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I'm looking to get a laptop as well with generally the same requirements as Redmile and was hoping to get some advice. I've been leaning towards the Dell XPS 13:
Dell XPS 13
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-The touch screens have pretty bad glare so I was hoping to go for non-touch and they only offer a 5th gen intel i3 or i5 for a $200 price difference. Is it worth the price to upgrade to the i5? Or should I be looking for a different laptop with an i7? I don't really understand the difference but I want something I won't have to replace for a while. |
For those tasks, I would say that it is NOT worth the $200 to upgrade to an i5.
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-One option on the i5 version is to bump the memory from a 128 SSD to a 256. Is this worth $200 for the usage described in Redmiles's OP?
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Ehhh. It's really really expensive as a $200 upgrade. However, I play those games (diablo/wow/starcraft) and I found that a 256 allowed me to keep the games on the SSD, and have enough room left over for random documents, windows and little programs. 128 was pretty tight.
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-Is it worth spending the extra to get the extended warranty or service plans for laptops?
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No.
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And lastly, does anyone have any suggestions for laptops that are comparable that they enjoy as well? The draw of the XPS 13 to me is the thin bezel, size in general, backlit keyboard and the display.
Thanks for any advice!
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http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX52645
A bit more expensive but similar in price to the XPS13 if you add the i5 and the SSD.
Obviously the Macbook Air is a very strong competitor as well. Blizzard has very strong Mac support for all their games so if you stay with their stuff, it won't matter.