I’m going with this Dell and returning my Lenovo Slim 7 Pro. In my previous thread saying I switched to Windows I read that Dells offer great compatibility. I ordered this Dell XPS 13 and plan on going with Pop OS. Thoughts on this? Good choice?

Edit: Apparently it’s certified with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I assume I should go with This particular Ubuntu version then?

  • SolidGrueEnglish
    7•9 months ago

    Dell > Lenovo most days. Buy the Ubuntu edition to spurn the Windows license, then install whatever.

    • @[email protected]
      6•9 months ago

      The Lenovo business models (ThinkPad series) are amazing value. My 11 year old laptop is still going strong.

      Just stay far away from any Lenovo non-business models.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•9 months ago

      I’ve been wondering what the best non-Mac laptop is. Like something that’s premium feeling without being the same price as a Mac.

      I have a Lenovo laptop-14 that I really like, but it’s a bit thick and the screen is a bit dim at times. The speakers are also very quiet.

      Is an xps what I should be looking at?

      • @[email protected]
        1•9 months ago

        I can say that my old XPS 13 felt premium, and the speakers blew me away with how good they were.

        But XPS models, just like MacBooks, are far from cheap

        • @[email protected]English
          1•9 months ago

          I just priced one out and you get about double the ram and 2-4x the storage space of the air.

          So, while I agree they are expensive, they are nowhere near MacBook pricing. Mac pricing is insane.

          Also there are two different body styles and one is like $400 more but the specs I think are the same otherwise.