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+1 on the XPS 15. Windows 10 with "Bash for Windows"/WSL flies and looks amazing. I think Dell's work with any Linux distro as well. Buy from the MS store and y

+1 on the XPS 15. Windows 10 with "Bash for Windows"/WSL flies and looks amazing. I think Dell's work with any Linux distro as well. Buy from the MS store and you get a clean version of Windows. Edit: New Surfacebook also looks nice.

philbot1008 10y ago
Buy from the Microsoft Store and you may get a bios-locked laptop that can only run Windows 10. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_microsoft_signature_pc_program_now/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_micro...
- erk__ 10y ago
  This is pretty outdated now Lenovo has released a bios update for the laptop in question.
  - sliken 10y ago
    What does the new BIOS do?
    - vetinari 10y ago
      Unlocks the AHCI setting, so it doesn't flip back. Meanwhile, Intel also made a driver for Linux that recognizes the RAID mode and works with that.
- yareally 10y ago
  If you're going to link that, I would suggest also reading the stickied reply by a moderator of that subreddit[1] that refutes many of the points made by the OP. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_microsoft_signature_pc_program_now/d7wekux/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_micro...
  - philbot1008 10y ago
    My mistake. And thanks for the correction! I read of the story when it broke a few weeks back, and honestly it didn't surprise me one bit at the time (were Microsoft have attempted such a maneuver). I quickly posted the link without following up on the story... only to realize the err in my ways. Good looking out. Cheers ;)