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Ars Reviewer is Happily Bored With Dell's Linux Ultrabook
Ars Technica reviewer Lee Hutchinson says that Dell's Ubuntu-loaded 13" Ultrabook (the product of "Project Sputnik") is "functional," "polished," and (for a Linux laptop) remarkably unremarkable. "It just works," he says. Hutchinson points out that this is a sadly low bar, but nonetheless gives Dell great credit for surpassing it. He finds the Ultrabook's keyboard to be spongy, but has praise for most elements of the hardware itself, right down to (not everyone's favorite) the glossy screen.
"Screaming frustration" in Unity means "Just Works".
no, i said "i fucking hate fucking touchpads"
That might be the problem. They're for controlling your mouse pointer, not sex.
Every single Ars Technica laptop review complains about the trackpad. No trackpad is sufficient. As a matter of fact, we should all consider the presence of glowing praise about a trackpad in a Ars Technica review a clear signal that they're all being held hostage by crazed gunmen and the authorities need to be informed.
Dell's UK site for the laptop says "Windows 7 or Windows 8 – Choose the operating system that suits you".