Comments on Profile Post by SoupRKnowva

  1. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    The XPS13 comes in a developer edition that ships with Linux. It’s also cheaper than the version that ships with Windows.
    Jan 29, 2019
  2. dark_energy
    dark_energy
    Jan 29, 2019
  3. dark_energy
    dark_energy
    Get hands on one and twist and turn.. make sure hinges last. Most Windows laptops seem to have quite low standard when it comes to hinge reliability.

    What was the issue with the Thinkpad ?
    Jan 29, 2019
  4. Riotvan
    Riotvan
    I think the problems with the X1 were fixed with a firmware update. You can try it out and send it back if you don't like it, watch out with the hdr screen it's color range is higher and colors can look over saturated. Other then that make sure TLP and Thermald are installed and enabled and it should be good.
    Jan 29, 2019
  5. zerodeefex
    zerodeefex
    Also I have a 9343 XPS 13 and it works great. EDITED since I have the original old ass 2015 one.
    Jan 29, 2019
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  6. Roman
    Roman
    Jan 29, 2019
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  7. Roman
    Roman
    One thing to note is that the HDR screen is high density so hi-dpi issues are possible since most Linux DE don't support fractional scaling well. I have 2x scaling in my Plasma DE and it still looks good although something about 1.6 would look better. I tried 1.6 scaling and got a lot of issues. Gnome 3 can do fractional but it is experimental now and only under Wayland.
    Jan 29, 2019
  8. Roman
    Roman
    When I shopped for a compact laptop I considered either X1 or XPS13. Decided to buy X1. I just can't accept the location of the camera in XPS13 - absolutely horrible design decision in my opinion.
    Jan 29, 2019
  9. YMO
    YMO
    I would get the X series Thinkpad that isn't the X1. I have an older X260 with the extra battery, small and killer battery life. I think they are on the X280 series now.
    Jan 29, 2019
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  11. Sqveak
    Sqveak
    @Roman the new 9380 corrects the camera placement.
    Jan 29, 2019
  12. Roman
    Roman
    @Sqveak , thanks, with this in mind the new XPS13 might be a good choice then.
    Jan 29, 2019
  13. SoupRKnowva
    SoupRKnowva
    Im more concerned with which one will be both a good laptop, but also which one works best with Ubuntu, those developer edition XPS 13s look great though, thanks for the tip!
    Jan 29, 2019
  14. SoupRKnowva
    SoupRKnowva
    In other news, i decided to switch mpd from a system daemon to a user process this afternoon so that I could also audio from other things when I wasnt using mpd. ended up having to spend like 2 hours figuring out why all my audio stopped working and alsa couldnt find my output device anymore -_- nuked the whole dsp plugin and started over...linux is awesome
    Jan 29, 2019
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  15. Syzygy
    Syzygy
    I run Linux, FreeBSD, and macos on an XPS13 9350 4k. The screen is better than my MBP, it has easy access to replace components if you want/need to.

    Ubuntu is also officially supported by Dell, IIRC, though mine was the Windows version.

    Edit: (though I prefer to run Solus Linux, not Ubuntu)
    Jan 29, 2019
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  16. sorrodje
    sorrodje
    Lenovo T-series here. Go pro stuff or die is my definitive answer to "which laptop for Linux" ;)
    Jan 30, 2019
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  17. dark_energy
    dark_energy
    On my Dell rant. Dell Ultra Sharp monitors are good, maybe Latitudes are good too. I have seen a few of these older XPS fall apart. Was not impressed, no one is sayin there isnt room for improvement.
    Jan 30, 2019
  18. Riotvan
    Riotvan
    I still have an old X220 that works perfectly since 2011, just had to replace the battery and thermal paste.
    Jan 30, 2019
  19. Kattefjaes
    Kattefjaes
    I use an X1, and it's great (linux, with a Win10 VM guest for MS Office). Everything is great- except that you sometimes need to power it off manually. Less of a pain to netboot than the XPS13 too.
    Jan 30, 2019