I wanted a Windows laptop counterpart as a second laptop to match my 2019 MacBook Pro 16 in specs. It's a behemoth, an 8 core i9, 64GB RAM, 8TB SSD and a discreet video card with 8GB RAM.
I looked initially at a Dell XPS 15. It was loaded and had two NVME slots for SSD drives (4TB x 2). But that started at $2700 and would have reached $3300, with 2-4TB SSD drives and 64GB RAM upgrades (I already had 64GB of rAM lying around). I didn't want to spend that much. I already spend $5500 for the Macbook back in 2020, which is a ridiculous price.
But I eventually settled on an Inspiron 16 2 in 1. The base unit was $1200, with additions to it making it reach $2,000. It is a 12 core i7 12th gen, supped up to 64GB RAM and 4TB SSD. It has a discreet NVidia MX550 card with 2GB. Not as good as the XPS, but I am not a heavy gamer, it is more suited for multimedia. It also has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USC-A ports and an HDMI port and SD card reader. And it can flip around into a tablet, with a Wacom active pen. Though at 4.5 pounds, a heavy tablet for tablet use. It also has a beautiful OLED 4K touchscreen.
It also has both a fingerprint reader and Windows Hello - FaceID for Windows. It's really a good value for a high end Windows laptop that is pretty loaded. And it annoys me that Apple still hasn't put FaceID into Macs, despite the notch. (and yes, it is true IR face mapping with Windows Hello, just like Apple's FaceID.)
I am also a fan of Microsoft's Surface Pro line, but they were a bit underpowered (4 core) and expensive for what you get (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD for $2500)
Anyone else get a Windows laptop lately?
I looked initially at a Dell XPS 15. It was loaded and had two NVME slots for SSD drives (4TB x 2). But that started at $2700 and would have reached $3300, with 2-4TB SSD drives and 64GB RAM upgrades (I already had 64GB of rAM lying around). I didn't want to spend that much. I already spend $5500 for the Macbook back in 2020, which is a ridiculous price.
But I eventually settled on an Inspiron 16 2 in 1. The base unit was $1200, with additions to it making it reach $2,000. It is a 12 core i7 12th gen, supped up to 64GB RAM and 4TB SSD. It has a discreet NVidia MX550 card with 2GB. Not as good as the XPS, but I am not a heavy gamer, it is more suited for multimedia. It also has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USC-A ports and an HDMI port and SD card reader. And it can flip around into a tablet, with a Wacom active pen. Though at 4.5 pounds, a heavy tablet for tablet use. It also has a beautiful OLED 4K touchscreen.
It also has both a fingerprint reader and Windows Hello - FaceID for Windows. It's really a good value for a high end Windows laptop that is pretty loaded. And it annoys me that Apple still hasn't put FaceID into Macs, despite the notch. (and yes, it is true IR face mapping with Windows Hello, just like Apple's FaceID.)
I am also a fan of Microsoft's Surface Pro line, but they were a bit underpowered (4 core) and expensive for what you get (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD for $2500)
Anyone else get a Windows laptop lately?
