"Dell shoots itself in the foot and will only realise in 3 years"

Dear random strangers,

I have bought Thinkpad T for many years following your advice. Then I moved to Dell Latitude 3 years ago as this was your recommendation. So far, very happy with them!

Where should I go for my next laptop? Is it time for framework?

(I'm looking for 14" business laptops, excellent screen, good audio, light and solid, performance is a nice-to-have, Linux-only)

If it matters to you, Michael Dell is pro-genocide:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mdell_its-an-honor-to-stand-with-isaac-herzog-activity-7153858601525088256-xHo6/

Weird, isn’t that the only Dell brand people view as worth having?

replacing them with three main product lines: Dell (yes, just Dell), Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max.

PC/Android companies not trying to blatantly rip off Apple challenge: Impossible

I still remember when XPS was the premiere gaming brand Dell released to compete with the likes of Alienware, only for them to buy Alienware and relegate XPS to a higher budget multimedia catalog.

The names outstayed their welcome, but I cannot applaud them copying Apple's homework.

Well that sucks. I haven't bought an XPS since the Dell XPS 15z like over a decade ago, but still, the idea that I could buy an XPS Developer Edition laptop and have it be Linux compatible without having to think about it was nice. Now I'm limited to ThinkPads and System76 plus whatever other compatible Clevos there are or maybe a Framework, which I guess is fine since I do own multiple ThinkPads.

Still, really weird decision.

The latest XPS laptops really seem like they wanted to copy MacBook Pros from a few years ago with the touch function keys and the barren I/O.

I never really understood the purpose of the XPS line anyway. If you want performance, buy a Precision; if you want a light robust laptop with decent I/O, get a Latitude; if you want a MacBook, get a MacBook.

With that being said the new naming scheme feels like a joke. What's wrong with recognisable model names?

Better headline: Dell kills all brands

Given that Dell has lost most of it's old reputation in the last couple of years, not surprising that radical moves were taken. Trying to navigate Dells product range was a quick way to get a headache.

The newest generation of xps i shit anyways, good riddance.

i was really happy with my 2019ish xps. But the 2024 one is hot garbage. not just that it arrived with the keyboard not working and Dell taking 3 months to replace it. There's a total of 2 usb-c ports on it. That's all the connectors, yes. No, no headphone jack either. And one of those two is taken up with charging, so i'm left with one port if i dont use a dockingstation.

the whole function bar is touch now. you need to hit it 3 times for it to react, who needs Esc anyways. Unless you want to type in the number row, then the function row will pick up random key presses sometimes.

Copilot key no one asked for. Power button is just an unlabelled piece of plastic that looks like filler, not a button. Keyboard sucks in general, too little space between keys, you're bound to mistype.

linux support is ok, though webcam doesn't work in firefox, hibernate doesn't work, every few weeks it'll just freeze. But otherwise acceptable.

definitely my last dell, i really hate it.

[Edit] Oh and I forgot the best part, when the dell repairman finally repaired it after 3 months, he said "oh a new XPS? Yeah, those suck, every customer hates them especially for software development"

what the fuck?

why kill your best brand?

ohhh...because you outsourced your entire product development teams to "offshore units" and haven't innovated since 2015.

What would be the Dell option for a conservatively styled laptop that has a GeForce RTX GPU?

Seems that Dell is pushing to their Alienware line but their laptops are just ugly

Weird. I thought XPS was a pretty well known brand.

I'd like people to actually read the article before commenting. They are renaming their laptops. They'll continue producing what would've been XPS.

simplified naming scheme with labels like ‘Pro’ and ‘Max.’

How is that "simplified"? Which one is better, Pro or Max?

Actual simplified naming would probably be names like "Basic", "Business", "Gaming", or numbers like what Intel does with Core 3/5/7/9.

I guess it streamlines the naming a little bit, but it sounds like the mapping of the hardware to the names is still a mess. I've used XPS laptops for years, but had already decided my next would be a Framework. This just reinforces that decision.

I remember the XPS Was "Ubuntu Certified" thats what i think when i first see the Laptop.

AMD now has "Max" chips and Dell now has "Pro" and "Max" laptops.

Everyone copying Apple.

Wait, "Dell Pro max" isn't a joke? Or at least not an intentional one?

Yes, I’ll take one Dell Pro Max Premium please. Heck, while we’re it, please make it a Dell Pro Max Premium Ultra Deluxe with Extra Sprinkles.

In the future, it means we can also expect product names like Dell Pro Max Plus.

oh I can't wait for 2030 to get my new Dell Pro Max Plus Most Biz VIP Tip Top Rizz

There are actually people getting paid for this shit

Are they just sitting in a group in multiple meetings to brainstorm new names for stuff?

And I thought just managers are parasites...

Why the fuck did it even take them that long? Alienware acquisition was in 2006.