Dell XPS 15 (2017)

[Justinus]

iPad pro 12.9 takes care of that!

But every time I see one, I get the uncontrollable urge to shake it and yell "Why do you exist?!"

 

[MarkizSchnitzel]

iPad pro 12.9 takes care of that!

No, it does not, at least not for me. I need certain chrome extensions.
Plus, it has no kickstand, nor a (proper, bundled, native) kb stand.

A common use case for me it to lie down, and put the laptop/tablet on my stomach. Or have my legs straight. A stand mode la Yoga is the only form factor I would ever consider. But, that's off topic.

 

[manly]

Configurator for the Precision 5520 is up today:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...recision-15-5520-laptop&c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04

Compared to the XPS 15,
Pros:
Official Ubuntu Linux support/remove Windows license
Intel wireless
More flexible configuration options

Cons:
Quadro M1200 is an older GPU (?)

 

[evident]

Man, is there no GTX 1060 on any of the XPS15 line? this would be a no brainer for me, but it has almost the same weight as the gigabyte aero 14 similary configured but that has a 1060.

 

[Cali3350]

Man, is there no GTX 1060 on any of the XPS15 line? this would be a no brainer for me, but it has almost the same weight as the gigabyte aero 14 similary configured but that has a 1060.

There isnt even a 1050Ti option.

 

[Rubycon]

No, it does not, at least not for me. I need certain chrome extensions.
Plus, it has no kickstand, nor a (proper, bundled, native) kb stand.

A common use case for me it to lie down, and put the laptop/tablet on my stomach. Or have my legs straight. A stand mode la Yoga is the only form factor I would ever consider. But, that's off topic.

The XPS cannot double as a Moog 15!

This alone is worth owning the iPad pro. My 7+ runs it nice as well.
I just wish it would stream to a bluetooth speaker.

 

[daxzy]

Man, is there no GTX 1060 on any of the XPS15 line? this would be a no brainer for me, but it has almost the same weight as the gigabyte aero 14 similary configured but that has a 1060.

Nvidia has been vague on the GTX 1060 Mobile TDP (saying OEM's can customize it), but seeing its literally clocked exactly like the desktop variant, I'm assuming its the around the same 120W TDP, which makes it WAY too much for the XPS 15's cooling (Aero 14 is slightly bulkier and has more fan noise to compensate). Think about it... the XPS 15 9560 is a 15.6" laptop that's has the same displacement as most competitor's 14" laptops.

The XPS 15 predecessor's GTX 960m only has a TDP of 80W, so it would make sense for it to be replaced with a GTX 1050. But it's quite disappointing there is no GTX 1050 Ti option (yet?).

The XPS cannot double as a Moog 15!

Not even sure what I am watching.