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Dell's New Sputnik 3 Mates Touchscreen With Ubuntu
ClaraBow writes "I find it interesting that Dell has started selling a thin and light touchscreen laptop called the XPS 13 Developer Edition, which will have Ubuntu Linux OS and Intel's fourth-generation Core processors, code-named Haswell. The laptop, code-named Sputnik, has a 13.3-inch touchscreen and will run on Ubuntu 12.04 OS. It is priced starting at $1,250 and is available in the U.S." One thing I wish was addressed in the blog post announcing this newest entry in the Sputnik line, or its listed specs (bad news beats not knowing, in this case), is battery life.
It's from a major OEM, it runs Linux which hopefully means it has Linux-friendly hardware and good Linux drivers. That's enough to be newsworthy on slashdot, which still hopes Linux will overtake the market share of such gems as Windows Vista and Windows 8 ;)
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The cost of the machine is $110 less than an otherwise identical XPS 13 with Windows 8.
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop ?
XML is a known as a key material required to create SMD: Software of Mass Destruction
But hey, I can install more than one and at the login prompt I select the specific desktop that suits me best :)
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The prior XPS13 with Linux would get 6 hours easy, this one with a haswell chip should get 8 at a minimum.