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Re:New XPS 13 Developer Edition Lands in Europe, United Stat... by sfifs on Sunday November 27, 2016 @08:46AM (#13049077)
Can I get these in India? There's currently NO Linux pre-installed laptops available in India as far s I can see (apart from Chromebooks). In the article, there seems to be some secret list of countries beyond EU and the US. What's the barrier making these available more broadly and have straightforward buying process?
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Re:New XPS 13 Developer Edition Lands in Europe, United Stat... by codedinosaur on Sunday November 27, 2016 @08:50AM (#13049102)
You can simply buy Windows versions of these laptops in India and install Linux. AFAIK, the hardware is identical on both devices. If you install Ubuntu on the machine, you will get all the drivers during installation. You might want to wait for the Kaby Lake versions to hit Indian online stores though.
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Re:New XPS 13 Developer Edition Lands in Europe, United Stat... by dsego on Sunday November 27, 2016 @09:03AM (#13049160)
Not identical, the ubuntu version gets the well supported intel wireless card.

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/f/46...

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Re:New XPS 13 Developer Edition Lands in Europe, United Stat... by Rezo on Sunday November 27, 2016 @11:00AM (#13049779)
That was true for the Skylake XPS machines. The new Kaby Lake machines, sold with either Windows or Ubuntu, all use the "Killer" Qualcomm Atheros chip.

There's also more configurations to pick from with Windows, so it's not a bad idea if you're comfortable installing Ubuntu by yourself.

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Re:New XPS 13 Developer Edition Lands in Europe, United Stat... by Oletros on Sunday November 27, 2016 @02:59PM (#13051102)
Not this year's XPS
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