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OMG! Ubuntu! reports
[January 11,] the company announced the immediate availability of the Dell Precision 3520 mobile workstation (that's "professional laptop" to you and [me]).
Better yet, buyers can save over $100 by choosing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS pre-loaded instead of Windows 10--now that's what you call a deal!
[...] Dell's Barton George says more Ubuntu-powered Precision workstations will go on sale in the coming months, worldwide, including an Ubuntu version of the company's stylish new Precision 5720 All-in-One desktop PC.
Unlike other vendors, Dell [doesn't] ship their Linux option on no-frills reduced-power hardware. All models in the Dell Precision lineup pack powerful 7th generation Intel Core and Intel Xeon processors, support Thunderbolt 3 (ahem, USB-C), and can be kitted out with up to 32GB RAM!
The Dell Precision 3520 is available to buy & configure right now priced from $899 (base specs, with Ubuntu 1604 LTS). It ships worldwide.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday January 14 2017, @11:27AM
3x USB 3.0 and 1x USB Type-C does look like a good find for a 15.6" laptop, although it does nothing to justify the price which should be half of what it is.
The premium price can be explained by the complete lack of any real discount (10% is just trickery) and the inclusion of a Kaby Lake processor instead of Skylake. Kaby Lake's major new feature, hardware decoding of media like 4K H.265 10-bit video to improve performance and power consumption, does not apply because the screen resolution is a paltry 1366x768.
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