Dell XPS vs LG Gram
I'm torn between Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) and LG Gram. Here are the specs. Which one would you choose? #Dell XPS ($1260) - 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10750H at 2.6GHz 8GB DDR4-2933MHz RAM 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 Windows 10 Home 15.6" FHD+ (1920 x 1200) InfinityEdge Non-Touch Anti-Glare 500-Nit Display 6-Cell Battery, 86WHr (Integrated) Dimensions: 13.57" x 9.06" x 0.71" Approx Weight: 4.1 lbs #LG Gram ($1300) - 10th Gen Intel® Core i7-1065G7 Processor at 1.3GHz 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 RAM 512GB NVMe™ M.2 Solid State Drive Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics Windows 10 Professional 15.6" IPS LCD FHD (1920 x 1080) Display 370-Nit Display 2-Cell 80 WHr Battery (Up to 18.5 Hours) Dimensions: 14.1" x 8.9" x 0.7" Approximate Weight: 2.47 lbs XPS Pros (relative to Gram)- CPU Build quality Graphics Display XPS Cons (relative to Gram) - Memory (DIY Upgrade ~$50) Storage (DIY Upgrade ~$50) OS (Home Vs Pro) Weight Warranty (1yr vs 2yrs - courtesy of Costco) PS: Please don't get started with Macs in the comments. I already have a Mac at work, so not looking to get one. #misc #laptops
I sell electronics as a hobby, xps build quality is way better but spring for 16gb of ram.
Thank you! You think Win Pro is worth having?
Not unless you know the difference and know you need it. (Bitlocker,rdp,domain connected?)
What do you want to use it for? I believe they target slightly different priorities or use cases, especially with that discrete GPU and resultant weight difference. Personally I stick with XPS due to the consistent linux drivers/distro support - it's usually one of the first to have compatibility bugs fixed.
Honestly as it stands right now, it's just for browsing and emails. I do plan to use it for personal projects (Java / Python based ). Do you think win Pro is worth having?
I agree that you should upgrade the xps to 16GB memory. I have the linux version and I absolutely love it.
Thannk you! Did Linux come stock or did you add it? Dual boot? Which version of Linux? I'm planning to make my old windows machine a Linux based one, so curious..
They sell a version with ubuntu instead of windows. I also have a desktop that I dual boot.
Had a top spec XPS 9570 and hated it, absolute shit build quality compared to my MBP. Fans loud af (dogshit thermals), battery life trash, BIOS issues, glitches with the graphics drivers using integrated GPU instead of nvidia. As others have mentioned, don’t even think about getting less than 16GB RAM.
I've never had any of these issues with my xps. The battery lasts about 10 hours, it runs quietly, and I've never had any overheating issues. Perhaps you got a dud?
Also, MBPs are known to have the absolute worst cooling of any laptops so I'm surprised to hear that an xps would ever fall short of a MBP in the cooling department.
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Dell XPS, but upgrade to 16GB. The build quality of the LG gram is a deal breaker for me.