


Ubuntu: Follow the instructions on screen to finish setup.Connect the power adapter and press the power button.Ignoring the references to Windows, these are the steps of the Quick Start Guide: Nothing special to write here about the insides of the black box: a single piece of plastic covering the XPS 13, with an XPS 13 Quick Start Guide pamphlet and a Safety and Regulatory Information leaflet underneath. The power cable is still in the box as I bought a C5 to C14 power cable to plug the power brick straight into my UPS. It had an even smaller black box inside, the charging brick, and the IEC C5 to UK 3-pin power cable. The delivery date changed between checkout and order confirmation, but I did eventually received a rather compact (and light) parcel. In the end, I went ahead with the order, despite the potential problems with USB-C/Thunderbolt 3. I even considered buying from the Microsoft store, but not only would that be sending the wrong signal to Dell and Microsoft but the machine specs I wanted weren't available from there. With so many issues actually making the order, I wondered if the universe was telling me not to make the purchase. Not only did I have to contend with the Web site constantly becoming non-responsive, but I also had to find the secret page on Paypal's Web site that allows you to disable automatic (forced) currency conversion-Sterling is Sterling. There were so many issues with the ordering process, from Dell not accepting BitCoin in the UK to them not accepting my BitCoin debit card because it is denominated in "Gibraltar Pounds". I purchased an XPS 13 Developer Edition because I wanted something more compact on which I could do my development work.
