I’m going with this Dell and returning my Lenovo Slim 7 Pro. In my previous thread saying I switched to Windows I read that Dells offer great compatibility. I ordered this Dell XPS 13 and plan on going with Pop OS. Thoughts on this? Good choice?
Edit: Apparently it’s certified with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I assume I should go with This particular Ubuntu version then?
For Linux compatibility, something like this https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/ would be better than Dell XPS 13.
The XPS 13 series (with the “developer” name addition that has nothing to do with development, but hey …) has official Linux support (Ubuntu).
Dell maintains an own repo for it and provides all drivers and first installation images for the devices.
Yeah, I knew it, I still would get a TUXEDO computer, something like TUXEDO InfinityBook S 15 - Gen8, the DELL XPS 13 is very small, small keyboard, very portable but not really nice to work with. And TUXEDO looks much more into Linux than DELL.
I can finance through Best Buy via their credit card which is why I’m going with the Dell.
Dell XPS 13 with the “developer” label is also pretty nice so it’s all good, but check that it has the “developer” label, or it will be not designed to be compatible, if I’m not wrong, the main difference is the Wi-Fi adapter. Also, out of this topic, careful with the finance and credit card, it’s always a scam unless you really need it to work I wouldn’t spend money that I don’t have.
EDIT: About the compatibility, on this Reddit post, people are saying there is not really any difference https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/fjb9na/difference_between_the_standard_and_developer/, and I think the Wi-Fi adapter was only on the old versions (years ago when I bought mine). Haha… 😛