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At the beginning of last month, we announced the roll out of the first configurations of Dell’s latest XPS 13 developer edition.

Today, in honor of Halloween, we are excited to announce that we are increasing the number of configurations in the developer edition portfolio by a factor of eight.  In total, we now offer 18 different configurations of the 9^th generation developer edition, 16 of which are available both online and offline.

If you venture offline you also get two bonus systems to choose from, one featuring a 1TB SSD and one that boasts an even beefier 2TB solid stated drive.  These offline offerings can be ordered via chat or phone (877-BUY-DELL).

All of these configurations come with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS preloaded and are powered by the Intel 10th Gen Core™ U series processors, over half of which are based on the i7 hexacore processor.

What’s also cool about today’s news is both the Linux and the Windows XPS 13 lines are being rounded out at the same time.  Linux has officially become a first among equals. 😉

Please see the complete list of configs for the US, Canada and Europe below.

7390 Specifications

For your reference here are key features of the 9^th generation of the XPS 13 developer edition.

• Processor Options
  • 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-10210U processor (4 cores)
  • 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-10710U processor (6 cores)
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS preloaded
• Killer™ AX1650 (2×2) built on Intel WiFi 6 Chipset + Bluetooth 5.0
• InfinityEdge display with top camera placement
• FHD and UHD resolution support
• Up to 16GB of LPDDR3 memory at 2133MHz

The XPS 13 developer edition lineup

The United States

US Online configurations

When you get to the XPS 13 developer edition product page you’ll notice that there is only “one” system displayed.  This is the base configuration which you can then configure to create 16 different options.

i7 – 6c | 16GB | 256SSD | FHD non touch

i7 – 6c | 16GB | 256SSD | UHD Touch

i7 – 6c | 16GB | 512SSD | FHD non touch

i7 – 6c | 16GB | 512SSD | UHD Touch

i7 – 6c | 8GB | 256SSD | FHD non touch

i7 – 6c | 8GB | 256SSD | UHD Touch

i7 – 6c | 8GB | 512SSD | FHD non touch

i7 – 6c | 8GB | 512SSD | UHD Touch

US Offline additional configurations

i7 – 6c | 16GB |1T SSD | UHD Touch

i7 – 6c | 16GB |2T SSD | UHD Touch

Canada – Online

i5 | 8GB | 256SSD | FHD NT

i7 – 6c | 16GB |1T SSD | UHD Touch

i7 – 6c | 16GB | 256SSD | FHD NT

i7 – 6c | 16GB | 512SSD | FHD NT

i7 – 6c | 16GB | 512SSD | UHD Touch

Europe – Online and Offline

i7 4 core | 16GB | 512SSD | FHD NT

i7 4 core | 16GB | 512SSD | FHD NT

i7 4 core | 16GB | 512SSD | UHD T

i7 4 core | 16GB | 512SSD | UHD T

i7 4 core | 16GB | 1T SSD  | UHD T

i7 4 core | 16GB | 1T SSD  | UHD T

Project Sputnik

The original XPS 13 developer edition from 2012

Nearly seven years ago the community-driven Project Sputnik went from skunk works project to official product.  The original “line up” consisted of only one system and one configuration.

The system, which represented the top of the line XPS 13 system came with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS-preloaded, was powered by a 1.6-GHz Intel Core i5-2467M processor and featured 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD.

Fast forward to today and instead of a 1.6GHz i5 processor the top config of the 9^th generation XPS 13 developer edition is based on Intel’s i7 six core processor, along with 16GB of RAM and a 2TB drive.  Who knows what specs and features will define the future generations to come of the XPS 13 developer edition.

Stay tuned and find out! 😊

Extra-credit reading

9th generation developer edition news

Podcasts

• Episode 5: Developer Edition with Dell’s Barton George (8:00 – 36:00) Linux for everyone 
• S12E21 – Rebelstar Raiders – 9^th gen Dell XPS 13 developer edition (7:22 – 10:35)| Ubuntu Podcast
• Episode 80 | This Week in Linux – TuxDigital
• S12E26 – Interstate ’76 | Ubuntu Podcast
• Episode 4 Dell’s New Ubuntu Hardware for Late 2019 – Jupitar extras Update

Articles and blog posts

• Dell’s Newest XPS 13 Ubuntu Laptop Just Got 16 Additional Configurations – Forbes
• Dell releases latest Linux developer laptop with Comet Lake CPU – ZDNet
• Best Laptop for PC Users is Here: Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition – TFIR
• Dell XPS 7390 Developer Edition with Intel Comet Lake and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS announced – FOSS Linux
• Dell announces new Linux XPS 13 developer edition 7390 laptop | tww
• Intel Introduces 10th Generation Comet Lake Y and U-Series Processors – cnx-software.com
• New Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Announced, Powered by Ubuntu – OmgUbuntu!
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu Linux, Intel Comet Lake coming in September – Liliputing
• Dell XPS 13 (7390) Developer Edition laptop comes with Ubuntu Linux, Wi-Fi 6, and 10th Gen Intel Core CPU – BetaNews
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Announced with Ubuntu – debug point
• Dell XPS 13 (7390) Developer Edition laptop comes with Ubuntu Linux, Wi-Fi 6, and 10th Gen Intel Core CPU – Angle News
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu Linux, Intel Comet Lake coming in September – Go Gadget News
• Dell releases latest Linux developer laptop with Comet Lake CPU – The Gizmo Effect
• Dell XPS 13 (7390) Developer Edition Powered by Ubuntu | Hurahu
• Dell XPS 13 laptops get 10th-gen Intel Core chips – Liliputing
• Dell releases latest Linux developer laptop with Comet Lake CPU – Technology latest news
• Dell Announced the XPS 13 Developer Edition “7390”, Which Powered by 10th Generation | LinuxTechNews
• The Bestest Laptop Computer – Thar She Blows! – Orcaflotta
• Dell announces new Linux XPS 13 developer edition 7390 laptop – tech-tutorials.com
• Nuevo Dell XPS 13 con Ubuntu a la vista » MuyLinux
• Dell presenta una nueva XPS 13 con Ubuntu – Consejero Digital
• Dell XPS 13 (7390) Developer Edition – Ubuntu i Comet Lake procesori | Lokator.Blog – Novosti kako ih Vi želite!
• Dell XPS 7390 Developer Edition lançado com Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – edivaldobrito
• Arriva il nuovo Dell XPS 13 developer edition (7390) – Aggregatore GNU/Linux e dintorni – laseroffice
• Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition, 9ª generación, el próximo juguete de Dell – ubunlog

Pau for now…