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Why does it cost more if I select Ubuntu versus windows? Edit: It looks like just a Canadian thing. 1899 for windows home and 1984 for Ubuntu. https://www.del
by acover 3y ago
Why does it cost more if I select Ubuntu versus windows?
Edit: It looks like just a Canadian thing. 1899 for windows home and 1984 for Ubuntu.
https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/laptops/xps-13-plus/spd/xps-13-9320-laptop/caexchbts9320ghhw https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/laptops/xps-13-plus/spd/xps-...
- kleiba 3y agoFor me, it's the opposite: Windows is preselected, but when I switch to Linux, the price goes down.
- queuebert 3y agoSame here. Linux was $100 cheaper. Which makes me wonder ... why is an OEM Windows license still ~$100? And not only that, you'd think Dell could negotiate a lower rate.
- Old_Thrashbarg 3y agoHard to negotiate when Windows has monopoly pricing power and Dell doesn't.
- littleodie914 3y agoWhen I configured a base model (in the US) it was $1,399 for Ubuntu, $1,499 for Win 11.
- doubled112 3y agoTried it out, got the same results. Also in Canada. I'll assume some retail magic, Microsoft subsidy, and the life-in-Canada tax.
- deathanatos 3y ago… I do wish people could just use some round price tags like $1,400 so that I could easily price what the various features are. Nothing says "we value the customer" (/s) like a 0.08% discount and a website that won't tell me straight-forwardly what the cost of the components is.
- nextos 3y agoThinkPads, at least in EU, offer the option of no OS or Linux. And the discount is €60 if you opt out of any OS and €30 if you choose Fedora or Ubuntu instead of Windows Home. With a little subsidy, Dell's pricing you report doesn't seem too far off.