Dell refreshes XPS 13 and XPS 15, and debuts XPS 12 tablet hybrid

The Dell website can't stand the storm it seems. Apple is pushing me so hard away with all the bugs (kernel panics for many Intel HD 4000 GPUs) in OS X and the ridiculous design decisions in the MBPs (Ethernet, antiglare anyone?) that I am considering Windows / Linux for development for the first time in my life... The Dell XPS seem to become a very reasonable alternative.

For those out there looking for a developer edition&#x2F;or to run linux, rumors are these refreshed&#x2F;new units are no longer carrying the troublesome Broadcom components that were causing kernel panics. These units were designated as &quot;9343&#x2F;XPS 13 Early 2015&quot;.<p>If your considering picking up a used XPS13 9343 on the cheap and plan to install Linux - be forewarned, we are waiting on BIOS A06 to fix the keyboard jumping issue.<p>A great source of insight on the Dell XPS13 &#x2F; Linux program is available at Barton Georges blog - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bartongeorge.net" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bartongeorge.net</a> - he is the founder&#x2F;lead of Project Sputnik (Dell&#x27;s internal effort to create the ultimate Linux&#x2F;Ubuntu developer laptop).

I have an XPS 13, and it&#x27;s the only windows laptop I&#x27;ve ever had that can deal with the dev work I do and is comparable to the Mac. An update can only be a good thing.