I need a new laptop.
I won't do much more than streaming music and movies, word processing, some very light gaming (running emulators and such)
Budget is $1.5-1.8k CAN
Things that are important to me:
1. Build quality
I need something that looks and feels good and will last me 5 years
2. Decent specs
Again, not doing much but I guess this ties in more with reliability considering most things are soldered and inaccessible
3. Sleek, portable design
Looking for a 13", don't want anything crazy bulky or too heavy
Considering rMBP, XPS13, ???
XPS15 which is the same as 13" for any other manufacturer.
Exact use case for an rMBP.
>>51289543
>800mhz and boils water
>Decent specs
Why do you try so hard to get other people to eat shit from their hands?
macbook pro is a good option
>>51289574
>eating shit from your hands is a good option
what's with all the bait today?
>>51289511
XPS13 is a fine laptop, get the non-touchscreen/4k version for what you are doing
overall size/build quality are as good as any other and performance is great
>>51289559
>OP wants it to last 5 years and has no need for much computing power
>shit from hands memer tries to b8 w/o suggesting anything else because nothing else will do this
kekm8
>>51289511
here's an idea
go compare specs online
go into a store and touch/feel for build quality
form your own opinions
also, try not to reinforce your own opinions on /g/
you'll often times not get the response you want
>>51289608
>OP wants something that doesn't boil water when doing anything besides facebook
>shillmemer who eats shit from his hands suggests an 800mhz facebook machine
topkek
>>51289648
:,)
>>51289511
>Considering rMBP, XPS13
Both solid choices, rMBP is objectively superior of you don't mind using OSX as main OS, otherwise better go with XPS13.
>>51290483
>800mhz
>objectively superior
>this is what hand to mouth fecal matter transporters actually believe
>>51290616
Its been a while /g/. Can someone explain this fecal mouth thing regarding macs to me?
>>51290616
the trackpad alone makes mac > any dell
3rd party trackpad makers need to step it the fuck up
if you ultra maroons keep using objectively like that it'll be the next literally
>>51290675
i physically and literally think the point your making is objectively true
List is a bit dated and a bit more pricy than your budget, but maybe it will give you a few more companies to look into; they likely have options and other models overlapping with your needs.
>>51290670
To be fair the Botnet 10 improved that noticeable. Still far from Mac but at least somehow usable as mouse replacement.
i like my rMBP a lot
>>51290719
They've gotten a lot better for sure, but the gestures on most dells don't make any sense.. ESPECIALLY since there are no gestures for switching between virtual desktops
and dell stops updating drivers for them pretty damn quickly - the 2013 XPS13 is still on drivers from 2013, so usage in windows 10 sucks
shit's infuriating
>>51290730
jesus christ calibrate your fucking screens senpai
>>51290670
>flimsy diving board shit
>superior to solid non-click pads that real laptops have been using since the 90s
Fuck off shill.
>>51289511
Get a XPS 15 it's only an inch up from what everyone else provides with 13 inch and a 15 inch display is seriously comfy if you want to do anything productive.
Though apparently you aren't with it just being word processing.
>>51290760
just got the monitor at work - doing that tomorrow
>>51290730
>i like eating shit from my hands a lot
baka desu senpai
>>51290670
mac trackpads are perfection
my asus flip chromebook is also amazing.
no business laptop that i've ever used had a good trackpad
>>51290765
you clearly haven't used the force touch trackpad.
>>51290785
Nice to see applel engineers finally catch up to the 90's.
>>51290765
hahaha retard - dell uses clicking trackpads that aren't NEARLY as good as apple's older clicking trackpads, much less the current force touch trackpads
i bet you still use a net top
>>51290796
rekt desu senpai
>>51290730
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19616659
>Please fix the XPS 13 (2015) 9343 touchpad / trackpad
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19623425
>Yet Another Dissatisfied customer XPS 13 9343 touchpad
>>51290856
>>51290867
Cheesus, how hard can it be to make a laptop that just werks.
>>51290856
>>51290867
>all this damage control do defend eating shit from his hands
>>51290880
Too hard for applel apparently. :^)
>>51290880
Dunno man.. but I find it comical that so many on /g/ care so much about input in the form of mechanical keyboards and mice, but don't seem to give a shit about trackpads
when the input sucks - especially precision input like a trackpad, the experience sucks
>>51290639
I wish there was more to explain, I really do.
>>51290906
Those are completely separate groups.
One is programmers, coders, or just autists who need to type a lot.
The other cares only about how smooth the screen is while scrolling up and down facebook.
Honestly the Lenovo T450s is the best machine on the market today.
>>51290945
>lelnovo
>good
Enjoy your backdoored virus loaded machine.
Dell XPS 13 battery: rated for 300 cycles
Macbook Pro 13 battery: rated for 1000 cycles
>>51290945
I get the Thinkpad shilling for older models, they are pretty decent for the price but this shit? Lenovo lost the thread since 2011, just let them die in peace.
>>51290975
>dell: lists the real world physical properties for all lithium-ion batteries
>apple: feeds mactards shit to eat with their hands
>>51290945
lol no
chromebook master race
>>51291031
>thinks all batteries are the same
Just stick to the shiteating memes, friend.
I don't know what the fuck is wrong with you guys. HP elite book master race reporting in
>>51291041
>thinks eating shit from his hands makes his shilling believable
Just stick to eating shit from your hands friend.
>>51291078
OH SHIT NIGGER WE HAVE THE SAME COMPUTER
>>51291078
>>51291100
>300 cycles
>already down to 80%
>>51291114
h-hey don't be a meanie
also
>implying your old cukpads don't drop to at least 80% by 300 cycles
>>51289511
Get a Chromebook 13 and install Linux on it, did it and have no regrets. Plus you can get the base model for like $500 with tax, I recommend stepping up to Core i3 with 8 gigs of RAM tho.
>>51291114
>>51291134
Yes, those are the physical properties of li-ion technology, regardless of what bullshit applel's marketing dept spew out for retards to consume with their hands.
>>51289511
Get a mac. It's the only laptop that will undoubtedly, inarguably last you well for 5 years.
>>51291201
>800mhz
>100*C at all times
>last 5 years
ayylmao
>>51291201
I'm pretty sure eating shit from your hands won't allow you to live for a month much less five years.
>>51291145
>chromebook
>$50 with tax
>i3 8gb ram
wut
>>51291223
Ayyyye lmao
>>51290730
Wallpaper?
