So I bought a new ultrabook last night, the 2015 (New) Dell XPS 13
It's an amazingly powerful ultrabook, great keyboard, great screen, tons of power.
I've had a tablet for just over 5 years and it's starting to have issues and while looking for a more powerful replacement that could potentially double as a development platform AND fill the gap of having a lightweight portable with high-end capabilities I can travel with... well this fit perfectly for me. Luckily for me one of my co-workers has one and brought it into the office yesterday, the only thing holding me back from buying it before was that I wanted a hands on to see what the screen was like and how good the keyboard was (was also thinking of a Surface Pro 3 but the keyboard is very flimsy on it) anyway, I was really impressed with it in my hands, so it was more or less a done deal by the time I got home. :)
Oddly enough it was on sale when I looked at it after work yesterday so I got $200 off, I ended up buying some accessories to go with it with the "saved" money.
I'm quite excited to get it in my hands now :)
I was tempted, especially since it's also their linux developer box thing. But the price was always a big issue for me. If I'm going to spend $1500+ on a laptop, I'm getting a high end thinkpad kthx.
You can also get a non touchscreen version which is a lot cheaper
I'm going to run this 15" w530 into the ground, then buy a new laptop ;) I'm going onto my third keyboard soon :o (been dealing with a broken V key for weeks now... just haven't bothered to call them, a usb issue i have to look into again too, occasionally plugging in a usb device will cause my mouse to stop responding :o).
This thing is 2+ years old now, and still quite strong :D I specced it to last me 4+ years :)
The non-touchscreen version also has lower processors...
Nice laptop, I'm sure it's quite light, Apple-priced, though.
It's less than 3 lbs :)
My new compooter comes today
I am excite
I remember something happening the day/evening you got your computer, I've totally forgotten what it was now :o
Quote from: Tom on May 19, 2015, 11:20:58 AM
I remember something happening the day/evening you got your computer, I've totally forgotten what it was now :o
Well, it's coming today, I confirmed with Purolator, or did you mean a different computer?
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 19, 2015, 11:31:29 AM
Quote from: Tom on May 19, 2015, 11:20:58 AM
I remember something happening the day/evening you got your computer, I've totally forgotten what it was now :o
Well, it's coming today, I confirmed with Purolator, or did you mean a different computer?
No, I remember another thread where we were talking about doing something, but that your computer was comming that day, so it may/not happen... Can't remember at all what that was now. lol.
Quote from: Tom on May 19, 2015, 11:38:51 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 19, 2015, 11:31:29 AM
Quote from: Tom on May 19, 2015, 11:20:58 AM
I remember something happening the day/evening you got your computer, I've totally forgotten what it was now :o
Well, it's coming today, I confirmed with Purolator, or did you mean a different computer?
No, I remember another thread where we were talking about doing something, but that your computer was comming that day, so it may/not happen... Can't remember at all what that was now. lol.
OH YEAH
Okay, I was going to go to a company dinner with the CEO but the package was supposed to be delivered that day (after they had dropped it off when I was in the office. I had called them back and asked them to attempt delivery the NEXT day and they said they had arranged it but it didn't go through so I called them again the night it was supposed to come and this time got a confirmation number and it came the next day). The worst part was that it was all the ACCESSORIES not the actual laptop.
VASTLY FRUSTRATING
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 19, 2015, 11:45:52 AM
Quote from: Tom on May 19, 2015, 11:38:51 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 19, 2015, 11:31:29 AM
Quote from: Tom on May 19, 2015, 11:20:58 AM
I remember something happening the day/evening you got your computer, I've totally forgotten what it was now :o
Well, it's coming today, I confirmed with Purolator, or did you mean a different computer?
No, I remember another thread where we were talking about doing something, but that your computer was comming that day, so it may/not happen... Can't remember at all what that was now. lol.
OH YEAH
Okay, I was going to go to a company dinner with the CEO but the package was supposed to be delivered that day (after they had dropped it off when I was in the office. I had called them back and asked them to attempt delivery the NEXT day and they said they had arranged it but it didn't go through so I called them again the night it was supposed to come and this time got a confirmation number and it came the next day). The worst part was that it was all the ACCESSORIES not the actual laptop.
VASTLY FRUSTRATING
Ow.
Man, Purolator hates you, hey?
Apparently!
Anyway I just got my new machine WOOOH
Quote from: Mr. Analog on May 19, 2015, 12:46:51 PM
Apparently!
Anyway I just got my new machine WOOOH
Gratz
How you like it so far?
Quote from: Tom on May 20, 2015, 09:29:45 AM
How you like it so far?
One of the best purchases I've ever made
Even the packaging was no-nonsense and just worked out the box, you guys can check it out this weekend.
There's a reason I was tempted. I already have two decent laptops and no income atm, so its a no go :o aint gonna replace this W530 till it falls apart most likely :D
Quote from: Tom on May 20, 2015, 10:07:44 AM
There's a reason I was tempted. I already have two decent laptops and no income atm, so its a no go :o aint gonna replace this W530 till it falls apart most likely :D
I bought this as a gift for myself mostly, I think I'm also going to get a Surface Pro 4 which is coming out later this year (and actually looks pretty good so far)
I plan on making this ultrabook a dev / travel machine, so really all I have left is to get my MSDN subscription up to date and install Visual Studio 2013 on it, then I'll install Manga Studio 5 and Paint Tool SAI and I've got a handy productivity machine I can use anywhere.
There's so much good hardware these days that it's hard to say no
I'm also going to say how MUCH I like the keyboard, which actually has some action and is really well backlit, the infinity display is really snazzy and the weight is nearly unpossible (less than 3 lbs) and yet it still feels solid
It's a fantastic machine and all under $2K