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The TSMC 10nm thread was getting a bit derailed with Dell XPS 13/Broadwell discussions, so I figured I'd start a separate thread to do Q&A (ask me whatever you want about the system).
I have been able to go a full day without needing to recharge, and this is at medium-ish brightness and relatively heavy workload (music in the background + ridiculous amount of tabs + word processing + Excel). Obviously I'm not using it continuously for the full day, but it definitely survives a full workday under these conditions.
I realize this is pretty subjective, so I'll try to log my usage to get an accurate battery life number.
Performance I would say is good for just about everything I do with it. Under extreme stress, it can start to feel a bit sluggish (and my system is configured with 8GB of RAM), though. This is where having a 28W chip or even a quad core system would help immensely. I realize this is also subjective, but under very heavy usage, my Core i3 4130 system with 8GB of memory and an SSD can "feel" a lot faster.
In terms of noise/heat, most of the time it is quiet/silent, but the fan becomes noticable but not irritating (like my old Sony Vaio Pro 13) under the heaviest strain.
All in all, I would say it is a great general purpose laptop. I haven't done too much gaming on it, and I doubt it is a gaming monster, but if there are any games you'd like me to test for playability let me know and I'll run it if I have it.
The processor is a Core i5-5200U, and I'm also willing to run any benchmarks that anyone wants (provided that I have access to it).
Regarding Core M...I don't think I'd want a general purpose laptop with Core M level performance. I definitely want all the performance I can get in a sleek form factor and the XPS 13 is small and sleek enough for me. Anything less and I don't think I'd be happy with it.
The TSMC 10nm thread was getting a bit derailed with Dell XPS 13/Broadwell discussions, so I figured I'd start a separate thread to do Q&A (ask me whatever you want about the system).
What kind of battery life are you getting out of it?
Yeah, I'd like to know that too. Also, is it quiet in general? Does the fan always remain shut off during low performance work, such as web surfing / emailing / watching movies?
I'm considering this or a similar one myself, that's why I wonder. If it's too noisy, I'll optionally consider a Broadwell M Core Y based if it's not painfully slow.
I have been able to go a full day without needing to recharge, and this is at medium-ish brightness and relatively heavy workload (music in the background + ridiculous amount of tabs + word processing + Excel). Obviously I'm not using it continuously for the full day, but it definitely survives a full workday under these conditions.
I realize this is pretty subjective, so I'll try to log my usage to get an accurate battery life number.
Performance I would say is good for just about everything I do with it. Under extreme stress, it can start to feel a bit sluggish (and my system is configured with 8GB of RAM), though. This is where having a 28W chip or even a quad core system would help immensely. I realize this is also subjective, but under very heavy usage, my Core i3 4130 system with 8GB of memory and an SSD can "feel" a lot faster.
In terms of noise/heat, most of the time it is quiet/silent, but the fan becomes noticable but not irritating (like my old Sony Vaio Pro 13) under the heaviest strain.
All in all, I would say it is a great general purpose laptop. I haven't done too much gaming on it, and I doubt it is a gaming monster, but if there are any games you'd like me to test for playability let me know and I'll run it if I have it.
The processor is a Core i5-5200U, and I'm also willing to run any benchmarks that anyone wants (provided that I have access to it).
Regarding Core M...I don't think I'd want a general purpose laptop with Core M level performance. I definitely want all the performance I can get in a sleek form factor and the XPS 13 is small and sleek enough for me. Anything less and I don't think I'd be happy with it.
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