Dell Unveils Ubuntu Ultrabook Targeted at Developers

[JMcEntegart]

A laptop for Linux lovers.

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[amdfangirl]

If anything, this laptop will,like in China be bought because it avoids the Windows tax. They'll probably install pirated Windows.

People like me will buy it for Linux support, shame the screen is glossy.

Hopefully it sets a precedent for Linux laptops. Would be nice to see Lenovo follow suit with some matte screened Thinkpad X1.

 

[classzero]

Please more choices like this, we are ready to be freed from Microsoft. If you want to game get a xbox or playstation. As a developer I can't stand Microsoft.

 

[jryan388]

As much as I love Ubuntu for deveoping, there are still a few too many compatibility needs for me to drop windows completely. Maybe just for work, but I can't abandon gaming and a few windows-only programs I use.

 

[willard]

Yeah, because I totally want to use a 13" screen for development.

 

[kronos_cornelius]

I am not too sure about the project's name... may be not for an American audience ?

Why not call it Adolf ?

As a developer, I build my system to be very fast. And I avoid the Windows tax by buying the parts.

I agree you still need Window for gaming, but not for long !

 

[kenyee]

[citation][nom]willard[/nom]Yeah, because I totally want to use a 13" screen for development.[/citation]

Ditto...really needs at least 14" 1080p w/ 4 memory slots so we can run VMs and use a typical development editor that sucks up screen real estate like crazy 😛

 

[K2N hater]

Though I support Linux and other alternatives to MS I don't think the 13" screen is suitable for development. George could have gone straight to the point by telling Dell is not letting MS run them out of business with their Metro craze.

 

[voodoobunny]

Does it support multiple extra screens? Will it handle adding/removing screens gracefully? As a "development" laptop it really should, and that would alleviate some of the complaints about the screen resolution.

Agreed about it needing space for as much memory as possible too - but it sounds like the "developer" part is software-only. Hey, maybe if it works they could apply the same concept to a 14" or 15" laptop which *does* have the extra power.

 

[DroKing]

[citation][nom]classzero[/nom]Please more choices like this, we are ready to be freed from Microsoft. If you want to game get a xbox or playstation. As a developer I can't stand Microsoft.[/citation]

Ew no... Xbox and Ps3 is poor man's gaming platform. *vomits*

 

[jhansonxi]

13in is enough for work in the field. Most developers I know that use laptops plug in a second monitor when they get back to the office.

 

[bit_user]

If it has that crap GUI that recent releases of Ubuntu have featured, no thank you!

The first thing I'll do, if I get such a device, is install Kubuntu or another distro on it.

 

[suoeno]

Moving forward, there must be all in separate XPS 13s. Ivy Bridge vanilla, with nVIDIA and also AMD Fusion say Trinity's base builds. God knows it's necessary to hammer out the drivers' headache once and for all and if this effort turns out to be fast gaining then said players will get off their slow asses and start to chip in with some official dev resources (PROPERLY this time...).

 

[dreadlokz]

finally! they found a way to get rid of original windows! kkkkk most ppl will buy it only to format and install pirate windows =D loved it =))

 

[martel80]

Why don't they just ship the laptop with a no-OS option and offer Linux drivers (not already in the kernel) via download?
Any serious developer should know how to install Linux.

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

[citation][nom]classzero[/nom]Please more choices like this, we are ready to be freed from Microsoft. If you want to game get a xbox or playstation. As a developer I can't stand Microsoft.[/citation]

Go get a crapBox or a toyStation yourself, I prefer good graphics and mouse/keyboard. I work with Linux every day and STILL use Windows at home. Right tool for the job, that's all. Linux is amazing for office and networking, but it will never get onto my home machine.

[citation][nom]martel80[/nom]Why don't they just ship the laptop with a no-OS option and offer Linux drivers (not already in the kernel) via download?Any serious developer should know how to install Linux.[/citation]

It's way too easy, ANYONE should be able to do it.

[citation][nom]bit_user[/nom]If it has that crap GUI that recent releases of Ubuntu have featured, no thank you!The first thing I'll do, if I get such a device, is install Kubuntu or another distro on it.[/citation]

Sure it has Unity. I'm using GNOME Fallback with 12.04, though. Works just like normal GNOME in 11.04.

[citation][nom]voodoobunny[/nom]Does it support multiple extra screens? Will it handle adding/removing screens gracefully? As a "development" laptop it really should, and that would alleviate some of the complaints about the screen resolution.[/citation]

It's targeted at the youngsters' "developers" crowd who toy around with web design while sitting in a coffee shop. I know quite a few people like that. It's not made for serious developers, of course. They wouldn't settle for an ultrabook as they are now.