So sad, my little XPS 13 better live for a long time.

At least we now know how bad things have been at XPS department to come out with the last iteration of XPS 13... They replaced the top keyboard row with a touchpad, Non-mechanical keys for Esc and Delete and F row. This was non-starters for anyone that actually uses their computer for work. So what

I have the XPS 13, the one with a nose cam. I hope my battery holds on.

Exactly. The system configurator on Dell’s website isn’t actually letting you build a “custom” laptop, it’s just picking from available stock. I could make an equally unfair post showing how they force you to pay a trillion dollars to switch from an English to French keyboard layout. Edit: As to whe

I am Tony Stark. btw, its dual boot Dell XPS 13 9310. I use Linux mostly for school work. Gaming is lowky bad.

It’s not the coolest thing ever, but it’s not too bad either. The problem is that there’re mass produced alternatives with thin bezels and without notches that show that it’s possible to incorporate a complex array of sensors without a notch. Check something like this, there’re photos of MBA and Del

That's a huge change because it provides manufacturers with a framework they had to come up with on their own so far. This was already provided by fwupd, which is used by system update applications (e.g. GNOME Software or KDE's Discover). Some manufacturers already support it. For instance I have a

Happened to me last month, but this time it was a dell xps 13 user, they only had 2x USB C ports

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

The GPU comparisons are meaningless. The 890M is in a 54W Vivobook S14 and the 140V is in a 32W XPS 13. They clearly made no attempt to equalize for power. How much is the Qualcomm Extreme reference platform using?