I really kinda wonder how viable desktop Linux would be for me on this hardware. I mean, I think the answer FOR ME is probably still "not yet," given the thing

I really kinda wonder how viable desktop Linux would be for me on this hardware. I mean, I think the answer FOR ME is probably still "not yet," given the things that I enjoy about doing most of my computing in the Mac ecosystem, but historically the barriers for me have been twofold: hardware AND software. I suspect the Dell solves the hardware problem.