[ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly

[Jim Kinney]

When I was looking at the Linux offerings on Dell, the hardware combo for
Linux was always a bit more than the lowest Winders version. So there was
ALWAYS a winders systems that cost less. and there was no apple-to-apples
comparison as they never offered the same hardware combo for both OS's.


On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Scott Plante <splante at insightsys.com>wrote:

> "The machine never booted winders, so I should get money back from
> Microsoft."
>
> Can you actually do that? How? Or was that meant as a joke?
>
> When I've searched Dell before, it seems they charge just as much for a
> configuration with Windows as without for desktops. They try to hide it by
> only offering Linux or no-OS on certain models, and not offering Windows on
> those exact configs, but they seem to be the same price as a similar system
> (proc, mem, disk, etc.).
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Charles Shapiro" <hooterpincher at gmail.com>
> *To: *"Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> *Sent: *Monday, August 26, 2013 9:35:35 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly
>
>
> I splurged on a brand-new Lenovo thinkpad T530 core I5  in June.  I turned
> the UEFI 'security' checksum off in the setup screens and installed Debian
> Slink on the machine. It runs flawlessly and very very fast. The machine
> never booted winders, so I should get money back from Microsoft.  The
> auxiliary nvidia video processor also works great with the proprietary
> driver, but I don't generally use it 'cause it is significantly more
> power-hungry than the default video drivers.
>
> -- CHS
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