<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>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Scott Plante <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:splante@insightsys.com" target="_blank">splante@insightsys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div class="im"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">"</font><span style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The machine never booted winders, so I should get money back from Microsoft."</span><div>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Can you actually do that? How? Or was that meant as a joke?</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">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.). <br>
</font><br><hr style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div style="font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><b>From: </b>"Charles Shapiro" <<a href="mailto:hooterpincher@gmail.com" target="_blank">hooterpincher@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>To: </b>"Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 26, 2013 9:35:35 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly<div class="im">
<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>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. <br>
<br></div>-- CHS<br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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