> Can I use a different Operating System? > Base and Performance configurations ship with Windows 10 Home pre-installed and Professional ships with Windows 10

> Can I use a different Operating System? > Base and Performance configurations ship with Windows 10 Home pre-installed and Professional ships with Windows 10 Pro pre-installed. You can also load your own operating system later, like a Linux distribution. So... Forced windows tax, even when Dell can manage for Linux. Yuck. Like, really yuck. And for the specs: > Base $999.00 > i5-1135G7 | 8GB Memory | 256GB Storage | WiFi 6 | Windows 10 Home 8 gigs of ram? Well, I guess that's 1 chrome or firefox window open, and an electron app. And .25TB ssd? That's great for a machine 8 years ago. I'll stick with Dell's Business line. They're rugged, parts are serialized and easy to order/obtain. Pass on the "Framework".