{"id":1865,"date":"2013-04-23T11:56:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T15:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2013-04-23T11:56:57","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T15:56:57","slug":"it-just-works-dell-xps-13-developer-edition-linux-ultrabook-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/04\/23\/it-just-works-dell-xps-13-developer-edition-linux-ultrabook-review\/","title":{"rendered":"It just works: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Linux Ultrabook review"},"content":{"rendered":"

It just works: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Linux Ultrabook review<\/p>\n

Dell’s substantial investment in making a functional Linux Ultrabook pays off.<\/p>\n

by Lee Hutchinson – Apr 20, 2013 12:33 pm UTC<\/p>\n

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I’ve been terribly curious about the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition since we first covered it back in November. This is a different beast from the flippy-touchscreen-equipped XPS 12\u2014this Ultrabook contains zero touchscreens. However, it comes preloaded with Ubuntu Linux, and Dell has spent a substantial amount of time and effort in ensuring that it works\u2014and works well.<\/p>\n

Specs at a glance: XPS 13 Developer Edition<\/p>\n

Screen 1920\u00d71080 13.3-inch IPS, 165 PPI<\/p>\n

OS Linux – Ubuntu 12.04 LTS<\/p>\n

CPU 2.0GHz Intel Core i7-3537U (Turbo Boost 3.1GHz)<\/p>\n

RAM 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L (non-upgradeable)<\/p>\n

GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000 (integrated)<\/p>\n

Storage 256GB SATA III SSD<\/p>\n

Networking Intel Centrino 802.11n, Bluetooth 3.0<\/p>\n

Ports 1x DisplayPort, 2x USB 3.0 (one PowerShare), stereo headphone\/line out<\/p>\n

Battery 6-cell 47Whr Li-Polymer (non-replaceable)<\/p>\n

Size 0.24 (at front)\/0.71 (at rear) x 12.4 x 8.1 inches, 6 mm (at front)\/18 mm (at rear) x 316 mm x 205 mm<\/p>\n

Weight 2.99 lb\/1.36 kg<\/p>\n

Starting price $1549<\/p>\n

Price as configured $1549 (no options available except addtional warranty)<\/p>\n

In an effort originally known as Project Sputnik, Dell dedicated resources into doing Linux on an Ultrabook “right”\u2014writing code where necessary (and contributing that code back upstream like a good FOSS citizen) and paying attention to the entire user experience rather than merely working on components in a vacuum. The result is a perfectly functional Ultrabook with a few extra tools\u2014that “Developer Edition” moniker isn’t just for show, and Dell has added some devops spices into the mix with this laptop that should quicken any developer’s heartbeat.<\/p>\n

Damning Linux with praise<\/p>\n

Linux is not yet “ready for the desktop,” and I’m doubtful it will ever be\u2014at least not in the sense that an average person could use it full-time without any assistance. I’ve struggled before with using Linux as my full-time operating environment both at work and at home. I did it for years at work, but it was never quite as easy as I wanted it to be\u2014on an older Dell laptop, keeping dual monitor support working correctly across updates required endless fiddling with xorg.conf, and whether or not it was Nvidia’s fault was totally irrelevant to swearing, cursing Past Lee, trying desperately to get his monitors to display images so he could make his 10am conference call without having to resort to running the meeting on the small laptop screen.<\/p>\n

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