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Dell kills the XPS brand (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by avieshek to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (22 children)

Dear random strangers,

I have bought Thinkpad T for many years following your advice. Then I moved to Dell Latitude 3 years ago as this was your recommendation. So far, very happy with them!

Where should I go for my next laptop? Is it time for framework?

(I'm looking for 14" business laptops, excellent screen, good audio, light and solid, performance is a nice-to-have, Linux-only)

[–] avieshek 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

~~MSI seems rock solid.~~

[–] UnfairUtan 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I would never again recommend MSI.. I bought a 3000€ MSI Creator 3 years ago for work :

  • the hinges are breaking apart
  • some metal part on the size broke
  • the keyboard letter are scraping off
  • the microphone on Linux is unusable because of the fans

Reaplcing the keyboard requires a full body replacement, which costs like 300€ 🙃

I've also had some very bad experiences with a entry price gaming msi for someone in my family.

[–] avieshek 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It seems like every other PC Laptop has a problem whether it’s a Lenovo or Asus for example, my feedback on MSI has been good so far mostly based post-pandemic but things indeed can change if that’s your case. Do you have any preference of your own?

[–] UnfairUtan 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You're right, all manufacturers have their issues. I have a hard time finding one where you feel like it's a safe bet. Which is why I'm leaning toward framework, but the company is young and has far less experience, so it's also a risk..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

System76? They primarily sell Linux computers and also develop Pop!_OS and COSMIC DE.

https://system76.com/

[–] UnfairUtan 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yea they seem nice, but they don't I don't think they sell laptops with AZERTY keyboards

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean, if you really want one, you could change the keyboard manually.

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