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1. mcc (mcc@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:14:06 JST mcc

   • Oblomov

   @Xkeeper @oblomov I mean, the real problem is that the OEM pre sets up Windows and ensures it works which is not the case with Linux. I was thinking "I should fix this by buying a laptop that ships with Linux out of the box" but it turns out those cost ~2x as much as Windows laptops. Kinda funny. "Pay twice as much for free OS"

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:14:31 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Oblomov

     @oblomov @mcc @Xkeeper There are quite a few although a number of them are rebadged reference models. StarLabs, in the UK, makes some lovely custom thin and light ones. Tuxido, etc., in Europe have rebadged ones, as did System76 last I checked in the US. Then there’s Framework which doesn’t come with Linux preinstalled afaik but can be bought without an OS and has good Linux support from what I hear (and is modular).

   • Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Thursday, 19-Oct-2023 02:14:40 JST Oblomov

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     @mcc I don't think I've even seen Linux-preinstalled laptops at all in a while. I think the last one I found was a very low-end Dell (costed something like 200 or 250€?) several years ago but it wasn't more expensive than the Windows equivalent, even though I know MS has some deals with OEMs that prevents them from offering Linux options at less than Windows options, or they don't get the bulk OEM pricing.

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