I know some are disappointed by the lack of ram in the XPS 13. If you need a beefer laptop there is another Dell "Project Sputnik" (aka Ubuntu) laptop the Precision M3800.
http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/555/campaigns/xps-linux-lapt...It is more comparable to a Mac Book Pro and can be configured with 16 GB of memory as well as the hi res display.
