 2023 laptop buy research

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Ciro Santilli 37  Updated 2025-05-23  +Created 1970-01-01

The P51 is a bit too heavy, and the battery could be better!

Dell XPS 15 www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/laptops/12th-gen-intel/spd/xps-15-9520-laptop
- CPU: Intel Core i7-12700H (12th gen)
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
- RAM: 16GB DDR5. Can be upgrated to 32 or 64.
- Display: 15.6-inch 3.5K (3,456 x 2,160), 60Hz
- Storage: 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD. Can be upgraded to 2TB or 4TB.
- Weight: 1.96 kg
- Price in UK: £1,948.99
- Ubuntu: no
- Tom's guide battery life: 10-hours (web browsing) www.tomsguide.com/reviews/dell-xps-15-oled-2022-review-a-great-macbook-pro-alternative
Dell XPS 13 www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/laptops/xps-13/spd/xps-13-9315-laptop
- CPU: Intel Core i5-1230U (12th gen)
- Graphics: integrated
- RAM: 8GB DDR5. Can be upgrated to 16 or 32
- Display: 13.4-inch
- Storage: 512 GB. Can be upgraded to 1 TB
- Weight: 1.17 kg
- Price in UK: £913.00
- Ubuntu: yes
- Tom's guide Battery life: 13 hours and 11 minutes www.tomsguide.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-2022
Dell XPS 13 plus
- www.digitaltrends.com/computing/dell-xps-13-plus-vs-xps-13/
- Tom's guide battery life: 7 hours and 34 minutes
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 (14" Intel) www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadx1/thinkpad-x1-carbon-gen-11-(14-inch-intel)/len101t0049
- Storage: 256 GB SSD. Can be upgraded to 1 TB
- RAM: 16 GB (soldered)
- Graphics: integrated
- Price in UK: £2,020.00
- Ubuntu: no

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