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The Dell XPS Developer Edition Will Soon Arrive With Ubuntu Linux 22.04 (zdnet.com) 31

The Dell XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition with Ubuntu 22.04 Long Term Support (LTS) will arrive on August 23rd. "This means, of course, Canonical and Dell officially have been certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS," writes ZDNet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols. "So if you already have a current XPS 13 Plus, you can install Ubuntu 22.04 and automatically receive the same hardware-optimized experience that will ship with the new Developer Edition." From the report: What this certification means is that all of XPS's components have been tested to deliver the best possible experience out of the box. Ubuntu-certified devices are based on Long Term Support (LTS) releases and therefore receive updates for up to 10 years. So if you actually still have an XPS 13 that came with Ubuntu back in the day, it's still supported today. [...] Dell and Canonical have been at this for years. Today's Dell's Developer Editions are the official continuation of Project Sputnik. This initiative began 10 years ago to create high-end Dell systems with Ubuntu preinstalled. These were, and are, designed with programmer input and built for developers.

As Jaewook Woo, Dell's product manager, Linux, explained: "XPS is an innovation portal for Dell -- from its application of cutting-edge technology to experimentation of new user interfaces and experiential design. By bringing the enhanced performance and power management features of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to our most advanced premium laptop, Dell and Canonical reinforce our joint commitment to continue delivering the best computing experience for developers using Ubuntu."

The forthcoming Dell XPS Plus Developer Edition's specifications are impressive. The base configuration is powered by a 12th-generation Intel i5 1240P processor that runs up to 4.4GHz. For graphics, it uses Intel Iris Xe Graphics. This backs up the 13.4-inch 1920x1200 60Hz display. For storage, it uses a 512GB SSD. The list price is $1,389.

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  • Are 16:10 displays making a comeback? I hope so.

    • I can't believe people buy other aspect ratio displays for anything below a 15 inch laptop. It ought to be felony-level criminal to sell displays smaller than 15" that are not 16:10. We need the FDA to ban it for health reasons and the FTC to ban it for consumer rip-off reasons. The DEA ought to ban it too cause you have to take drugs to tolerate it.

    • I got a Framework laptop (3:2 display) and could never go back to a higher-ratio screen.

      It seems that 16:9 was the defacto ratio because it was more inline with media playback which was fine for TVs but was a stupid reason to standardize on a size for a device that you do anything meaningful with.

  • by kriston ( 7886 ) on Thursday July 21, 2022 @08:38PM (#62723494) Homepage Journal

    HP, comment? Your Ultrabook is lagging behind.

    Give it a 15.6" screen and I'm sold. I'm not down with this 13" screen nonsense. I have bifocals.

    • I really like my XPS-13 3200x1800 resolution touchscreen. I know it sounds obvious but I just get a few inches closer to the screen and it works as well as larger monitor for seeing two or more high-resolution document and image editing. If I want more real estate I pop it into my D-6000 hub and power two 4K monitors (as well as the 13" monitor of course) My wife bought one after seeing how clear and readable mine is.
  • Show me a Ryzen Dell XPS and we'll talk
  • I have the non Plus Developer Edition version of the new Dell XPS. Been using it for a couple of weeks.

    Do not like the keyboard at all, particularly the escape, F key row not being keys but a bar with no movement at all. The keys were removed to add additional space for cooling the CPU. I'd rather less CPU and more keyboard. Does not make pressing escape much fun.

    Trackpad is hidden so there is no sign of where it starts or ends, not my favourite trackpad to use.

    I think there are better laptops to run Lin

  • There is a change happening in the Linux desktop computer culture. From the Canonical Ubuntu web pages, it is clear that Canonical is chasing a smart devices market. Seizing market share with a Ubuntu variant is their business goal. The developers are converting applications to the snap package system and they are doing whatever they can to fit Ubuntu into the new smart devices market.

    Meanwhile, the developers don't have time to deal with problems that are popping up on old hardware as new software inadv

  • I got an HP Pavilion Aero 13 notebook with Windows 11 home for 599 CHF (about 630 USD?) Ryzen 5 CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB Nvme, 2560x1440 non glare IPS display, installed Linux on it, the WiFi didn't work out of the box (updating using a docking station with Ethernet did the trick, newer distributions will have WiFi support out of the box for this card, I used Mageia with an installer that's too old), and the fingerprint reader doesn't work. All else is fine, webcam and sleep/ suspend to RAM included. Battery li

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