New laptop recommendations?

**ladymuck** · 26 March 2021, 12:58

I'm very happy with my Dell XPS13 (I like small laptops) but the XPS15 might be worth a look if you need a bigger screen?

**NotAllThere** · 26 March 2021, 13:26

I've got the XPS15. Nice bit of kit. Gets a bit warm from time to time though.

**BR14** · 26 March 2021, 13:44

why a laptop? - for a home office there's more bang/buck in a desktop imho

**courtg9000** · 26 March 2021, 13:51

Personally I swear by Lenovo kit,
Got a nice Yoga here, very good.

**SteelyDan** · 27 March 2021, 09:53

I've got a 15.6" Lenovo for personal use; very good, but more recently have been using a work-provided Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (black) which is superb. Great build quality, fast & looks great. Price just dropped from >£1200 to £999 (Curry's & JL). Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, Intel Core i5 Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13.5" PixelSense Display, Black (johnlewis.com)

**ladymuck** · 27 March 2021, 10:37

Originally posted by BR14 View Post

why a laptop? - for a home office there's more bang/buck in a desktop imho

Definitely, and easier to maintain / upgrade too.

I guess the use case is portability or a lack of space for a dedicated desk.

**Lance** · 27 March 2021, 11:31

Originally posted by BlueSharp View Post

My duel core i5 5 year old Mac book pro is being handed over to BS04 so time to buy something new and shiny. What do all the cool/not cool kids have?

Requirements:
SSD
Developer level tin

Either Mac or Windows.

one of the new Apple Silicon Macbooks, or a Surface Pro.
Stick with the software vendor for the hardware these days.
OEMs are for cheap skates.

**eek** · 28 March 2021, 07:48

Originally posted by Lance View Post

one of the new Apple Silicon Macbooks, or a Surface Pro.
Stick with the software vendor for the hardware these days.
OEMs are for cheap skates.

Wouldn't touch MS for hardware - I've seen way too many broken surfaces compared to ipads / macbooks - and MS's warranty isn't turn up in a shop and they will repair it there and then.

I'm not 100% sure a Apple Silicon macbook is powerful enough for developer work - but it will depend on what the developer is doing.

My go to recommendation is still to visit Dell Outlet and see what they have.

**_V_** · 28 March 2021, 13:19

One left in stock.

Dell Precision 15 5550 Mobile Workstation

https://www.europc.co.uk/dell-precis...gaAiRIEALw_wcB

English UK (QWERTY) Keyboard
Windows 10 Pro
Intel Core i7-10750H (6 Core), 2.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Max Turbo)
64 GB (2 x 32 GB), DDR 4, 3200 MHz Ram
2x 1 TB Solid State Drive (M.2 SSD)
15.6 inch 1920 x 1200 WUXGA, Ultrasharp, IGZO4, Anti-Glare
4GB NVIDIA Quadro T2000 Max-Q

£2,219.99 inc VAT

Okay for light developer work. Need 32 cores and 256GB RAM for real developers.

New laptop recommendations?