On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 01:05:40AM +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> But careful: Dell - at least when I look at their pages - do seem to
> offer Nvidia only for their new machines - and I wouldn't recommend to
Correction: should say: "for their new Alienware machines"
Sorry ..
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On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 09:49:28PM -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have two alternative Dell options (unless more suggestions come in re: what
> I should get).
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> While we are at it, any other suggestions from DEll or others?
Yes: Dell Alienware.
Machines in this series ar
A couple of weeks ago, I got an XPS 13" 9370 with the 8th generation i7 and
the same screen, SSD, and memory as the OP shows. On our university contract,
I couldn't get the one with Ubuntu and had to take Windows (but Dell adjusted
the price a bit so we didn't pay the full Microsoft tax). I delet
On 05/09/2018 10:06 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
I agree with the XPS trackpad issue. There is no noticeable difference
between the two otherwise? I think that the XPS is about one pound
lighter. And also the screen resolution is HD as opposed to QHD for
the XPS. I am told that the XPS has more bez
Thanks! Great to see someone who has almost both of my two competitors:
> For my use, the two are extremely similar. I like the Latitude slightly
> better, since I'd rather have actual buttons for the mouse. I don't
> like clicking trackpads. Having some USB-A ports is useful, too. Other
On 05/09/2018 07:49 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
The XPS13 has a slightly lower spec for the processor (maybe, because it
appears to be of slightly earlier stock - 8550U versus 8650U) but the specs are
fairly comparable. The resolution is no doubt better for the XPS13. This
configuration will cost
Hi,
I have two alternative Dell options (unless more suggestions come in re: what I
should get).
The employer's standard fare which entails:
#1. High Performance, Daily Use 14” Laptop: Latitude 7490
Processor: Intel Core i7-8650U
Memory: 16GB
Storage: 512GB SSD
Graphics Card: integrated
Wirel
