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No, but the Dell XPS 13 seems to be a step in the right direction as far as something that could be competitive with a MBA.
by chank 14y ago
No, but the Dell XPS 13 seems to be a step in the right direction as far as something that could be competitive with a MBA.
- AYBABTME 14y agoThe only thing is that it costs about twice the price.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoThat's so untrue, I'm embarrassed for your comment.
- AYBABTME 14y agoMaybe it's untrue in your part of the universe. It happens to be untrue in the US: * Dell Price $1449: http://www.dell.com/us/soho/p/xps-13-linux/pd http://www.dell.com/us/soho/p/xps-13-linux/pd But for the rest of us, for instance in Canada (where I'm automatically redirected): * Dell Price $2,344: http://www.dell.com/ca/enterprise/p/xps-13-linux/pd http://www.dell.com/ca/enterprise/p/xps-13-linux/pd On the other hand, the MBA averages (both Canada/US) at ~1199$. I don't feel embarrassed.
- chimeracoder 14y agoCanadian goods are often still marked up, I find, even though the Canadian dollar reached parity with the US dollar a long time ago. Fortunately, it's relatively straightforward to get around that. Furthermore, you should keep in mind that you're not comparing two machines that are identical spec-wise. The Macbook Air has an i5 processor whereas the XPS 13 has an i7, and memory/storage-wise, the comparable Macbook Air would be the model that sells for $1499 in the US. In other words, in the US, the XPS 13 is comparable to the Macbook Air that seems to cost $1,699 when I enter in all the upgrades on Apple's website.
- saym 14y agoDoes MBA stand for Macbook Air?