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by codedinosaur 3487 days ago
You can simply buy Windows versions of these laptops in India and install Linux. AFAIK, the hardware is identical on both devices. If you install Ubuntu on the machine, you will get all the drivers during installation. You might want to wait for the Kaby Lake versions to hit Indian online stores though.
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dsego 3487 days ago
Not identical, the ubuntu version gets the well supported intel wireless card.

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/f/46...

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Rezo 3487 days ago
That was true for the Skylake XPS machines. The new Kaby Lake machines, sold with either Windows or Ubuntu, all use the "Killer" Qualcomm Atheros chip.

There's also more configurations to pick from with Windows, so it's not a bad idea if you're comfortable installing Ubuntu by yourself.

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Oletros 3487 days ago
Not this year's XPS
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