Update: Precision 7520 and 7720 available as of March 28; Dell Precision 5720, a 27” All-in-One available as of April 18.
Today I am excited to announce the next generation of our Ubuntu-based Precision mobile workstation line. Not only have we rev’d the current line-up but we have also added the Precision 5720 All-in-One. This follows the introduction back in October of the 6th generation XPS 13 developer edition.
Available today
- Dell
Precision 3520, mobile workstation
- Dell Precision 5520, mobile workstation
- Dell Precision 7520, mobile workstation — Available as of March 28
- Dell Precision 7720, mobile workstation — Available as of March 28
- Dell Precision 5720, all-in-one — Available as of April 18
All of the systems above, which will be available worldwide, come preloaded with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, feature 7th generation Intel
Core and Intel Xeon processors and support Thunderbolt 3 (scroll down for more detailed specs).
How did we get here
Four and a half years ago a scrappy skunk works project by the name of “Project Sputnik” was kicked off at Dell to gauge interest in a developer-focused laptop. The project received an amazing amount of interest and support from the community and as result, nine months later this project became an official product — the ultra-mobile XPS 13 developer edition.
While the XPS 13 was a big hit the team soon started getting a steady stream of requests to add a bigger, beefier system. This caught the attention of team member Jared Dominguez (on twitter) who decided to work on his own time to get Ubuntu running on the Dell Precision M3800 mobile workstation. Jared documented his work and then posted the instructions publicly.
Jared’s efforts got so much interest from the community that a little over a year later it debuted as an official product. A little over a year after that, one Ubuntu-based Precision workstation became four and today we are announcing the next generation of this line-up along with the new Precision 5720 All-in-One.
A double-click on the specs
Dell Precision 3520, mobile workstation – Available now!
Affordable, fully customizable 15” mobile workstation
Key features
- Preloaded with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- 7th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors
- 15.6” HD (1366×768), FHD (1920×1080) and FHD touch
- Up to 32GB of memory and 2TB of storage
- ECC memory, Thunderbolt 3 and NVIDIA graphics
- Availability: worldwide
Dell Precision 5520, mobile workstation – Available now!
World’s thinnest and lightest 15” mobile workstation
Key features
- Preloaded with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- 7th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors
- 15.6” UltraSharp FHD (1920×1080) or UltraSharp UHD (3840×2160)
- Up to 32GB of memory and 2TB of storage
- Thunderbolt 3
- NVIDIA Quadro graphics
- Availability: worldwide
Dell Precision 7520, mobile workstation – Available now!
World’s most powerful 15” mobile workstation
Key features
- Preloaded with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- 7th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors
- 15.6” FHD (1920×1080), UltraSharp FHD (1920×1080) both Touch and Non-Touch, UltraSharp UHD (3840×2160)
- Up to 64GB of memory and 3TB of storage
- Thunderbolt 3
- NVIDIA Quadro and Radeon Pro graphics options
- Availability: worldwide
Dell Precision 7720, mobile workstation – Available now!
World’s most powerful mobile workstation
Key features
- Preloaded with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- 7th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors
- 17.3” HD+ (1600×900), UltraSharp FHD (1920×1080) or UltraSharp UHD (3840×2160)
- Up to 64GB of memory and 4TB of storage
- Thunderbolt 3
- NVIDIA Quadro and Radeon Pro graphics options
- Availability: worldwide
Dell Precision 5720, All-in-One – Available now!
27” All-in-One workstation class machine
Key features
- Preloaded with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- 7th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors
- 27” UltraSharp UHD (3840×2160) both touch and non-touch
- Up to 64GB of memory and Up to (1) M.2 PCIe SSD and up to (2) 2.5” SATA
- Thunderbolt 3
- Radeon Pro graphics
- Availability: worldwide
How do I order a 5520, 7520, 7720 or 3520 today
In the case of the US, you can get to the Ubuntu-based version of the Dell Precision 5520 Dell or Precision 3520, mobile workstation by going to their respective landing pages: Precision 5520, Precision 7520, Precision 7720, Precision 3520. Once there, click on the green “Customize & Buy” button on the right. This will take you to the “Select Components” page where under “Operating System” you choose Ubuntu 16.04 and away you go!
With regards to availability for the rest of the line-up, watch this space!
Extra credit reading
- New Precision 5520 – Buy now
- New Precision 3520 – Buy now
- New Precision 7520 – Buy now
- New Precision 7720 – Buy now
- New Precision 5720 All-in-One – Buy now
- Ubuntu-based Developer and Engineering systems line-up – Dell.com
Project milestones
- The New XPS 13 Developer Edition Lands in Europe, United States and Canada — October 04, 2016
- Live in Europe: Next gen XPS 13 developer edition — March 31, 2016
- XPS 13 Developer Edition launches in US, Ubuntu-based Workstations available worldwide — March 3, 2016
- 4th gen Dell XPS 13 developer edition available! — April 9, 2015
- Welcome the Dell Precision M3800 mobile workstation, developer edition — January 27, 2015
- Sputnik 3 online in Europe just in time for Holidays — December 20, 2013
- Introducing Sputnik 3 and its unofficial big brother — November 15, 2013
- Sputnik 2 is here: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition goes 1080p and lands in Europe — February 18, 2013
- Sputnik has landed! Introducing the Dell XPS 13 Laptop, Developer Edition — November 29, 2012
- Project Sputnik to go from Pilot to Product — July 18, 2012
- Introducing Project Sputnik: Developer laptop — May 7, 2012
Pau for now…
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