indeed ...  Manjaro!

btw, just delighted how Linux seems to matter for quite a lot of people here...

Very good news, indeed! Although I hope for a 14" screen with Haswell, the prospect of XPS 13 with Haswell suggests the wait will be worth it.

And yes, the Penguin button: Please no Ubuntu button as there are other Linux users who will use the XPS 13 :)

GOOD DRIVER SUPPORT MATTERS.  For me price matters, make sure you do not charge more the Macbook air with similar parameters.  All of the sputnik software on github DOES NOT matter, does not make a difference in my buy decision.  Long battery life matters, specially for deployment at the site.  Keep as many USB drives as possible, I use the Laptop for Embedded System development, for which I need USB's and Web development.  Its almost a perfect development computer.  Would like it to be little bigger, like 15" size with numerical keyboard on the side.

This is good to hear but I really hope to get a 16gb version which would make virtualization much smoother. I don't even care about haswell at this point.

I am from Belgium and apparently the only versions I can get with 16gb is the latitude 6430u with ubuntu preinstalled or the e6430 (with windows which I have to kick off).. which would set me back 1800 euros vat excl. (vs about 999 vat excl. for the xps 13) - almost double the price just to have this...

I'd be happy to buy even an xps 14/15 with 16gb of ram and windows which I would replace with linux, but unfortunately that's not possible here... I don't even get why there are version differences between us/europe.

Although a new XPS DE may be in the making, I am now strongly considering the new Inspiron 14 7000. Since I am no looking for a powerhouse computer, the top model of the 7000 series could fit my needs (a Linux code-cracking machine, mostly). I will wait for reviews though, I am not very sure about the screen and trackpad quality.

Check Engadget. Dell announced xps With Haswell This morning.

FINALLY!

Curious in what processor they've used in it and if the price will be a lot higher than the current edition. Looks like no 16gb version, so may pick up a current version while they are still there :)

Intel HD4400... November ... 8 G max ... Seriously?

One may complain about Apples pricing, closed platforms or habits. However, its the only company capable of doing things just right. Seems the competition isn' t even able to copy properly.

That said, I' m finally out. Thanks (for all the fish :-) ) and good luck.

M.

"Intel HD4400 ... Seriously?

One may complain about Apples pricing, closed platforms or habits. However, its the only company capable of doing things just right. Seems the competition isn' t even able to copy properly."

Even though the 13" 2013 MBA still only has a 900p display while the XPS 13 has a 1080p display? Personally, I'd take the higher resolution over a more powerful integrated GPU given the TDP of systems of this size. Although this comparison lacks some important information about the hardware under the tests, I don't find the difference in the results between the HD5000 and HD4400 very compelling for 13" systems: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7072/intel-hd-5000-vs-hd-4000-vs-hd-4400

I'm just a hobby developer and student, but this is great news for one like me.

In which countries do Dell plan to release the new XPS 13 DE? And when? Do customers get the option to exclude the touchscreen?

Yay! Will it be available in Singapore?

Funny. First you concluded about the 7000 series, and now 8G max and everything. Do people a favor and keep all your assumptions to yourself.

So why would you say that? I understand this is a forum to share thoughts and - for Dell - to give people a forum about what facts and features they'd like to see in future products. I understand this is about sharing honest opinions, not necessarily about praising ...

So, that is what I did, you may not like what I wrote (believe me, I do not like it either). However, these are my honest thoughts, they where not meant to complain or rant, but rather to share those thoughts and to give feedback (again, even at the price of being inconvenient).

Blame me for having done so. Thank you.

Please, where you find these informations? I'm unable to find them.

In this forum i found only users thoughts, nothing official, i'm waiting Barton response for the official notice.

My thoughts about sputnik project are:

1. DELL is the only important company that sell you a pc with Linux working out of the box. This is awesome.
2. I think that the best solution is to make a general linux Kernel support for a Dell model, in this way you aren't  constrained to use ubuntu.

For the HW specs (if i'm not late):

1. If you buy a small device, the first thing has to have is a long (very long) battery life.
2. The weight not excessive
3. High resolution (at least 1080p)
4. This is a product for developer, then only 8gb are few. Maybe you can sell it with 8 gb installed and up to 16gb expandible.
5. The lack of an sd reader is bad in a system on the go.
6. The most important things are the silent fans, and low temperatures. these are very important for me. In a system on the go, often you put your pc on your legs and is annoying to feel much heat.
7. Last but not least a good processor.

Also, the windows key has to be replaced by the linux one!

I'm waiting news!