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I don't know what laptops you are looking at ? The XPS 13 competes directly with the mac in terms of (familiar but) industrial design, standout display and inn
by screye 6y ago
I don't know what laptops you are looking at ?
The XPS 13 competes directly with the mac in terms of (familiar but) industrial design, standout display and inner design (with the white carbon fiber) and USB-C ports for a lifetime. Stating it first, because its the most obvious competitor.
The Razer, Asus, HP and Surface flagships have clear standout designs and similar features.
The only 2 laptops that are purposely boring are the Thinkpad and System76, because they seem to cater to people who need them as work machines, first and foremost. (LG Gram is not a flagship)
- latch 6y agoI'm on my 2nd XPS 13. I switched to it and linux after being severely impacted by the butterfly keyboard (i.e. having to fly to a different country to get it repaired, only to have it break again a few months later). I don't _hate_ the XPS 13, but I wouldn't recommend it and I probably won't be getting a 3rd one (unless they change). The build quality just isn't there. First of all, the flexible chassis is annoying. If I pick it up on the side with one hand, it's likely to flex enough to trigger a trackpad click. Secondly, while it's pretty quiet, it does get rather hot. Third, the trackpad and mouse aren't Macbook-quality (butterfly keyboard aside). In my first one, the trackpad and battery had to be replaced. The keyboard on my current one (9300) has very mild issues (I think they reduced the travel distance and it, like butterfly, is somewhat susceptible to dust/dirt) Not sure what I'll replace it with. Will see how the reviews for the Framework laptop are.
- Ar-Curunir 6y agoThey got rid of the butterfly keyboard on the latest Macs, no?
- latch 6y agoYes, but I prefer Ubuntu and I'm under the impression that running Linux on Macbook's isn't great ??