Linux Laptop dedicated to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is now available for the purchase at a price tag of USD 1,099.99.
Dell Inc, the popular laptop company is selling the laptop preloaded with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition will cost you 1,099.99 US dollars.
Canonical, The company behind Ubuntu announces the availability of the first Ubuntu 20.04 laptop.
Linux Laptop With Ubuntu 20.04 Is Available To Buy At $1,099.99
The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is available as of June 23, 2020.
Specifications:
10th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 Processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.6 GHz)
Ubuntu Linux 20.04
Intel® UHD Graphics with shared graphics memory
8GB 3733MHz LPDDR4x Memory Onboard
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Platinum Silver with Black carbon fiber palmrest
Statement from the Ubuntu regarding the first Ubuntu 20.04 Laptop:
The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition is now available in North America and selected EMEA countries* certified with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pre-installed to work straight out of the box. This is the first system available on the market with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, released in April 2020, and continues the long-standing partnership with Canonical which is designed to offer developers their ideal laptop based on input received from the community.
“We’re delighted to see the first Dell systems ship with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Enterprises are increasingly equipping their developers and engineers with the operating system of their choice ensuring high end-user productivity. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on the latest Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition offers the performance developers demand with the assurance of security and long term support that IT management needs,” said Martin Wimpress, Director of Desktop Engineering at Canonical.
“Dell and Canonical have partnered since the 2012 launch of Project Sputnik to arm developers with Ubuntu systems tailored for usability, stability and performance,” said Barton George, Founder of Project Sputnik and XPS Developer Edition, Dell Technologies. “Ubuntu 20.04 LTS continues our long-standing partnership with the Linux developer community to provide Ubuntu certified hardware that works out-of-the-box, enabling the highest levels of productivity.”
Dell and Canonical’s engineering teams perform thousands of rigorous tests to ensure that Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and all of its subsystems (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, fingerprint authentication, etc.) work flawlessly from first boot. As with all LTS releases, Canonical will continue to provide security updates for up to ten years and perform regression testing throughout its lifecycle.
