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

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On 12/4/16, Andrew Mike <andrew at logomancy.net> wrote:
> You could get a Gigabyte Aero 14:
> http://www.xoticpc.com/gigabyte-aero-14.html
>
> 2560x1440 14-inch screen, 1.9 kg, but has everything else you wanted at
> your price point.

 dang.  up to 32gb DDR4 RAM.  in a laptop. i'm very very tempted...
the only thing is: although the current screen i'm using is 2560x1600,
i just know damn well i'll miss the ... *goes to run python as a
calculator*... 160 pixels.  it makes the difference between being able
to run 2 80x56 xterms one above the other.

> There's also the AORUS X3 Plus PC3K4D:
> http://www.xoticpc.com/aorus-x3-plus-v6-pc3k4d.html
>
> Still misses the weight budget, and is $2000, but it has a smaller
> higher-res screen and meets all your other expectations.

 *splutter* http://www.aorus.com/Product/Spec/X3%20Plus%20v6
overclocking to 4ghz, up to 32gb DDR4 2400mhz RAM, *dual* PCIe SSDs,
supports nvidia graphics cards up to *6* GB, 150 watt power supply,
does it _really_ take dual batteries?  wtf this is a _monster_!!

 ... i love it.

 the fiscally-responsible thing to do would be to get a dell xps 13
9350.  given that it's a path that's been trail-blazed already and
there are software libre developers out there who've bought it, gone
to the trouble of poking dell's support team with a stick, found out
how to disable the (Reference-Design-by-default) RAID setting on the
NVMe drives in the BIOS, and so on, it would be a lot less hassle.

 *however*.... thinking it through... the only reason i said "16GB
RAM" is because i didn't expect there to be *laptops* out there which
could take up to 32GB RAM.  i made the mistake of getting not enough
memory once already.

 tell you what i'll do: i'm going to register on their forums and make
some enquiries.


> Sadly, you'll have to pay the Windows tax on either. :/

 *grumbles*...

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