2020's Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is a great Linux laptop. Now it's better than ever. On June 23,Canonical, the company behindUbuntu Linux, announced the latest DellXPS 13 Developer Editionis now available in North America and selected EMEA countries withUbuntu 20.04 Long Term Support (LTS)pre-installed.
This makes the Dell XPS 13, with its speedyIce Lake Intel Core i7-1065G7and up to 32GBs of RAM and Hynix 512GB NVMe Solid State Drive (SSD), the first shipping Ubuntu 20.04 LTS system. This is a great combination. I've upgraded my Dell XPS 13 to Ubuntu 20.04 from 18.04 and it runs like a top.
To refresh your memory, Ubuntu 20.04 features:
The latest Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is a well-crafted piece of computing art. It's made from CNC machined aluminum, aerospace-inspired carbon fiber or woven glass fiber in a durable, compact and lightweight design. It also comes with:
In a statement, Canonical's Martin Wimpress, Director of Desktop Engineering, said
Barton George, Founder ofProject Sputnikand Dell's XPS Developer Edition, observed, "Ubuntu 20.04 LTS continues our long-standing partnership with the Linux developer community to provide Ubuntu certified hardware that works out-of-the-box, enabling the highest levels of productivity."
Pricing starts at $1,199.99 for an i5-based Developer Editionwith 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, an FHD display, and Ubuntu 18.04.04 LTS preloaded. The maxed-out unit I reviewed would cost $2,049.99 -- and it was worth every penny. It's the fastest Linux system I've ever used.
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