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Dell’s XPS 13 Plus is the first laptop certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

by kelt on 7/21/22, 6:11 AM with 52 comments

• by senttoschool on 7/21/22, 6:17 AM

  It starts at $1,449.00 for 1080p screen, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD. Why would the average user buy this over the M2 Air?

  Average user = Not doing anything that requires Windows or Linux.

  M2 Air has a better screen, faster CPU (plugged or unplugged), faster GPU, more battery life, fanless, runs cooler, better speakers, thinner, and it's cheaper.

  Also, I think not having function keys is a mistake. Touch keys are just awful on a keyboard. In addition, if you want to do even light gaming, you'd want function keys

• by varispeed on 7/21/22, 10:24 AM

  I have XPS 9570 and using Linux. I can say this is the most rubbish piece of hardware I had. I only bought XPS because I couldn't really find anything better that is non Apple.

  I see that Dell has not learned anything by the looks of XPS 13 Plus. Given that this laptop is aimed at professionals, why does it have such an atrocious keyboard? Just by looking at it, I know it would make me want to drop this laptop in the bin. Small cursor keys, no dedicated PgUp / PgDown etc.

  And it's not fanless. With my XPS you can't have a Teams meeting without someone pointing out "what's that noise?" and then you have to say "oh sorry that's my laptop".

  I am in the market for a new laptop, and on the issue of fans alone I am going to go with M2 Air. If I could run a linux on a VM at reasonable speed, I'll be happy.

• by prmoustache on 7/21/22, 11:06 AM

  "Yes, the one with the touch-sensitive buttons."

  Aren't all buttons touch-sensitive by definition?

  What does it means? Does it supports different levels of pressure? Does-it support not pushing them but just contacting the surface?

• by kramerger on 7/21/22, 7:07 AM

  Any former ThinkPad users currently using the XPS line as their daily driver?

  How is the quality of this thing?