Hi MyBB!
Looking for some advice regarding purchasing a Laptop that has a decent touchscreen and, if possible, a decent screen that flips around. My worry about these laptops is that the screen hinges take a bit of a beating and wanted to know whether anyone has had any issues with the stylus not working anymore etc.
My wife thanks you for the advice!
My wife has the Dell XPS 13 7390, the first of the "new" design with the 10th gen CPUs.
It's a great laptop. The hinge looks and feels sturdy, and it has that one hand opening thing which is supposedly something that denotes quality. It also looks great. To me it still looks better than anything on the market right now, except maybe the new 13" MBP.
Windows 10 works surprisingly well in touch screen mode.
I haven't used a stylus with it, as those are expensive and not something we need. I still want to buy one to try out though. Here's hoping for Black Friday.
The Dell is completely non-upgradable, with both the RAM and SSD soldered. The regular 13" is upgradable, but not the 2-in-1 model. It does have a mini-SD card slot, so I use that for movies and other large files.
The other problem is that they seem to only bring in the "default" preconfigured models. That means if you want 16GB RAM, you will most likely have to get an i7. Want a bigger SSD? Hope you find one which isn't bundled with the 4K monitor option (and a larger price tag).
I tried to order from Dell SA and spec one myself (we had an account through work), but it was nauseatingly expensive.
The other option is the Inspiron range, which also look pretty good, although the build quality is lower and the display isn't nearly as good as on the XPS. They also come in 14" and 15" models, and are also much cheaper than the XPS 13.
Edit: If I ever don't get a laptop from work, I would seriously consider getting a Dell 2-in-1. They really great and very versatile.
