but for me battery life has never been a real issue as I keep mine plugged in most of the time

The battery life is so long that I can spend an entire workday without a charger, but having to turn up the brightness quickly kills it.

My goal was to find a laptop that had enough power for basic 3D modeling, a color-accurate screen for design purposes, and strikes a good balance between powerful hardware and battery life.

but I found the screen to not be very color accurate and a bit dim as well as the hinge wasn't as sturdy as I needed it to be, and the battery life was also not wonderful

Battery life is very impressive.

The battery life between the two just doesn't even compare either, the XPS wins

Oh and the battery life is generally pretty good

Battery life is also very good and 4K video editing in premier pro works like a dream.

They are all relatively fast compared to the old spinning hard disks, but when you pay for a premium product you expect it to work as it was advertised via the reviewers