In a previous post, I talked about reviving an old Dell XPS 13 9360 that I had accidentally smashed several years ago. I am glad I revived it; it is a lovely machine, though very obviously showing its age, as it is almost 10 years old now. It now runs Debian serviceably, and I’ve been using it to carry around — to work, to the coffee shop, and so on — as I’m not too worried about banging it up at this point.

But I also wanted a new laptop. With the exception of a cheap Chromebook that I bought in a panic a few years ago, I haven’t bought a computer since the 9360, in 2016. I wanted something similar to the 9360; fortunately for me, Dell still produces a very similar XPS 13 9350.

One of the nice things about Dell is that their new machines are very customizable prior to delivery, which is a very different experience than you’ll get walking into the Apple store, or Best Buy, or whatever. Maybe not quite as customizable as Framework computers (which I did consider), but nonetheless the customizability allowed me to focus on the features I wanted (yes to Ubuntu, and to more cores and RAM; no to more disk space and a touchscreen).

Anyhow, I’m now provisioning it with what I want, which is always a thoroughly enjoyable thing to do.

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