New dell XPS 13

[707electrician]

Anybody have one yet? I need a new PC laptop and I am liking the new XPS however as some may know, Dell's laptop batteries suck and have always sucked. Getting a good year out of Dell's laptop batteries is lucky. This is my only concern since the new XPS 13 does not have a replaceable battery. So I wanted to see if anyone has one yet and how they like it. Obviously it is too early to tell if they have resolved their battery issues.

[SouperMan]

I think Dell will be like Apple and provide either a warranty protection for the battery or a battery replacement service warranty.

I would love to get my hands on a XPS 13, but I would like to have at least NVIDIA powered graphics.

[JDay]

ThinkPad Edge E420s, 7 hours of battery life. You can also purchase a battery warranty with it that will get you a free replacement battery anytime during the first 3 years of ownership. The only thing I don't like about this system is that there is no matte display option.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=9F4D9F1B85C24267B579D9A60A9BDD25

EDIT: The E425 extends that up to 8.5 hours. If you can wait a few months the T420u will be coming out and will feature Ivy Bridge.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/5/2683000/lenovo-thinkpad-t430u-new-intel-processors-pricing

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/lenovos-thinkpad-t430u-ultrabook-targets-the-business-set-with/

[Autarchist]

Eh, I'm not sold on the idea of buying a laptop with an irreplaceable battery. Same goes for cellphones, MP3 Players, tablets, etc. Batteries are simply "temporary" technology with short lifespans. Even though new technology is allowing for extended battery life in laptops, I like the freedom of being able to carry a spare battery (I snagged up a fresh one for $30) for days I will be "in the field" working, and being near an outlet isn't always certainty.

I'd also like to preserve the option to simply replace my battery when it starts fading away. Warranty or not, a situation where you would need to send the entire machine in for "repair" would mean, aside from a hassle, going without a laptop for however long it takes them to repair/replace and send it back.

[707electrician]

ThinkPad Edge E420s, 7 hours of battery life. You can also purchase a battery warranty with it that will get you a free replacement battery anytime during the first 3 years of ownership. The only thing I don't like about this system is that there is no matte display option.

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=9F4D9F1B85C24267B579D9A60A9BDD25

EDIT: The E425 extends that up to 8.5 hours. If you can wait a few months the T420u will be coming out and will feature Ivy Bridge.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/5/2683000/lenovo-thinkpad-t430u-new-intel-processors-pricing

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/lenovos-thinkpad-t430u-ultrabook-targets-the-business-set-with/

I didn't even think of lenovo, but that is a decent looking laptop. I like that it has a metal case and should be more durable than an HP/Dell/Apple and a three year battery warranty to top it off

[707electrician]

Eh, I'm not sold on the idea of buying a laptop with an irreplaceable battery. Same goes for cellphones, MP3 Players, tablets, etc. Batteries are simply "temporary" technology with short lifespans. Even though new technology is allowing for extended battery life in laptops, I like the freedom of being able to carry a spare battery (I snagged up a fresh one for $30) for days I will be "in the field" working, and being near an outlet isn't always certainty.

I'd also like to preserve the option to simply replace my battery when it starts fading away. Warranty or not, a situation where you would need to send the entire machine in for "repair" would mean, aside from a hassle, going without a laptop for however long it takes them to repair/replace and send it back.

The "non-user-replaceable" batteries don't bother me too much as long as they have a decent lifetime and/or warranty and replacement batteries are readily available when it is out of warranty. I don't mind taking my computers apart

[resident-shooter]

Macbookpro 13