They won't refuse to repair it. It's identical in all ways except for the screen size, so. If something really weird happens, they might kick it back to you, but nothing really weird is going to happen.
> My advice for buying any Linux laptop would be always get one that comes with Linux out of the box even if you're going to replace it.
All the parts of the XPS 13 are expected to work well with Linux. They've been selected specifically for that and they’ll receive firmware updates to improve that situation.
That’s not the same on the XPS17. On an XPS 17 the parts just have to work with Windows. They might work or they might not.
If something doesn’t work with Linux on the XPS 13 or Precision model it’s someone at Dell’s paid job to fix it. On an XPS 15 or XPS 17 it’s your job.
Get an XPS 17 if you want one obviously but you're not buying the same experience.
They won't refuse to repair it. It's identical in all ways except for the screen size, so. If something really weird happens, they might kick it back to you, but nothing really weird is going to happen.
> My advice for buying any Linux laptop would be always get one that comes with Linux out of the box even if you're going to replace it.
Or get a Dell XPS 17 and install your own ;)