Not to be biased in any way, but his review seemed quite one-sided without significant amounts of technical substantiation (e.g. graphics performance, use of Adobe Premier only (vs. FCP), battery life, keyboard).Interesting comparison
Not to be biased in any way, but his review seemed quite one-sided without significant amounts of technical substantiation (e.g. graphics performance, use of Adobe Premier only (vs. FCP), battery life, keyboard).
XPS 15 with worst color processor and accuracy, no reflect coating (and somebody said it good for no decoatingWhat's interesting about it? He's full of ****.
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Worse than one-sided, he just makes stuff up, e.g. about the supposed wider color space of the XPS. But yes, also quite one-sided in his assessments.
Very fair and balanced.
No wonder! But seems he just quoted the Dell website/Amazon - he may not be a vendor but could be someone who has a vested interest in Dell sales.Hilarious! He's a Dell vendor, his stuff is on the Dell website.
Hilarious! He's a Dell vendor, his stuff is on the Dell website.
http://www.dell.com/learn/au/en/aud...view-video-en.aspx?c=au&l=en&s=dhs&modal=true
XPS 15 with worst color processor and accuracy, no reflect coating (and somebody said it good for no decoating),bad TLC SSD, bad speakers, bad coil wine, all parts easy degraded.
The worst in 15" MBPR are expensive, no upgradeable and ports.
I have heard complaints about the reflectiveness of the screen, and coil whine seems to be some kind of a trademark for it. But I don't doubt it's an excellent value in its way.
Can we stay on the merit of the review?
Interesting comparison
And you know this even though the laptop just came out a month ago?
I recently succumbed to the impressive specs current Windows laptops are releasing. On paper, they're undoubtedly a better value, so I decided to give Windows 10 a chance and bought the XPS 13.
First of all, the tiered insurance/warranty options are confusing, and the rep's insistence on buying the best policy was somewhat alarming. Apple Care is pretty straightforward, and having owned several MacBooks in the past, I knew I'd get great customer service and felt safe my investment would last a solid 5 years or so. I immediately didn't get that feeling from Dell. If I bought the middle insurance I'd have to wait this long and take it here, but if I got this insurance I'd get faster service and save this and that. All very confusing, and when considering the additional maintenance, insurance, and it's life expectancy, the price gap wasn't as significant.
As far as the actual computer, the first thing that jumps out is the infinity display. It's gorgeous. I also liked the keyboard.
Things quickly deteriorated. I thought the trackpad was broken. I don't understand how nobody had caught up to Apple, but the trackpad is not even in the same ballpark.
Then came, the dreaded coil whine. Was it THAT bad? No, not at all. But it was just enough to irritate me and I often obsessed over it. Not good. I contacted customer service, and after speaking to 3 different people, was told that it's "normal."
As far as performance, yeah, the Dell had better specs. But there's a reason Windows laptops plays the spec race. It's just like Android (I use a Nexus 6p btw so I'm in no way biased). They have better specs, bigger batteries, faster processors, etc but in the real world, Apple often outperforms for the obvious reasons.
They design both software and hardware, and don't have to accommodate hundreds of devices. The sum is greater than the parts, and the result, in my opinion, is a superior experience.
Without even discussing operating systems, I got rid of the XPS and recently grabbed the 13" nTB MBP 16/512. The insurance is straightforward, customer service exceptional and from hardware to software, is just a much better experience for me. It's also a better value despite the higher up front cost when you take all factors into consideration.
No wonder! But seems he just quoted the Dell website/Amazon - he may not be a vendor but could be someone who has a vested interest in Dell sales.
The coil whine is a quality issue, but let's not pretend that the MacBook Pro doesn't have issues of its own either.
On the other end of the spectrum, there's guys editing 4k video, that need 32GB RAM and can no longer rely on Apple. I feel bad for those people, especially since other than a Hackentosh, they have no option to run Mac OS and are forced to abandon the ecosystem.
They're few and far between though, and Apple had made it pretty damn clear for awhile now, that they're no longer interested in making products for those people.
There are rumors they'll put out an MBP with 32 GB RAM later this year. The problem is that it requires using desktop RAM, which reduces battery life significantly.
Whether it's overpriced depends on whether it provides what people are willing to pay for. Apparently it does.
By the way, you forgot the keyboard. Lot of complaints about that.
The majority of complaints I've heard about the MBP are 1) price, 2) ports, 3) touch bar and 4) specs.
What are some things you have that uses USB Type C?Check out his other videos. He's horribly anti-Apple for no real good reason (no USB-A ports? How much longer will those ports even be useful for... at least type-C is backwards compatible) and has been a XPS fanboy for some time now.
What are some things you have that uses USB Type C?
I don't even have a single thing.
DDR4 memory operates at the same voltage as LPDDR3.
There are rumors they'll put out an MBP with 32 GB RAM later this year. The problem is that it requires using desktop RAM, which reduces battery life significantly.
Whether it's overpriced depends on whether it provides what people are willing to pay for. Apparently it does.
By the way, you forgot the keyboard. Lot of complaints about that.
Pretty much everything. My monitor, my external SSD, my speakers (mini b to type-c). As for other peripherals, I can get two adapters for $9 each to use current usb-A accessories until more type-c accessories come out (not to mention a $40 dock with HDMI, DP, SD, USB all using just one port on the MBP). Type-c is undoubtedly the future (check out the new windows laptops including more type-c ports than type-a like the HP x360).
People complaining about ports just want something to complain about.
I was talking about the graphic issues.