For those out there looking for a developer edition&#x2F;or to run linux, rumors are these refreshed&#x2F;new units are no longer carrying the troublesome Broadcom components that were causing kernel panics. These units were designated as &quot;9343&#x2F;XPS 13 Early 2015&quot;.<p>If your considering picking up a used XPS13 9343 on the cheap and plan to install Linux - be forewarned, we are waiting on BIOS A06 to fix the keyboard jumping issue.<p>A great source of insight on the Dell XPS13 &#x2F; Linux program is available at Barton Georges blog - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bartongeorge.net" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bartongeorge.net</a> - he is the founder&#x2F;lead of Project Sputnik (Dell&#x27;s internal effort to create the ultimate Linux&#x2F;Ubuntu developer laptop).