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 -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
