<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Yeah, our Linux desktop purchases have come from <a href="http://gimcomputers.com/">GIM</a> for that very reason over the last few years. Dell servers, though, are not priced that way. Actually, our most recent Windows purchase came from GIM as well, since Dell only sells Win 8 (with <i>very</i> limited exceptions). GIM builds their own desktops so it's easy to leave off a Windows license. I guess it's not so easy to build a laptop from parts, and they say all the laptop suppliers they deal with include Windows as part of the package.<div><br></div><div>Tom, you might also consider a Chromebook. There are ones available at several price points. I read Linus himself has been working on ensuring kernel support and is using the high-end one as his main laptop.</div><div><br></div><div>Scott<br><div><br><div><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney@gmail.com><br><b>To: </b>"Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale@ale.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 26, 2013 12:26:54 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly<br><br><div dir="ltr">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.<br>
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