Really looking forward to what DELL has to offer for a Linux user such as myself. My Previous Latitude is still physically in perfect condition albeit over ten years old and gathering dust. Hope to get a new one with Scandinavian (Finnish) keyboard without having to scratch out the super key ;)

Hope to get:

<= 14" display

descent battery-life

physically sturdy

components which work well with open-source drivers

ssd

16GB of ram

and last but certainly not least a great trackpad

Should generate a lot of interest. Certainly from me

Whatever is upcoming - I hope is not based on the 7000 Series?! Edit: I am disappointed. Seems my fears became true. Apparently Dell is going to replace the XPS 13 with the 7000 Series.  If I am not mistaken there, I' m out. I have a feelin' that Dell is again supporting Apple ;)

Where did you hear this information from?

Admittedly an assumption after the introduction of the 7000 series

In another forum, somebody was 100% certain that the Dell M3800 was going to be the successor of the XPS 13. Again, just speculation.

Let's be patient and wait for news from Barton George.

There will be a follow on to the XPS 13 that will be Ubuntu-based.  We are looking at potential other systems but nothing has been decided yet.

thanks!

Well, that is my problem: All current systems has on offer today are **censored**, sorry to say. So unless Dell introduces an all new series, what seems unlikely in the light of the newly introduced 7000 series, I am out. A DE version of whatever current Haswell hardware is definitely not of interest.

I  don't want to derail  the discussion,  but may I ask  what the problem with the 7000  series  is? 

Well, for starters: incredibly ugly and bulky (lets not forget this are "Ultrabooks", what is simply code for "MacBook ripo... ehm, competitors"). Comes in low res (no option) or touch display (neither an option, no comment on insanity here). Battery life: so-so. I do not even mention the OS, as what is of interest is an Linux derivative, so ... mum.

Clearly no competitor to the MacBook Airs or Retinas. Not even close...

I'd be happy if that'd be true, but I understand the XPS series will be discontinued and hence replaced by the 7000 series. Bad, bad decision, imho, given I got that right.

Now I see where you are coming from.  My interpretation of Mr. George's comment was that a new Ubuntu-based developer laptop was coming (and would be based on the XPS lineup just like the existing model).  You seem to think that it will be based on a different line -- or maybe you know something that I don't.

Anyway, I'm waiting for now to see what the Precision M3800 offers, as well as the next Ubuntu-based system.  Then I will make a decision.  :)

"How did you come to this conclusion?"

Dell introduced the 7000 series as their new lineup of ultra books. I doubt they will be offering two series of ultrabooks...

Well, sorry if I posted premature conclusions. I apologize.

I hope that if and when Dell comes up with an XPS DE replacement it's not too late (for me)...

I wasn't a huge fan of the 7000 series either, at least not as a development laptop.  If I were shopping for something for my parents it might be on the list (and even then it's probably way too expensive for their purposes) but for me, no thanks.  Low screen resolution, small RAM, small storage space, etc.  I think 3.6 pounds is actually a fine weight.  The Galago I returned was 3.8 pounds, which was just fine for me.  It was actually a nice size and weight.

I don't agree that Dell needs to introduce an "all new series" to keep my interest however.  I would be thrilled with a refresh of this XPS model with a better CPU, more RAM, and more storage.  Mr. George has already expressed that an Ubuntu-based follow up is coming so I'm excited to see what it offers.  The Precision M3800 looks very interesting as well, but I can't really comment on whether or not it would be for me since we don't yet know the full specs.  I can only assume it will come with Windows installed on it, but if the hardware is up to par I would be fine with installing Linux on it myself.  But purchasing a computer that ships with Ubuntu is even more enticing since it has been tested and designed for Linux.

I had actually discounted the XPS 13 DE and didn't look at it seriously until I returned the Galago.  After that, I began looking into it more seriously and reading reviews only improved my opinion of it (especially the one that mentioned two finger scrolling with inertia!).  I'm excited to see what sort of updates are coming, but any speculation around what is or is not coming is just that -- speculation.  We'll just have to be patient for now and offer as much positive reinforcement as possible.  We want Dell to think that Linux users are an intelligent, reasonable, and supportive bunch.  ;)

We have Inspiron ultrabooks too, and XPS is still around... (Also, the Latitude 6430u has been around for a while and came out after the XPS 13.)