Dell XPS 9360

Year introduced: April 2017
This is my day-to-day laptop and it's excellent.
Super small and light and comfortable.
Everything the old macbooks used to be - physical security lock, escape key, external battery power check…
Dell specs

Hardware

CPU: 7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-7560U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.8 GHz)
Ethernet: use an external USB for wired ethernet
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620
- * WARNING: some users report a “coil whine” from Intel GPUs. Either this won't bother you (mine's periodic and quiet) or you may need to replace the unit.
Memory: 16GB LPDDR3 1866MHz
Screen: 13.3“ FHD AG (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge display, Non-touch
Storage: 512GB NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
Wireless: ?
- At the time there was no Atheros support in CURRENT for the Killer Wireless, which has since changed. I'm using an after-market Intel 8265 and haven't switched back yet.

Component		Status	Details

Graphics

Graphical sessions

✔

yes

Backlight (brightness) control	✔	yes
Input devices	Keyboard backlight	✔

Touchpad

✔

Media keys	Brightness keys
Media keys	Volume keys
Network	Ethernet
Network	Wi-Fi
Other	Battery	✔	Excellent - 8-10h. The touch-screen versions of these laptops apparently use a lot more power.
	Bluetooth	(/.\)	Not tried
	CD/DVD drive
	ExpressCard reader
	Fan	✔
	Fingerprint reader
	PC card reader
	SD card reader	✔	yes, in base in 13.1-RELEASE, via ports for 12.3-RELEASE
	SIM card slot
	Smart card reader
	Suspend & resume	✔	beautiful
	Webcam	✔	functional
Ports	DisplayPort
	FireWire
	HDMI	✔	HDMI + 2nd screen works perfectly
	Thunderbolt
	USB	✔	yes
	VGA
Sound	Headphone jack	✔	functional
	Microphone jack	✔	functional
	Speakers	✔	functional
Last update: 2017-12-03 01:42:29+0200

Legend
- ✔ OK
- Somewhat OK: requires additional tweaking or works worse than expected
- Present, but status unknown or untested
- ✘ Does not work