K laptop.

by ISL 6y ago

noja 6y ago

Any coil whine?

ISL 6y ago
I haven't noticed any particular noise from the unit. I'm in my late thirties, so if it is at the higher end of human hearing, perhaps those particular cilia are gone, but I'm happy. Placing my ear on the keyboard doesn't detect anything either. It has been the better part of a decade since I've had a laptop with a fan, so that is a little bit different, but I only notice it under higher loads.
julianlam 6y ago
Yes, it exists. However it is my daily driver and I've all but tuned it out months ago. It's really not as big a deal some make it out to be.

sscarduzio 6y ago

Oh that's funny, I have the same laptop with you! $ neofetch --off sscarduzio@nash --------------- OS: Ubuntu 20.10 x86_64 Host: XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Kernel: 5.8.0-40-generic Uptime: 3 days, 10 hours, 34 mins Packages: 3506 (dpkg), 14 (flatpak), 27 (snap) Shell: bash 5.0.17 Resolution: 1920x1200 DE: GNOME WM: Mutter WM Theme: Yaru-dark Theme: Yaru-dark [GTK2/3] Icons: Yaru [GTK2/3] Terminal: gnome-terminal CPU: Intel i7-1065G7 (8) @ 3.900GHz GPU: Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 Memory: 7620MiB / 15781MiB I use fractional scaling hidpi (1.3x) and no issues at all. But coming from a 2015 MBP 13" retina display, I can definitely tell the difference, and the MBP was much nicer to look at. I opted fro the FHD+ instead of the 4K screen in my Dell for two reasons: - 4K is *WAY* beyond Retina, which is already very dense for me. - I was afraid the 4K would drain the battery (especially on Linux) I really hope Dell will offer a sane ~3K display (i.e. Retina levels) in the future and remove the burden of choice for their customers (at least where it's not needed). Before you ask: no coil whine for me, but the thin rubber feet peeled off after exactly one year. This pissed me off on a £2K laptop.