[ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

I don't think the "microsoft tax" is that great for oem's.  Maybe $ 30.

Ron



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.). 
>
>----- Original Message -----
>
>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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