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Update on XPS 13/15 2016 Developer Edition availability
Any news on the availability for any of the new XPS machines in a Developer Edition?
And do you know exactly what specifications will be used? I.e. 13? 15? Ram/screen/etc.?
Thanks, Phil.
DELL-Jared D
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February 22nd, 2016 19:00
With the 7510 and 7710, there're two bugs related to the UHD panel. That's the reason for the restriction. Once both bugs are resolved, the restriction will be lifted. There is no such restriction for the 5510.
I don't believe we test hibernation anymore, at least on systems with discrete GPUs. However, for what it's worth, these days I see little impact on battery life when using suspend.
It's really great to see all the kind and supportive words. :) That definitely makes this job more enjoyable.
DELL-Jared D
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February 22nd, 2016 20:00
Assuming you meant 2016 and not 2006... We've had a difficult time convincing the sales teams in APJ to make this available anywhere in that part of the world. We'll keep trying, though.
The hardware is the same. The difference mainly is in the hardware enablement work and support. Oh, and helping to financially support our Linux work.
No. We're not permitted to share this with customers who do not purchase with Ubuntu.
Assuming you mean Ubuntu 16.04, yes, Broadcom drivers are already there.
The Skylake XPS 13 uses either an Intel 8260 or a Broadcom DW1820A. The latter uses Broadcom's new open source driver.
DELL-Jared D
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February 22nd, 2016 20:00
We don't test other maker's Thunderbolt 3 docks, so I don't know.
DELL-Jared D
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February 22nd, 2016 20:00
Without having tested ourselves, that's hard to answer. The biggest issue is Type C support.
My understanding is that it may possibly be available later. I'm not sure and couldn't definitively say even if I did know.
Hello-World
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February 23rd, 2016 02:00
Do you already know if there will be a DE with new Intel Iris Graphics and i7 6560U?
dthiery
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February 23rd, 2016 07:00
The main reason for the fresh install is to enable whole disk encryption. Is it possible to enable whole disk encryption using the recovery image?
DELL-Jared D
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February 23rd, 2016 07:00
I'm told there are design limitations in dell-recovery/Ubiquity that prevent this.
DELL-Barton George
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February 23rd, 2016 07:00
Hi @alesfo
We will be making noise about the Precision 5510 ubuntu edition soon :)
Re the price that does seem very strange. Let me forward to our european team and see if can get an answer.
thanks for pointing this out and thanks for the support!
DELL-Barton George
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February 23rd, 2016 08:00
Im meeting with the European team tomorrow to review the status.
Thanks for the support!!
michalt
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February 23rd, 2016 08:00
How about XPS 13 DE - do you guys have any release date estimates?
Btw thanks for all the hard work you guys are doing!
aalotia
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February 23rd, 2016 09:00
Apologies if this question has an obvious answer, not sure how various regions are divided up. Are UK sales handled by the European team? If so, do you think you'll have some information on being able to order a Precision 5510 with Ubuntu tomorrow?
Thank you
bfsworks
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February 23rd, 2016 09:00
Keep up the good work and please post once XPS is online in the US. We are going to compare our options. We check this thread daily.
Elax75
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February 23rd, 2016 10:00
Barton the wait is agonizing for us europeans... We're totally with you guys :-)
krolaw
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February 24th, 2016 01:00
Thank you so much for your reply, it was really helpful. As I can't buy a DE model in the APR, nor buy recovery Ubuntu images, how does one financially support your linux work?
mstucki
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February 24th, 2016 05:00
Well, I assume that Dell doesn't need any financial support from users for supporting Linux :-)
However, the situation is similar for me: I really need to buy a new laptop soon, but I'm only waiting because 1) I want to show Dell that there is demand for Ubuntu based systems, and 2) I can save the hassle with replacing the Wifi adapter.
Other than this, I don't care much about paying for the included Windows license (may still use it in a VM instead) and I can easily install Ubuntu on my own. That being said, I assume that the 9350 developer edition won't be more different to the existing configurations - is that correct?
In short: What other reasons are there to wait for the Developer Edition?