Dell · 2021 · end of life
Dell XPS 13 9310 (Developer Edition)
The XPS that Dell actually sold with Ubuntu, around 540 dollars used: a clean Tiger Lake Linux machine with a bright 16:10 screen. Buy the FHD+ panel, skip the 4K. s2idle-only standby drain is the price of admission, like every XPS of this era.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core i7-1185G7 |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe (integrated) |
| RAM | 16 GB (soldered) |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Screen | 13.4" 1920x1200 @ 60Hz |
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~8 h |
Linux compatibility
- ubuntu-lts Out of the box
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- works
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- works
- Suspend
- needs tweak
- fedora Out of the box
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- works
- Webcam
- works
- Audio
- needs tweak
- Suspend
- needs tweak
ubuntu-lts: Dell shipped this with Ubuntu as the Developer Edition, so the OEM image is genuinely clean: Killer/Intel AX1650 Wi-Fi works, fingerprint pairs with fprintd. The catch is the same as every late-Intel XPS: s2idle only, so a closed lid still drains the 52 Wh battery overnight. Stick to the 1920x1200 panel, the 4K touch option roughly halves runtime.
fedora: Fedora needs the sof-firmware package for the speakers to come up, present in current releases anyway. s2idle standby drain is the same as on Ubuntu.