Sub $600 laptop
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Maybe Dell build quality is better than Lenovo, but I can't find a suitable high-end ultrabook... the XPS 13 has that terrible coil whine issue, I've follow the whole story in the Dell official forum. Seems that they aren't capable of fix this issue... it's the second or third generation with coil whine, both 13' and 15' XPS.
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@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
Maybe Dell build quality is better than Lenovo, but I can't find a suitable high-end ultrabook... the XPS 13 has that terrible coil whine issue, I've follow the whole story in the Dell official forum. Seems that they aren't capable of fix this issue... it's the second or third generation with coil whine, both 13' and 15' XPS.
@Stuka has the XPS 13. Do you get any whine from it?
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@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
Maybe Dell build quality is better than Lenovo, but I can't find a suitable high-end ultrabook...
Have you checked out the Asus ZenBook 3? I'm really interested in that.
ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA
Not under $600. But not crazy.
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@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
Maybe Dell build quality is better than Lenovo, but I can't find a suitable high-end ultrabook... the XPS 13 has that terrible coil whine issue, I've follow the whole story in the Dell official forum. Seems that they aren't capable of fix this issue... it's the second or third generation with coil whine, both 13' and 15' XPS.
#1: Keep in mind that Lenovo is a never-use company now. Basically anything requiring you keep full control of data will regulate away the use of Lenovo at all.
#2: #1 makes me very sad, because their Thinkpad line is the only custom made notebook chassis anymore. They're more durable, and I love the little eraser mouse. -
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@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA
What about Linux compatibility?
Hard to test without having one here.
My RoG runs Linux. @DustinB3403 has a RoG with Linux as well. -
$600 laptop recipe:
Go on ebay, find yourself a decent Latitude (dell)
Buy yourself a solid state drive, size to taste.
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147372
Install windows on it.
Enjoy a very good quality laptop for cheap that you can actually get parts for and fix yourself easily.
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@travisdh1 said in Sub $600 laptop:
Install windows on it.
Why ruin a perfectly good laptop?
Season the operating system to taste
Windows is a bit salty for some lol
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We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
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@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Did someone have "The Lenovo" talk with management, or did the price bring them to their senses?
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@travisdh1 said in Sub $600 laptop:
@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Did someone have "The Lenovo" talk with management, or did the price bring them to their senses?
We were actually starting to see some weird issues with Excel 2016. We tried uninstalling/reinstalling, turning off updates, making sure it was fully patched, both 32-bit & 64-bit, everything. We ran out of options and decided to try out an entirely new platform and consider Dell anyways.
I tried having the Lenovo security issue talk with them, but we're not under any additional regulations besides a normal business, so there was no outside pressure forcing us to check security. But, if we could get a better laptop for a cheaper value, then we were going to do it. So, to answer your question, it was the price.
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@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA
What about Linux compatibility?
Hard to test without having one here.
My RoG runs Linux. @DustinB3403 has a RoG with Linux as well.My Rog is able to live boot ubuntu 16.10 (I never installed it)
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@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
Our plan is to get an Asus ZenBook once the finances allow. Much better quality and design.
We have one at the office. I like it, but then again I don't use it everyday
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@DustinB3403 said in Sub $600 laptop:
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
ASUS ZenBook 3 UX390UA
What about Linux compatibility?
Hard to test without having one here.
My RoG runs Linux. @DustinB3403 has a RoG with Linux as well.My Rog is able to live boot ubuntu 16.10 (I never installed it)
16.04, 16.10 and 17.04 all work great on mine.
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@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Have you priced out Asus? They have some nice offerings.
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@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Have you priced out Asus? They have some nice offerings.
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Have you priced out Asus? They have some nice offerings.
In Italy, I cannot find the zenbook 3 for less than 1500€.
If someone is travelling from the US to Palermo…
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@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Have you priced out Asus? They have some nice offerings.
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Have you priced out Asus? They have some nice offerings.
In Italy, I cannot find the zenbook 3 for less than 1500€.
If someone is travelling from the US to Palermo…
!Not anytime soon.
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@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@Francesco-Provino said in Sub $600 laptop:
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Have you priced out Asus? They have some nice offerings.
@scottalanmiller said in Sub $600 laptop:
@NerdyDad said in Sub $600 laptop:
We're starting to migrate from Lenovo T460 and T560 to Dell Latitude. It seems more durable for 25% less the cost of the Lenovo.
Have you priced out Asus? They have some nice offerings.
In Italy, I cannot find the zenbook 3 for less than 1500€.
If someone is travelling from the US to Palermo…
!Not anytime soon.
I didn't mean it seriously :D.
Going back to the topic, it's a shame that Dell can't remedy to the coil whine issue, the XPS 13 is almost a perfect laptop apart from that.
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@scottalanmiller - no whining with mine. I do have the first XPS 13 from the 2015 series, which had display problems (had to change it 2 times because of dead pixels you don't notice from the first glance on the 4K display)
But now the only noise I don't like is the Power supply infrasonic when I charge a powerbank through onboard USB. Shouldn't be a big issue since it seems to be only me who hears it anyway.
XPS13 is a great machine for doing everything on the go, the only downside for me is the 4K display with some Windows apps and dual display setups.
