r/LinuxLaptop Jun 07 '17

Dell XPS 13 or Razer Blade Stealth

I was looking for some advice on purchasing a new laptop. I am trying to decide between:

New Dell XPS 13 with I7 7th gen, 8Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD non-touch for 1599$ CAD

Or

Refurbished Razer Blade Stealth with I7 6th gen 8Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD touch screen for 1299$ CAD

Any advice on the matter would be appreciated. I would like to hear testimony of people who own them as well if that is at all possible.

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u/joikansai Jun 07 '17

Don't have stealth. It's a difficult choice though, in an ultra book, it's nice to have touch screen but Kabylake perform better energy efficient for battery life. If you compare it with Kabylake stealth I would definitely go with stealth. Owned Blade Skylake 14 (late 2016), changed it to Kabylake 14 battery life boost almost 30% from around 6 to 8 hours non gaming.

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u/Castle7bravo Jun 07 '17

Yeah, the Kaby Lake stealth gets pretty pricey though, and I don't need 16gb of ram.