Hi,
I have two alternative Dell options (unless more suggestions come in re: what I should
get).
The employer's standard fare which entails:
#1. High Performance, Daily Use 14” Laptop: Latitude 7490
Processor: Intel Core i7-8650U
Memory: 16GB
Storage: 512GB SSD
Graphics Card: integrated
Wireless: integrated
LCD: 14.0” LCD (1920x1080) Non-Touch Anti-Glare LCD with Camera
Camera: Light Sensitive Webcam and Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic
Comes with Windoze, but other than the fact that I will be paying the monopoly tax and
stripping it off, it is not a big deal.
#2. Dell XPS 13 9370 Developer Edition
Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U
Memory: 16GB
Storage: 512GB SSD
Graphics Card: integrated
8th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz)
16GB LPDDR3 2133MHz
Thermal Plate for SSD
512GB Solid State Drive
Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620
13.3'' 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge touch display,
Killer 1435 802.11ac 2x2 and Bluetooth
52WHr Battery
Comes with Ubuntu 16.04 (no tax) but which will be used to boot and see if it is powers up
before being stripped for Fedora 28.
The XPS13 has a slightly lower spec for the processor (maybe, because it appears to be of
slightly earlier stock - 8550U versus 8650U) but the specs are fairly comparable. The
resolution is no doubt better for the XPS13. This configuration will cost me $700 more
than the Latitude. Which I am willing to pay unless there are technical reasons for
preferring the Latitude. The XPS13 is about a pound lighter from what I can tell.
While we are at it, any other suggestions from DEll or others?
Many thanks in advance and best wishes,
Ranjan
PS: I have a 5-year old XPS13, fabulous machine and I am typing this e-mail on it right
now. But it is 5-years old and may die so in need for a replacement.
Ranjan
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