Kind of odd that they have a Microsoft Office ad on the 2nd screen of the customization wizard... :/
Sputnik – Dell’s Ubuntu-based developer laptop is here
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#22This should have been released 6-8 years ago.
And at $999. But looks like Dell doesn't like our money.
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#23Kind of odd that they have a Microsoft Office ad on the 2nd screen of the customization wizard... :/
Why? People still think in the mindset of Linux vs. Windows when in reality, each party makes use of the other's software; frequently. I promise the "competition" is purely in your head.
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#24Developers have been complaining about the 1366x768 screen resolution in the Ars comments. Shouldn't developers be designing for (and on) the resolution the user is most likely be using?[1] 1: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/11/statcounter-finds-1366-x-...
In 2012 most UIs are html driven and not native apps anymore that have been designed to fit some mostly used resolutions.
Most UI's or most web-based UIs?
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not everyone is a frontend web developer, or any sort of frontent developer. I develop software to manage network attached storage, making my resolution pretty much irrelevant for testing my software. In fact, for the small amount of UI work that I do, I run it in a VM at 1024x768; the tiny resolution on this thing means that that would take up pretty much my whole display. Furthermore, I like to be able to see my co…
Aside from the poor resolution I also don't understand the price. I purchased a gaming laptop (ASUS G75VW) w/ 16GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, 750GB HDD, GTX 660m & 3610QM, which runs 1920x1080 for under $1400. This dell laptop has the specifications of my $400 Chromebook. It seems like it has been massively overpriced because it's one of the few machines that runs linux out of the box.
Tell me more about this $400 Chromebook with a 3GHz i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD.
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#26Kind of odd that they have a Microsoft Office ad on the 2nd screen of the customization wizard... :/
Why? People still think in the mindset of Linux vs. Windows when in reality, each party makes use of the other's software; frequently. I promise the "competition" is purely in your head.
"Productivity Software" page in the customization dialog. A large banner displays "MS Office - Get tools to express ideas and solve problems with full functionality". However (obviously) there is no possibility to actually select MS Office! Just odd/bemusing oversight.
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#27I'm never going back to a sub-1920x1080 laptop screen for development. Screen real estate is just too precious to waste by having a sub-optimal resolution. Maybe in 10 years, or whenever I need reading glasses, I'll feel differently.
I have terrible eyesight, I still prefer this. I compensate by wisely choosing fonts.
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#28It's rather funny, rather sad to see the comments about how overpriced this is. Especially the implications that the overpricing is because the laptop runs linux by default.
The XPS-13 line is a standard ultrabook line from Dell. The closest comparable windows version is the same price. But it has half the ram (4GB) and a generation older chipset (Sandy Bridge).
So this price is completely in line with, and even a bit cheaper than Dell's other offerings.
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#29My System76 has that resolution and I hate it. I thought it was going to be okay, but it's not. I won't make that mistake again. A tiling window manager helped, but I still cry from time to time when I think about it.
/me goes and cries.
Re: Sputnik – Dell’s Ubuntu-based developer laptop is here
#30It's rather funny, rather sad to see the comments about how overpriced this is. Especially the implications that the overpricing is because the laptop runs linux by default. The XPS-13 line is a standard ultrabook line from Dell. The closest comparable windows version is the same price. But it has half the ram (4GB) and a generation older chipset (Sandy Bridge). So this price is completely in line with, and even a bi…
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