[Arm-netbook] arm-netbook Digest, Vol 77, Issue 5

[Mike Leimon]

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> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2016 19:07:32 +0000
> From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl at lkcl.net>
> To: Linux on small ARM machines <arm-netbook at lists.phcomp.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Arm-netbook] new development laptop needed, looking at
>         dell xps 13 9350
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> On 12/4/16, Andrew Mike <andrew at logomancy.net> wrote:
> > You could get a Gigabyte Aero 14:
> > http://www.xoticpc.com/gigabyte-aero-14.html
> >
> > 2560x1440 14-inch screen, 1.9 kg, but has everything else you wanted at
> > your price point.
>
>  dang.  up to 32gb DDR4 RAM.  in a laptop. i'm very very tempted...
> the only thing is: although the current screen i'm using is 2560x1600,
> i just know damn well i'll miss the ... *goes to run python as a
> calculator*... 160 pixels.  it makes the difference between being able
> to run 2 80x56 xterms one above the other.
>
> > There's also the AORUS X3 Plus PC3K4D:
> > http://www.xoticpc.com/aorus-x3-plus-v6-pc3k4d.html
> >
> > Still misses the weight budget, and is $2000, but it has a smaller
> > higher-res screen and meets all your other expectations.
>
>  *splutter* http://www.aorus.com/Product/Spec/X3%20Plus%20v6
> overclocking to 4ghz, up to 32gb DDR4 2400mhz RAM, *dual* PCIe SSDs,
> supports nvidia graphics cards up to *6* GB, 150 watt power supply,
> does it _really_ take dual batteries?  wtf this is a _monster_!!
>
>  ... i love it.
>
>  the fiscally-responsible thing to do would be to get a dell xps 13
> 9350.  given that it's a path that's been trail-blazed already and
> there are software libre developers out there who've bought it, gone
> to the trouble of poking dell's support team with a stick, found out
> how to disable the (Reference-Design-by-default) RAID setting on the
> NVMe drives in the BIOS, and so on, it would be a lot less hassle.
>
>  *however*.... thinking it through... the only reason i said "16GB
> RAM" is because i didn't expect there to be *laptops* out there which
> could take up to 32GB RAM.  i made the mistake of getting not enough
> memory once already.
>
>  tell you what i'll do: i'm going to register on their forums and make
> some enquiries.
>
>
> > Sadly, you'll have to pay the Windows tax on either. :/
>
>  *grumbles*...
>
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Actually, you don't have to pay the windows Tax on an XPS 13 or XPS 15.

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-13-9360-laptop/pd?3x_nav=OS_BRAND%3DUBUNT&3x_page=1&filterCollapsed=true

Try searching for Dell XPS developer edition, those are sold running Ubuntu
instead of Windows. Here is a version of the XPS 13 with 16 GB of memory:

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-13-9360-laptop/pd?oc=cax13ubuntuh5133&model_id=xps-13-9360-laptop
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