Is a Dell XPS 13 (2018) Still Worth Buying?

[KingHanoj]

Recently bought a gaming laptop that I was planning to use for school. I was going to sell my desktop and go laptop only, but I really want to keep my desktop. So, I am thinking about selling the gaming laptop, and buying a consumer laptop with better battery performance. Since I am still at home most of the time I am thinking of just keeping my desktop for at home use and getting a more consumer laptop for anything else. Now to my question. Is a Dell XPS 13 (2018) still worth purchasing? It's two years old, but does that mean it isn't worth the money? Thanks for the help in advance.

[manikyath]

it entirely depends on what sort of money you're buying it for.

if it's the sticker price from 2 years ago: hell no.

[KingHanoj]

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

it entirely depends on what sort of money you're buying it for.

if it's the sticker price from 2 years ago: hell no.

found the Dell XPS 13 9370

i5, 8gb, 256ssd 

for $725

 

[MurderM]

Eh, if you are just using it for school do you really need the sleekest laptop? You can get laptops with those specs brand new for $499 with a year warranty. If you'd like to pay a premium for looks, go for it, if you don't really care what your school laptop looks like I'd look into a Acer product or perhaps even a chromebook for sub $200 if your school workflow allows for it.

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, MurderM said:

Eh, if you are just using it for school do you really need the sleekest laptop? You can get laptops with those specs brand new for $499 with a year warranty. If you'd like to pay a premium for looks, go for it, if you don't really care what your school laptop looks like I'd look into a Acer product or perhaps even a chromebook for sub $200 if your school workflow allows for it.

yes and no.

- those $500 potato-books usually severely lack in build quality in one or more ways

- the XPS lineup is a premium product, which also means premium support (lets hope OP never needs it..)

- 725 for a premium device (did a quick check, that's approximating 50% off from new price seemingly), presuming it's new in an unopened box, and comes with its full warranty.. is a pretty nice deal IMO.

 

i do reiterate: presuming it is new, in an unopened box, with full warranty... 50% off on some showroom leftover from 2 years ago is not something i'd do.

[MurderM]

12 minutes ago, manikyath said:

yes and no.

- those $500 potato-books usually severely lack in build quality in one or more ways

- the XPS lineup is a premium product, which also means premium support (lets hope OP never needs it..)

- 725 for a premium device (did a quick check, that's approximating 50% off from new price seemingly), presuming it's new in an unopened box, and comes with its full warranty.. is a pretty nice deal IMO.

 

i do reiterate: presuming it is new, in an unopened box, with full warranty... 50% off on some showroom leftover from 2 years ago is not something i'd do.

tbh I bought a Acer laptop for around 399 recently and you'd be really surprised with the quality you can get nowadays. XPS laptops aren't know for aging well either way (keyboard issues).