Comment on Dell kills the XPS brand
JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch 1 day ago
The newest generation of xps i shit anyways, good riddance.
i was really happy with my 2019ish xps. But the 2024 one is hot garbage. not just that it arrived with the keyboard not working and Dell taking 3 months to replace it. There’s a total of 2 usb-c ports on it. That’s all the connectors, yes. No, no headphone jack either. And one of those two is taken up with charging, so i’m left with one port if i dont use a dockingstation.
the whole function bar is touch now. you need to hit it 3 times for it to react, who needs Esc anyways. Unless you want to type in the number row, then the function row will pick up random key presses sometimes.
Copilot key no one asked for. Power button is just an unlabelled piece of plastic that looks like filler, not a button. Keyboard sucks in general, too little space between keys, you’re bound to mistype.
linux support is ok, though webcam doesn’t work in firefox, hibernate doesn’t work, every few weeks it’ll just freeze. But otherwise acceptable.
definitely my last dell, i really hate it.
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 day ago
I bought a Precision 5480. Looks like an xps but better. Was so good I bought the 5490 for work a few months later. Would recommend.
clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Is the precision decent for gaming?
astropenguin5@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have a precision 3571 and it’s pretty solid, I’ve been using it as my main gaming computer because it’s better than my old PC, it does have a few drawbacks tho. Pros:
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avieshek@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Would recommend to not recommend Dell to future buyers, it’s not Apple vs Samsung like in the smartphone options of US.
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 day ago
That’s a very weird take. I didn’t blanket recommend Dell, but a specific model.
avieshek@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean… Dell Pro Max ¯_(ツ)_/¯