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Dell's Ubuntu Ultrabook Now On Sale; Costs $50 More Than Windows Version
nk497 writes "Dell's 'Project Sputnik' laptop is now on sale. The XPS 13 Developer Edition comes with Ubuntu 12.04 pre-installed, and costs $1,549 — $50 more than the same model running Windows. The Ubuntu Ultrabook is the result of a skunkworks project to optimise the open-source OS to run on Dell projects, to create better laptops for developers. The idea of the project was to create a laptop for developers, based around 'the idea that developers are the kings of IT and set the agenda for web companies, who in turn, set the agenda for the whole industry,' Dell said." Reader skade88 points out a positive review from Ars Technica.
What it shows is that we want laptops that run Linux. Unfortunately, It sucks that we need to pay to make that statement with this machine. The other option is to call them and rant at them about wanting the cost of the Windows installation back as we're not using it. I've heard that actually works every once in a while as well. Worst case, it costs them money and lets them know that you want their machine but not Microsoft's OS.