Dell XPS 13 vs Lenovo Thinkpad x270.

[iNothing]

Hey LTT forum, 

 

I need to make a decision between these two laptops. I will be using them for programming, web browsing and uni related things. (price is not an issue between them)

 

The pros for the dell are: The screen, it is slimmer and lighter.

 

The pros for the thinkpad are: The keyboard and trackpoint, bigger battery, tougher design.

 

Let me know what you would choose to help me make my decision.

[The Sloth]

i would get xps 13

[Shiv78]

4 minutes ago, iNothing said:

The pros for the dell are: The screen, it is slimmer and lighter.

 

You answered the question. Sexier too lol

[AnnoyedShelf]

13 minutes ago, iNothing said:

Hey LTT forum, 

 

I need to make a decision between these two laptops. I will be using them for programming, web browsing and uni related things. (price is not an issue between them)

 

The pros for the dell are: The screen, it is slimmer and lighter.

 

The pros for the thinkpad are: The keyboard and trackpoint, bigger battery, tougher design.

 

Let me know what you would choose to help me make my decision.

I'd go for the x270.  It's going to be more durable, and have a much better keyboard.  Also TrackPoints beat out any trackpad in my opinion.  And yeah, the battery life is gonna be insane out of the box, plus it's hot-swappable, and you can add a battery slice.  Not to mention, they're easier to service as well.

[iNothing]

18 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

i would get xps 13

 

16 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

You answered the question. Sexier too lol

 

5 minutes ago, AnnoyedShelf said:

I'd go for the x270.  It's going to be more durable, and have a much better keyboard.  Also TrackPoints beat out any trackpad in my opinion.  And yeah, the battery life is gonna be insane out of the box, plus it's hot-swappable, and you can add a battery slice.  Not to mention, they're easier to service as well.

 

I would also like the add that the Dell xps 13 has better specs than the x270. Including i7 instead of i5, bigger resolution screen and a 512gb ssd instead of 256gb.

[AnnoyedShelf]

28 minutes ago, iNothing said:

 

 

 

I would also like the add that the Dell xps 13 has better specs than the x270. Including i7 instead of i5, bigger resolution screen and a 512gb ssd instead of 256gb.

I wouldn't use the CPU as a tiebreaker here, you're not gonna notice that much of a difference in terms of a slightly higher clock, especially considering you'll probably just be doing work on it.  And as for storage, I guess that's really up to you.  On a small laptop like that, I would be perfectly happy with 256GB, but again, that's me, not you.

[Pendragon]

Depends if you want looks or durability. I'd like the X270. 

[Dackzy]

a ULV i7 and a ULV i5 is basically the same CPU, the difference in performance is so minimal.

 

The x270 will have better build quality, better keyboard, better battery life and better support (because you get business support), but the xps 13 looks better...