Hi guys,

Thank you for bringing Linux on these great laptops. But is there any plans to sell them in Russia? There're lots of interest and huge Linux following among developers and geeks here but we've got no option but to buy Windows laptops. I, for one, have been doing that for years :( And I'm not alone. There's no Dell resellers here who actually sells DE versions and it ***. To buy a new laptop without paying for OS I don't need, I have to buy a new machine from US website. It would be really great to finally have a chance to buy a proper laptop designed to be run under Linux in some local stores.

Thank you for bringing Linux on these great laptops. But is there any plans to sell them in Russia?

My understanding is that you should be able to purchase our Precision systems with Ubuntu in Russia.

Thank you for your reply, Jared. I wish it was true.

While I've seen Barton's post with links to local Dell websites' DE pages, it looks like it doesn't actually work for Russia. And, unfortunately, I've been there before. XPS 13 page there insists the model is available with MS Windows only. And if you look at market.yandex.ru, the biggest DB with aggregated data on specifications and prices of devices legally imported to Russia collected from lots of sellers and chains, there's no XPS 13 running Linux available there. The situation is the same across different vendors. Over the years I bought some powerful laptops by Acer, Asus, Lenovo among others in Russia. All of them were running Windows even if some insisted it would be available with Linux or FreeDOS. Actually you can find some Linux-based models here in Russia, but those are not the best of the best (say, Inspirions 3552, 3558, 5758 with Core i3 are available from local stores). And, thus, developers are forced to buy Windows laptops they don't need.

Similar in Japan where I currently live - XPS13 is "Windows only".

Which is interesting, as Dell has quite a large presence in Japan (not only available online, but also in almost every electronics store).

Disappointing.

Shall we expect the dell precision kaby lake by the Christmas or by end of January?

Thank you for your reply, Jared. I wish it was true. While I've seen Barton's post with links to local Dell websites' DE pages, it looks like it doesn't actually work for Russia. And, unfortunately, I've been there before. XPS 13 page there insists the model is available with MS Windows only. And if you look at market.yandex.ru, the biggest DB with aggregated data on specifications and prices of devices legally imported to Russia collected from lots of sellers and chains, there's no XPS 13 running Linux available there. The situation is the same across different vendors. Over the years I bought some powerful laptops by Acer, Asus, Lenovo among others in Russia. All of them were running Windows even if some insisted it would be available with Linux or FreeDOS. Actually you can find some Linux-based models here in Russia, but those are not the best of the best (say, Inspirions 3552, 3558, 5758 with Core i3 are available from local stores). And, thus, developers are forced to buy Windows laptops they don't need.

We do not sell the XPS 13 Developer Edition in Russia. My statement was specifically about Precision. In particular, I was able to pull up the Russia page for the Precision 5510, and it lists Ubuntu.

> We do not sell the XPS 13 Developer Edition in Russia. My statement was specifically about Precision.

My mistake, you did talk about Precisions. Thank you for your clarification.

Really shame there's no XPS DE available here :( Precision 5510 is good, but XPS suits my needs better.

Unfortunately we cant give out dates :(

Thanks for the interest!

> We do not sell the XPS 13 Developer Edition in Russia. My statement was specifically about Precision. My mistake, you did talk about Precisions. Thank you for your clarification. Really shame there's no XPS DE available here :( Precision 5510 is good, but XPS suits my needs better.

It turns out I was wrong. The XPS 13 Developer Edition is supposed to be available in Russia, but you have to order offline.

Thank you, Jared! I'll try.

@Barton George or any other member of the sputnik team, is there any update/feedback on the Kaby Lake based 15" machines with regards to configuration and Linux support?

Any chance of getting the 16 GB RAM with i5 on an XPS 13 WITHOUT THE TOUCHSCREEN?

I don't wanna give in the limited battery life to a touch and glossy QHD display, just want it with matte finish, and good configuration of 16 GB Ram etc... without that, I might end up purchasing my first non-dell laptop..!

Any chance of getting the 16 GB RAM with i5 on an XPS 13 WITHOUT THE TOUCHSCREEN? I don't wanna give in the limited battery life to a touch and glossy QHD display, just want it with matte finish, and good configuration of 16 GB Ram etc... without that, I might end up purchasing my first non-dell laptop..!

I would say that there is no chance.  If that type of configuration is important to you, I would get a non-Dell laptop.

I, too, wanted an i5 with 16gb ram and no touchscreen.  In the end, I had to give up the 13" screen and get something bigger -- 15", on a Precision 5510.  It was expensive, but it was worth it to me.  Also, I was glad to have the larger screen.

The precision looks pretty nice with the similar configurability. Don't see it with the 7th gen chip though. But why did you suggest going non Dell? Given precision looks like a great alternative? Was it for the 13'?