The company has not provided an exact delivery date, but soon could possibly mean that these notebooks could be arriving in market places in less than six months. Keep in mind that the Windows 10 version of the XPS 13 with a Core i3 chip starts at $799, so you should keep your budget in the same range if you intend on purchasing the same notebook with the same hardware configuration and a different OS. Dell has managed to keep its latest 13 inch notebook lineup extremely sleek and they resemble a lot like Apple’s MacBook Air family thanks to their slender design as well as an edge-to-edge touch screen. As for Ubuntu, the most recent version is 15.10, and is code-named Wily Werewolf. Recent Ubuntu editions have a user interface that has placed attention on the touch interface. While Ubuntu is used in servers and PCs, it is regarded as an unpopular operating system. Dell had introduced its first Project Sputnik laptop as an experiment to bring Linux to ultrabook-style laptops with touchscreens, which were relatively new in 2012. Now that Project Sputnik lives on in the latest machines, it could mean that Dell will be slashing pricing for its previous generation notebooks, which will extremely advantageous for those on a budget and want to purchase an affordable laptop. An Intel spokesman has stated Skylake chips that power Windows 10 XPS 13 lineup will also be able to power up Linux. As you know, the company doesn’t optimize operating systems specific to chips, and Intel’s team has successfully able to contribute drivers to the Linux kernel. Google+
