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How Ubuntu Linux snuck into high-end Dell laptops (and why it's called 'Project Sputnik') (www.zdnet.com)
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Today, the Dell XPS-13 with Ubuntu Linux is easily the most well-known Linux laptop. Many users, especially developers -- including Linus Torvalds -- love it. As Torvalds recently said, "Normally, I wouldn't name names, but I'm making an exception for the XPS 13 just because I liked it so much that I also ended up buying one for my daughter when she went off to college."

So, how did Dell -- best known for good-quality, mass-produced PCs -- end up building top-of-the-line Ubuntu Linux laptops? Well, Barton George, Dell Technologies' Developer Community manager, shared the "Project Sputnik" story this week in a presentation at the popular Linux and open-source community show, All Things Open.

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[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$1400 for a non upgradable SSD and RAM, not to mention there are no USB, HDMI or audio jacks. What a ripoff.

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For 1400 bucks you can get a really nice Framework Laptop. And when it breaks, you don't have to spend 1400 on a new one or 2000 on a overpriced repair that can only be performed by the manufacturer, you can actually repair everything yourself!

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or you can get like 2 good thinkpads

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Modern ThinkPads are hard to repair and can't really be upgraded and older ones don't have good performance or battery life.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the last good Thinkpads were made by IBM, you can get a lot more than 2 for $1400.

[–] netchami@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, but the performance and battery life will be terrible. I don't think that buying old laptops solves the problems we have with most new ones. Buying something like a Framework Laptop instead of some Dell or Apple garbage actively supports a pro-right-to-repair company and you also get a really nice laptop with good performance, battery life, upgradability, reparability and customizability.