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They gave me a Mac at work, but... it's not for me. I got a Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu as soon as they let me.

I just tried install in Ubuntu 15.04 on my new XPS 15 and it turned into a brick--can't even get into BIOS. Nor can I boot from USB because the interwebs told me I needed to disable them to get them working again--somehow they were disabled during the install process.

Hopefully, I can return and get an inspiron or HP.

I bought the model with Ubuntu preinstalled to ensure it would "just work". It does.

Couldn't install Ubuntu on a Mac? Technically, it works.

Technically? I've done it for a few years now and am happy. I daresay, ...it just works.

Well, some things don't, but it mostly works. Sleep is always dodgy for me (won't wake up properly), the camera doesn't work, and the brightness adjuster is spotty, but it's nothing I can't live with.

I'd rather see the money go towards a company that's actually working to support Linux, will deal with the machine under warranty, and so on. Also, the keys are in the right place, there are two mouse buttons, and so on.

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