Although it's oriented primarily towards developers, Dell's "Project Sputnik" Ubuntu Linux ultrabook has attracted considerable interest from Linux fans.
When I spoke with Barton George, a Dell director, upon the North American launch last fall of the XPS 13 Developer Edition, he noted two common requests that came up during the testing process: a "big brother version" with beefier specs, and availability outside the United States.
Earlier this week Dell offered fresh news on both of those fronts.
"On Dell.com, we’re now offering the XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop with the full HD screen for customers in the United States for $1549," wrote Dell blogger Lionel Menchaca on Monday. Not only that, but "we're also starting to roll it out in select countries in Europe."
Earlier this month Dell announced that it was bringing a full HD display to its main XPS 13, noting then that it would eventually become standard in the Ubuntu-preloaded XPS 13 Developer Edition.
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"Having a higher-resolution display option was the most requested feature from customers interested in the XPS 13 Developer Edition," Menchaca noted in a blog post at the time. "This feedback was consistent with what we heard from reviewers and other potential XPS 13 customers as well."
Featuring a 1920-by-1080 resolution, the new, 13.3-inch display is brighter and has wider viewing angles than its predecessor. Previously, the Ubuntu laptop offered a 1366-by-768 resolution.
As for other specs, the "Sputnik 2" machine now sports a third-generation Intel i7 processor, 8GB of system memory, Intel HD graphics 4000, a 256GB SSD drive, and Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS as its operating system. Also included in the $1549 package are one year of Dell ProSupport and onsite service after remote diagnostics.
Availability, meanwhile, is already here for the United States and Canada, while the rollout in Europe apparently begins next week for online sales in France, Germany, the UK, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
In Israel, Luxembourg, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, sales will be made through a local Dell representative. Finally, "with regards to the Asia Pacific region, we are currently evaluating options to introduce the XPS 13 Developer Edition in Australia and other countries in Asia, but don’t have details to share at this time," George explained in a Monday blog post of his own.
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Acer Aspire S7 With 9 Hours of Power Extra Battery
Acer is keeping the Aspire lineup fresh with three new ultrabooks, announced today in advance of the Oct. 26 launch of Windows 8. The new laptops feature Windows 8 and a slew of features optimized for the new operating system, with capacitive touch screens, true HD (1080p) displays, and super-slim profiles as thin as 0.48 inch.
When we reviewed the Acer Aspire S7-391, we loved the gorgeous industrial design and 1080p touch screen. But one of our chief complaints was that the Ultrabook’s battery lasted just 4 hours and 10 minutes on the LAPTOP Battery Test (Web surfing via Wi-Fi). That’s 2 hours less than our ultraportable category average, and hardly what you want to see out of a $1,699 notebook.
The external battery extended the S7′s life to 9 hours and 17 minutes, about 5 hours longer than the battery in the notebook itself, and about three hours longer than the ultraportable average.
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Unfortunately, the external battery attaches somewhat awkwardly to the S7. You have to screw the battery into the bottom of the notebook, and the plug it into the S7′s power port. The plug itself juts out about 3/4 of an inch, which made us worry we’d accidentally snap it off. It also increased the weight to 3.4 pounds, up from 2.8 without the battery.
Both systems feature Dolby Home Theater Audio and built-in stereo speakers, two USB 3.0 ports, and micro-HDMI output. While the laptops don't have VGA or Ethernet ports on the system, adapters are included with the system to allow further connectivity. The keyboards offer automatic backlight, which adjusts automatically thanks to ambient light sensing.
The Acer Aspire S7 is one of the sharpest-looking laptops of 2012. It's incredibly thin and light, although the glass-covered lid makes it a bit top-heavy. The HP Envy Spectre had a similar glass-heavy design, putting glass on the back of the lid and the wrist rest. Here the wrist rest is thankfully glass-free.
So many of the Windows 8 laptops to date have been either painfully similar, shamelessly cloning each other, or else overly complicated convertible tablets that twist, flip, or swivel. The Acer Aspire S7 is priced out of the range of most laptop shoppers, but it looks great, runs well, and, most importantly, serves as an excellent proof of concept for both Windows 8 and touch-screen laptops.
When we reviewed the Acer Aspire S7-391, we loved the gorgeous industrial design and 1080p touch screen. But one of our chief complaints was that the Ultrabook’s battery lasted just 4 hours and 10 minutes on the LAPTOP Battery Test (Web surfing via Wi-Fi). That’s 2 hours less than our ultraportable category average, and hardly what you want to see out of a $1,699 notebook.
The external battery extended the S7′s life to 9 hours and 17 minutes, about 5 hours longer than the battery in the notebook itself, and about three hours longer than the ultraportable average.
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Unfortunately, the external battery attaches somewhat awkwardly to the S7. You have to screw the battery into the bottom of the notebook, and the plug it into the S7′s power port. The plug itself juts out about 3/4 of an inch, which made us worry we’d accidentally snap it off. It also increased the weight to 3.4 pounds, up from 2.8 without the battery.
Both systems feature Dolby Home Theater Audio and built-in stereo speakers, two USB 3.0 ports, and micro-HDMI output. While the laptops don't have VGA or Ethernet ports on the system, adapters are included with the system to allow further connectivity. The keyboards offer automatic backlight, which adjusts automatically thanks to ambient light sensing.
The Acer Aspire S7 is one of the sharpest-looking laptops of 2012. It's incredibly thin and light, although the glass-covered lid makes it a bit top-heavy. The HP Envy Spectre had a similar glass-heavy design, putting glass on the back of the lid and the wrist rest. Here the wrist rest is thankfully glass-free.
So many of the Windows 8 laptops to date have been either painfully similar, shamelessly cloning each other, or else overly complicated convertible tablets that twist, flip, or swivel. The Acer Aspire S7 is priced out of the range of most laptop shoppers, but it looks great, runs well, and, most importantly, serves as an excellent proof of concept for both Windows 8 and touch-screen laptops.
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