[Arm-netbook] new development laptop needed, looking at dell xps 13 9350

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

yes please that would be really helpful russell.

andrew i  looked at what system76 have: smallest is the 14in @ $699
which means its spec is nowhere near that of the dell xps 13 9350, the
yoga pro or the zenbook(s).  the machines you refer to that can do 4k
are monster 15 and 17in, they'll be something insane like 3 possibly
even 4kg in weight: more than twice over the weight budget.

the thing about ultrabooks is that they're quite specialist and
unusual: they're not the sort of thing that you keep around "in stock"
as their components are ridiculously specialist and expensive.

again: if it wasn't for the fact that i'm moving around so much, going
to clients, staying in hotels and so on, i'd be happy to get something
that was "luggable".

but, my requirements really are quite specific: high end QHD+ 13.3in
ultrabooks fit them perfectly.

l.

On 12/4/16, Russell Hyer <russell.hyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Luke,
>
> if you do decide to go the DELL route, last time I checked, I had
> several friends at DELL all of whom could offer some employee
> discounts (obviously, not as good as the Mexico deal recently
> publicised). Let me know if I should send a query out to them to see
> if I can get an employee discount code for you.
>
> Regards
>
> Russell
>
> On 4 December 2016 at 13:29, Andrew M.A. Cater
> <amacater at galactic.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> On Sun, Dec 04, 2016 at 12:29:00PM +0000, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
>> wrote:
>>> On 12/4/16, Franck Sinimalé <franck at sinimale.fr> wrote:
>>> > Hi all,
>>> >
>>> > https://lacpdx.com/gnu/Laptop
>>> >
>>> > FYI they did not answer to my request since i live in France i guess,
>>> > cool machines anyway !
>>>
>>>  unfortunately the LCD resolutions max out at 1920x1080.  after having
>>> experienced a 2560x1600 LCD, where i can get *TEN* full 80x56 xterms
>>> side-by-side on one screen, or *two* web browsers full-screen 1200x800
>>> next to *four* 80x56 xterms, or can do two 80x56 xterms and then
>>> openscad a whopping 1800x1600... or PCB CAD development 1200x1600
>>> side-by-side with a PDF datasheet at again 1200x1600 instead of being
>>> forced to flip between the two....  *and it's portable*...
>>>
>>>  ... once you've experienced that kind of development environment, a
>>> 1920x1080 LCD is a *MASSIVE* step backwards.
>>>
>>>  ... can't do it, frank :)
>>>
>>
>> System76 are about the only folk I can think of - they might be able to
>> help
>> because their bigger machines go up to 4k.
>>
>> Otherwise, it's down to plugging in a monitor and keyboard when you get
>> somewhere ...
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> AndyC
>>
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