Dell has just announced an 8 Gig of RAM version of their XPS laptop and the PR surrounding the launch is pretty funny.

> "Apple's MacBook Neo is a capable machine, and its arrival confirms that there's real appetite for premium quality at accessible prices," said Dell.

Who could have known that people wanted quality AND affordability?

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drnick1 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It is shocking that the XPS14 now starts at $2,000.

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jwagenet 8 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

If you use wintel, unless you need bleeding edge, buy 3 year old Dell Precision refurb on eBay for a third of that.

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mmcnl 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Made me buy a MacBook Air instead. Waited for a long time because I was not a fan of macOS, but Apple is quite cheap in all segments nowadays. A well-specced MacBook Pro these days is cheaper than a ThinkPad X1 Carbon. The MacBook Air at ~$1000 price point with 16GB/512GB is also incredibly hard to beat in price, and even if you pay the premium for a Windows competitor (crazy sentence) you actually get a less than premium experience: worse build quality, worse display, worse battery life.

	▲	philistine 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Apple's chip count in their laptops is insanely low compared to the competition. They're reaping the rewards of their continued investment in simplicity. People are appalled that they don't use standard M.2 storage; Apple's thing is bespoke and incompatible. Evil Apple's trying to prevent us folks from upgrading our laptops!! Nope. They use standard chips without a dedicated controller, because it's all controlled directly on the M-series chip, saving them a bunch of money. Which that, with the Macbook Neo, they absolutely pass the savings down to you.

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burnte 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Who could have known that people wanted quality AND affordability?

Truly a shocking outcome!