Last January the Dell XPS 13 developer edition (9370) made its debut. Today we’re excited to announce that one year later its successor, the XPS 13 developer edition (9380), is now available in the US, Canada and Europe. (Note: both the 9370 and 9380 will coexist for a period of time.)

Project Sputnik

The 9380 represents the eighth generation of Dell’s Ubuntu-based XPS 13 developer edition series. The first generation of the developer edition debuted over six years ago and it, along with the Ubuntu-based Precision mobile workstations that launched in 2015, make up Project Sputnik. In case you’re not familiar with it, Project Sputnik is Dell’s skunkworks initiative driven by input from the developer community (see the timeline at the end of the post for the complete XPS 13 developer edition progression).

Dell XPS 13 developer edition (9380) — System highlights

Although there are many great features and specs that characterize the latest developer edition (see below), the one that will likely bring the most joy is the new placement of the webcam. In the 9370 the camera is located directly below the screen. In the new 9380 the camera has been moved to the top, providing a much more flattering view of the user while still maintaining the system’s sleek, compact design.

Not only that but the 8th generation developer edition supports Suspend-to-idle natively which allows the system to resume much more quickly from sleep.

9380 Specifications

Intel 8 th generation i3, i5 and i7 processors (Intel Whiskey Lake U, 15W, non-vPro)

generation i3, i5 and i7 processors (Intel Whiskey Lake U, 15W, non-vPro) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS preloaded

InfinityEdge display with top camera placement

Easier to open

FHD and UHD resolution support

Up to 16GB of LPDDR3 memory at 2133MHz

1 x NVMe slot for 2230-128GB / 2280 up to 2TB

Thunderbolt 3 (x2) with USB3.1 Gen2 + type-C x1 with USB3.1 Gen2 speed

Improved Thunderbolt runtime power management

Killer® 1435 802.11ac [2×2] + Bluetooth 4.2

The United States and Canada

In the US and Canada there are four base configs that can be configured in a multitude of ways, yielding 22 configurations. These base configs are:

i7 QC|8GB|256GB|FHD T

i7 QC|8GB|256GB|UHD T

i7 QC|16GB|512GB|UHD T

i7 QC|16GB|256GB|UHD T

(Note: unlike Europe, in the United States and Canada the developer edition can only be purchased in the “For Work” section.)

Europe

Beating the US and Canada to the punch, on January 9th the first configurations of the new XPS 13 developer edition became available in Europe. At the end of last week two more joined to complete the lineup:

i7 QC|16GB|512GB|UHD T

i7 QC|16GB|1TB|UHD T

i7 QC|8GB|256GB|FHD NT

i7 QC|16GB|512GB|FHD NT

The above configurations are available in both the “For Home” and “For Work” sections on Dell.com and are available online in the following countries:

Austria

Belgium (Dutch and French)

Switzerland (German and French)

Germany

Denmark

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

The Netherlands

Norway

Sweden

The United Kingdom <- The developer editions will be added to shortly to the 9380 product page. Until then, the systems can be purchased via chat on the product page or by calling the number that pops up.

Stay tuned

Being able to announce the next generation of the XPS 13 developer edition is a great way to begin the year. Watch this space to see what is next on the agenda for 2019.

XPS 13 developer edition timeline

2012

1st gen Dell XPS 13 developer edition in the US — November 29, 2012

2013

2nd gen developer edition in US and Europe — February 18, 2013

3rd gen developer edition in US — November 15, 2013

3rd gen developer edition in US and Europe — December 20, 2013

2015

4th gen Dell XPS 13 developer edition in US and Europe — April 9, 2015

2016

5th gen XPS 13 Developer Edition in US — March 3, 2016

5th gen XPS 13 developer edition in Europe — March 31, 2016

6th gen XPS 13 Developer Edition in Europe and US — October 04, 2016

2018

7th gen XPS 13 developer edition available – January 4, 2018

Extra-credit reading

Exclusive: Dell Opens Up About Its Linux Efforts And Project Sputnik – Forbes

Dell Shipped Linux On 162 Unique Platforms In Fiscal Year 2019 – Forbes

Pau for now…

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