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I'm interested in the Dell XPS "Developer Edition" but the fact that you can't upgrade the RAM to 16GB puts me off the whole thing entirely.

Adaptive 11y ago
I too wish that they had a 16 GB edition. It was the only spec that made me pause and say "Huh what"?. I was running 8bg prior to this but generally I want to max out that ram and they should offer it as a spec option.
- mixmastamyk 11y ago
  They do have another linux friendly laptop that can upgrade to 16gb, though its name escapes me now... Oh, here it is, the M3800: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/review-dell-m3800-developer-edition-is-a-great-linux-pc-with-a-few-rough-edges/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/review-dell-m3800-dev...
  - simonebrunozzi 11y ago
    I don't like it. I really don't understand why they don't offer a 16 GB RAM version of the XPS.
    - ironsides 11y ago
      My understanding is that the motherboard does not permit it. From what I have read they are marking the initial XPS13 as "EARLY 2015" units -- with Windows 10 and Skylake around the corner you may see another major refresh later this year. Typing to you on a XPS13 "Early 2015".
      - Dylan16807 11y ago
        Well that's better than nothing, but I'll note that my 2012 laptop is happy with 32GB.
        mixmastamyk 11y ago
        The smaller dev edition is based on an ultra-book design, which unfortunately leads to such limitations, while a workstation design like the Precision will not.
  - PebblesHD 11y ago
    This looks alarmingly like the 2014 XPS 15 with i7, 16GB RAM and the GT750m I had for a while last year. Endless GPU problems, coil whine and a Touchscreen that caused general system issues. unless you're prepared to deal with random issues, I'd steer clear of the 15...
    - mixmastamyk 11y ago
      It's from the Precision line, not a (Studio) XPS. Not sure if that helps or not.
      - PebblesHD 11y ago
        Indeed, but they share the same power system, battery, several CPUs, heat management etc. and will likely have similar problems.
jamespo 11y ago
Lenovo X250 is an option

Adaptive 11y ago

I too wish that they had a 16 GB edition. It was the only spec that made me pause and say "Huh what"?. I was running 8bg prior to this but generally I want to max out that ram and they should offer it as a spec option.

mixmastamyk 11y ago
They do have another linux friendly laptop that can upgrade to 16gb, though its name escapes me now... Oh, here it is, the M3800: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/review-dell-m3800-developer-edition-is-a-great-linux-pc-with-a-few-rough-edges/ http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/03/review-dell-m3800-dev...
- simonebrunozzi 11y ago
  I don't like it. I really don't understand why they don't offer a 16 GB RAM version of the XPS.
  - ironsides 11y ago
    My understanding is that the motherboard does not permit it. From what I have read they are marking the initial XPS13 as "EARLY 2015" units -- with Windows 10 and Skylake around the corner you may see another major refresh later this year. Typing to you on a XPS13 "Early 2015".
    - Dylan16807 11y ago
      Well that's better than nothing, but I'll note that my 2012 laptop is happy with 32GB.
      - mixmastamyk 11y ago
        The smaller dev edition is based on an ultra-book design, which unfortunately leads to such limitations, while a workstation design like the Precision will not.
- PebblesHD 11y ago
  This looks alarmingly like the 2014 XPS 15 with i7, 16GB RAM and the GT750m I had for a while last year. Endless GPU problems, coil whine and a Touchscreen that caused general system issues. unless you're prepared to deal with random issues, I'd steer clear of the 15...
  - mixmastamyk 11y ago
    It's from the Precision line, not a (Studio) XPS. Not sure if that helps or not.
    - PebblesHD 11y ago
      Indeed, but they share the same power system, battery, several CPUs, heat management etc. and will likely have similar problems.

jamespo 11y ago

Lenovo X250 is an option