XPS 13

Battery life is mostly a platform property. You need to get all your ducks in a row from the low-level hardware all the way to applications. Hardware design choices by the manufacturer matter, and firmware is important too. In the end, with some laptops you get awesome power efficiency under Linux o

I've had several XPS 13's and an XPS 17. Love them, but my Framework 13 takes the cake and gets the most usage. The new XPS 13's have really frustrating design (e.g. Where does the trackpad begin and end? WTF did Dell do to the function keys???) XPS Pluses Very vibrant IPS screens (I always prefer t

Years ago the XPS 13 developer edition had the fingerprint reader replaced with a simple power button as the fprint reader lacked firmware support on Linux. But since 2020 even that difference is gone. Should be the same hardware AFAIK. Certainly makes sense for Dell to use the same hardware and jus

I have an XPS 13, which is almost the same age, same form factor and a few hundred euros cheaper. It has 16GB of RAM instead of 64, and a consumer-grade Intel CPU. Now, the Speedometer 3.0 results are ~30% higher, real battery life is the same as IBP, sound and mic are both decent, the webcam doesn’

ThinkPad (GOAT tier) Framework Laptop (most “Linux nerd” choice) Dell XPS 13/15 (clean + powerful) ASUS Zenbook (AMD versions) System76 (Linux-first laptops) My personal recommendation for you: ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 (AMD, 32GB RAM) • Runs Arch flawlessly • Handles Kubernetes easily • Great keyboard for

XPS-13 used to be great, until Dell replaced the line with the overall worse XPS13-Plus design (it's actually Minus). Framework 13 is great. Finding something that can compete with M-chip Macs on battery life is going to be challenging.

I did it for you. I talked in person with enterprise sales reps from HP, Dell, Lenovo, MSI, and Asus who brought samples looking for a thin and light without a ton of deck flex and a decent screen. The closest I could get to the MacBook was the XPS 13 but it was more expensive or the Razer Blade Ste

for an education major the dell xps 13 or latitude 5000 series would work great. both have metal chassis that hold up to daily backpack use. i'd lean toward latitude since they're built tougher for business use and still under $2k easily. the xps is nicer looking but the latitude has better durabili

I can't speak to the 16 as I haven't been hands on with one, but none of those downsides really apply to the 13. My 13 AMD edition has one of the best touchpads I've used on any laptop, reasonable bezels, solid battery life, an excellent screen (I love the 3:2 aspect ratio), a great keyboard, etc. I

For me, it's the whole package of repairability and upgradiablity, along with some feature bonuses that very few other laptops on the market can match. Note that this commentary only applies to the 13 - I have not been hands on with the 16 yet, so I can't speak to that hardware. I initially bought a