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Great quality keyboard

Large keys with less gaps and low backlight bleed

Overall good quality

Compatible with Linux

Thunderbolt charging capabilities

Great lightweight design

Plenty of ports

AMD processor

Compatible with Linux

Relatively easy to replace the screen if it breaks

Not budget friendly

May have issues with difficult monitor set ups

Not suitable for those who prefer Thinkpad or Spectre keyboards

Not ideal for color accuracy and sharpness (58% sRGB coverage)

Only one RAM slot

No Thunderbolt 3

Verdict

The Dell XPS 13 is a premium laptop that can be configured with a touchscreen. It has a good quality keyboard and large keys with less gaps, and low backlight bleed. It also has an overall good quality, though it may have some issues with difficult monitor set ups. It is compatible with Linux and comes with Thunderbolt charging capabilities. However, it is on the expensive side.

Verdict

The Lenovo ThinkPad T495 is a popular business laptop that is well-liked for its lightweight design, plenty of ports, AMD processor, and compatibility with Linux. It has a 58% sRGB coverage, which may not be ideal for color accuracy and sharpness. It has a 50Wh battery, which provides good performance and battery life. It is also relatively easy to replace the screen if it breaks. It is not a gaming laptop, but can still play most games at acceptable levels. It has one RAM slot, and the T480 has two. It does not have Thunderbolt 3, but it does have a replaceable battery. It is a good choice for those who need a laptop for work and don't need a powerful GPU.

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Battery Life

So lightweight!

The battery life is very short (4ish hours) and it takes a long time to charge (about 1 1/2 hours). The brick on the cord gets very hot as it charges as does the bottom of the laptop. Otherwise it runs cool. I really like that there is no separate place to plug in the charger

5/5

3 years ago

amazon.com

Great performance for windows, almost seamless with linux

Lenovo's settings in windows had a battery health setting where I could set it to charge up to 80% and not start charging till it hits 60%. Glad to say these settings seem to be held in hardware, as linux never charges past 80% either. Battery is still like new a year later despite being plugged in nearly 24/7. Note the graphics are strong in this, despite not having an actual gpu

5/5

3 years ago

amazon.com

Performance

BEWARE!!!! Paid full price for a new one and received a used one!!!

Laptop seems to be working "ok" as of now besides the WiFi issues everyone has been having and apps like Netflix and Hulu not properly working. Another thing that is concerning is the packaging. I'm pretty sure I was sent a used product considering it came in a cheap cardboard box and not in it's original XPS box/packaging. Also the laptop itself was not even wrapped in any kind of plastic or padding or anything and I am at a military base in Iraq

Unfortunately, the latter seems to be an artificial restriction imposed by the manufacturer, especially considering that the Intel-equipped T490 is allowed to consume more energy. Nevertheless, the T495’s quad-core remains powerful and fast enough, especially for an office laptop.Great display, long battery life, and good performance. Given its lower price, the ThinkPad T495 is a great alternative to the Intel-equipped ThinkPad T490

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