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Buying a ThinkPad with an Ubuntu preload will probably save you 100 bucks (or whatever a Windows license costs these days)? That's how it works with Dell anywa
by ToddBonzalez 7y ago
Buying a ThinkPad with an Ubuntu preload will probably save you 100 bucks (or whatever a Windows license costs these days)?
That's how it works with Dell anyway.
- bitlax 7y agoI thought Windows was generally free for OEM buys, but I haven't looked in a while.
- ToddBonzalez 7y agoI haven't looked into OEM pricing myself lately, but as an example: Dell Inspiron 17 3000 1Tb w/Ubuntu: £419+tax Dell Inspiron 17 3000 1Tb+128SSD w/Windows 10 Pro: £619+tax
- bitlax 7y agoIsn't the SSD making up the bulk of the difference here?
- ToddBonzalez 7y agoA 128Gb M.2 SSD is maybe £30?
- a-afterglow 7y agoYeah, but PC manufacturers still charge like 3x the price at least for SSDs (or any component actually) when choosing/making your builds at their websites.
- Nullabillity 7y agoThose ~£200 could get you a 1TB M.2 Samsung 970 Evo[0]. [0]: https://pricespy.co.uk/computers-accessories/computer-components/hard-drives/ssd-solid-state-drives/samsung-970-evo-plus-series-mz-v7s1t0bw-1tb--p5035391?q=970%20evo https://pricespy.co.uk/computers-accessories/computer-compon...
- ddalex 7y agoWindows Home, but not Pro. You get a bare-minimum media consumption platform with Win Home, no dev.