Well after spending all afternoon with this new Dell XPS 13 9315 I absolutely love it. The fit and finish feels exactly like a Macbook Air.

I have Linux installed (Pop_OS) and the only two issues I had were getting the webcam running and the fingerprint reader. I managed getting both of them up and now the hardware is 100% operable! I am so happy I kept giving Linux a go and found a great laptop with few compatibility issues.

Thanks to all of you who recommended Dell laptops. There were a couple minor problems, but both were solvable with a bit of ddg searching.

EDIT: I’ve decided to return this Dell XPS 13 based on some of your replies about the 12th gen intel being out of date for the price and build quality issues with Dell in general. I went with a Lemur Pro i7 Raptor Lake, 40gb ram, 1tb storage System76 build for only $200 more. Only downside is I have to wait a bit for them to confirm my order, assemble, and ship. It’ll be nice to have a machine built exclusively for Linux!

    • jezebelley3d@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I’ve been a MX Ergo user for a while now. They’re incredibly comfortable. Logitech trackballs have been my main input device for decades.

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
      101·
      11 months ago

      It’s a nice thumb-ball. I bring mine to work everyday. I also 3D printed a stand to go fully vertical. I appreciate the two profiles so I can connect to my home PC and my work one. It’s the only mouse I use unless I’m playing games.

    • Nix@merv.newsEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I have the same one its really nice and stopped my wrist pain. Have to clean it every so often though but its easy the bottom is magnetic so you just pull it off and clean the inside of the ball part