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I just replaced a thinkpad x1 extreme gen 2 with a dell xps 17 (I wanted a 16:10 screen and shipping estimates for the x1 extreme gen 4 were ridiculous. Also, L
by CountSessine 5y ago
I just replaced a thinkpad x1 extreme gen 2 with a dell xps 17 (I wanted a 16:10 screen and shipping estimates for the x1 extreme gen 4 were ridiculous. Also, Lenovo of Canada are a bunch of dirty crooks).
The thinkpad was pretty good, and wayland on fedora worked beautifully (I only used integrated graphics in linux, didn't even try to get the discrete gpu working). The one thing that really didn't work in linux was the fingerprint scanner - it would fail about 7/8 times I used it, which is really too bad because fedora has really nice fingerprint integration with sudo.
Also, something seemed to be a bit funny about it's displayport implementation - when it was connected to my DP monitor and went to sleep, the monitor would wake it back up again almost instantly and it would get into this weird back-and-forth between sleep mode and waking. That happened in both linux and windows. This doesn't happen with my new xps.
Otherwise it was pretty smooth sailing. It was a well-built computer with a nice keyboard. I might get another thinkpad at some point, but I'm loving this super-compact 17" 16:10 display on the xps.
- Dracophoenix 5y agoHow well does S3 sleep work on the new XPS 17? Any problems with Nvidia's drivers ?
- flakiness 5y agoTangentially related: How is XPS 17 doing? I've been pondering the idea of getting one, but have been scared away by some internet reputation (like not working sound, unstable wifi, etc.) Would love to hear second opinions like yours.
- CountSessine 5y agoIt seems to be pretty solid. Compared to the thinkpad extreme, - The xps 17 "feels" more solid and less creaky. It's probably less survivable, but it feels like a higher-quality machine - The wifi seems great, but lately I've been having problems with the microphone. It just stopped working in Windows a week ago, presumably after an update? - The keyboard isn't quite as good as the thinkpad, but the thinkpad extreme's keyboard isn't nearly as good as the keyboard in my old thinkpad t520. Lenovo are hell-bent on gimping their keyboards until they're no better than anyone else's, and reviews suggest that they've finally succeeded with the x1 extreme gen 4. The xps 17 keyboard is nice, but I notice a squeaking noise from the enter and right shift keys when I type. - The xps 17's battery life is a lot better. My thinkpad's battery life was puzzlingly bad, even under windows.
- flakiness 5y agoThanks for the tip! I've been longtime XPS user so I'm happy as long as it supports Linux well enough. And sounds like that's the case. Relieved.