Dell XPS 13: Also coming with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS preinstalled
In the name of Project Sputnik Barton George announced the global launch of the Precision family with Ubuntu and the Developer Edition of the model XPS 13 with InfinityEdge display.
Dell XPS 13 is one of the most interesting portable computers in the market. It is traditionally sold with Windows operating system, and has become famous right away for the combination of the Infinity display with very small frames at top-level hardware. It is offered in a market segment in which collides with Surface Book and MacBook Pro, and is, from today, the basis of a new family of products with Ubuntu pre-installed.
Barton George announced the news today in his personal blog, which launched the new Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition for the American market. Will come later also in Canada and Europe, with the line-up that consists of four different versions, plus a further variant with Full HD display that will come later. All models will have Ubuntu 4.14 LTS, Skylake Intel’s sixth-generation processors and InfinityEdge display 13-inch Quad HD+T.
The following specifications of the various models of Dell XPS 13 fifth generation:
- i7 / 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Display QHD+T (3,200×1,800)
- i7 / 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Display QHD+T (3,200×1,800)
- i7 / 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Display QHD+T (3,200×1,800)
- i5 / 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Display FHD+T (1,920×1,080)
The version with the cheaper Core i7 currently costs $1,550, and does not allow you to save big money. Think of the new devices as just ” cheap ” for the presence of Ubuntu it would be a big mistake, since they are high-end devices designed primarily a developer, but that can be safely used by all types of users who prefer to work in environment Linux as an alternative to the more popular Microsoft Windows.
Next to the Developer Edition, Dell also announced the new line-up of Precision mobile workstation with Ubuntu, which consists of several models: Dell Precision 5510, 3510, 7510 and 7710. All models are available ” around the world ” and they will have a larger range of prices, starting from a base price of about $876 for the American market.
Dell Precision 3510 has Intel Xeon processor sixth generation and matte Full HD display with optional touchscreen, to which are added AMD GPU, 4GB of RAM and 500GB of storage in the cheapest variant from just under $900.
The other models will have specific features, although only the variant Precision 5510 will integrate a InfinityEdge display the 4K resolution. For more details, you can visit the official blog of Barton George, Dell’s CTO.
- 7th generation Intel Core i7-7500u 3.5 GHz Processor
- 8GB lpddr3-1866mhz included; 8GB maximum
- 256GB SSD storage; No Optical Drive included, Refer user manual and user guide below.
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