Posted by NikoB
- September 17, 2023, 19:40:11
In general, I don't care much about the class of runts of 12-14" due to the complete wretchedness of the keyboard, but in this case the price of the laptop is clearly overestimated by more than 2 times. This is madness.
In reality, the processor is slow - here need an R9 7940HS from AMD. Slow RAM, despite the soldered 64GB lpddr5 6400 - disgusting tuning of timings in the BIOS.
It is impossible to install a second SSD, and 1TB in a laptop for $4000+, this is just outrageous redneck from Dell - there should be at least 4TB, or better 8TB double-sided.
The shameful webcam has already been mentioned. Where is 1440p@60fps with autofocus?
The laptop is noisy when surfing and under medium load.
There is not a single usb-a and hdmi 2.1 (usb-c to hdmi, obviously with the shameful 2.0 of 2016), which is simply nonsense for business series. It's very interesting where and how 4 x TB4 are connected, because...in the datasheet for the 13900H it is unclear how many pci-e 5.0 lines it has and how many 3.0. A total of 28. The funny thing is that the older 13900HX for some reason does not have pci-e 5.0. It seems that Raptor Lake cores are only available in the HX series, right? Although Intel also labels this 13900H as Raptor for some reason. It all looks wild and strange, something like the mess of AMD with Zen4 and Zen4 Phoenix - which, also despite the best technical process, lacks pci-e 5.0, but has built-in USB40 and support for 256Gb of ram. But with Intel it's the other way around, the younger one has both a pci-e 5.0 and a TB4 controller built into the SoC. Despite the fact that the "top" HX series is deprived of both - complete insanity and nonsense.
Well, the terrible screen completes the picture - with an extremely slow response, poor color reproduction for such a price and mediocre contrast for 14" panels.
Again, I don't understand who will take it even for $2,500...except perhaps in some companies where managers will take it for kickbacks from Dell. There are simply no other options for individuals or companies who really consider money and the benefits of spending it to take this mediocre trash for a minimum, 2x markup.