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+Dell's Project Sputnik, which is the company's effort to produce "developer" suited laptops with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, recently expanded it's offers with quite a few revamped models.
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+Project Sputnik has done an admirable job of bringing a "just works" Linux experience to Dell Ultrabooks like the XPS 13 Developer Edition, which I've tested three times now. While the XPS 13 is great machine that I would not hesitate to recommend for most Linux users, it does have it's shortcomings. The biggest problem in my view has long been the limited amount of RAM -- the XPS 13 tops out at 16GB. While that's enough for most users, there are those -- software developers compiling large projects, video editors, even photographers -- who would benefit from more RAM.
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+Normally in the Dell line to get more RAM you'd pick up a one of the various Precision laptops, which lack the svelteness of the XPS series, but can pack in more RAM and larger hard drives. Unfortunately the availability of the Ubuntu-based Precision machines has been somewhat spotty in the past. With this latest refresh though that's no longer the case, you can get [Ubuntu-based Precision laptops in a variety of configurations from the Dell site](http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/campaigns/xps-linux-laptop?c=us&l=en&s=biz).
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+Dell isn't the only manufacturer producing great Linux machines. And in fact the [Oryx Pro](http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/11/system76-oryx-pro-review-linux-in-a-laptop-has-never-been-better/) from System 76 is another great machine, and my previous recommendation for anyone who needed more RAM and didn't mind the additional size and weight. 
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+Naturally Linux will probably work just fine on plenty of hardware not specifically tailored to running Linux, but if you want a "just works" experience I'd suggest staying away from bleeding edge hardware, which sometimes lacks drivers (or stick with a bleeding edge distro like Arch). That's where efforts like Dell's Project Sputnik come in handy, the hardware is already vetted, the drivers pre-installed and configured for a great out of the box experience.
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+And now, with the revamped Sputnik lineup you can get your just works Linux rig and all the power and RAM of a bigger laptop in the form of the Dell Precision 7520.
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+The machine Dell sent me for testing was a Dell 7520 Developer Edition with tk RAM, tk GB of hard drive space and the brilliant tk screen. 
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