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And, I just got back from a vacation where I put some of those ideas into practice, so I thought I'd write a follow-up and give some specifics on what I recommended, what I actually did and how it all worked. </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="1340192" role="article" about="/content/review-dell-xps-13-developer-edition-laptop" class="story teaser clearfix"> <div class="teaser-image"> </div> <div class="teaser-text"> <h2> <a href="/content/review-dell-xps-13-developer-edition-laptop" rel="bookmark"> <span>Review: the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Laptop</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <div class="author"> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/users/petros-koutoupis" lang="" about="/users/petros-koutoupis" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Petros Koutoupis</a></span> - November 12, 2018 </div> </footer> <div class="content-body"> A look at Dell's thin and sleek XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop that now ships with Ubuntu 18.04 LTS pre-installed. </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="1340239" role="article" about="/content/asus-eee-how-close-did-world-come-linux-desktop" class="story is-promoted teaser clearfix"> <div class="teaser-image"> </div> <div class="teaser-text"> <h2> <a href="/content/asus-eee-how-close-did-world-come-linux-desktop" rel="bookmark"> <span>The Asus Eee: How Close Did the World Come to a Linux Desktop?</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <div class="author"> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/users/jeff-siegel" lang="" about="/users/jeff-siegel" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Jeff Siegel</a></span> - November 2, 2018 </div> </footer> <div class="content-body"> It was white, not much bigger than my hands held side by side, weighed about as much as a bottle of wine, and it came in a shiny, faux-leather case. It was the $199 Asus Eee 901, and I couldn't believe that a computer could be that powerful, that light and that much fun. </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"><article data-history-node-id="1340122" role="article" about="/content/review-system76-oryx-pro" class="story is-promoted teaser clearfix"> <div class="teaser-image"> </div> <div class="teaser-text"> <h2> <a href="/content/review-system76-oryx-pro" rel="bookmark"> <span>Review: System76 Oryx Pro Laptop</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <div class="author"> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/users/robert-j-hansen" lang="" about="/users/robert-j-hansen" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Robert J. Hansen</a></span> - October 22, 2018 </div> </footer> <div class="content-body"> Can "by hackers, for hackers" sell laptops? System76 sold an Oryx Pro to Rob, and he's here to tell you about it. 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