[ale] May need purchase Laptop - Linux Friendly

[splante at insightsys.com (Scott Plante)]

" 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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