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    [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    Is it always a new laptop/computer?

    I'd be suspicious of Mint on anything brand new (and hence only recently fixed in a lot of packages).

    [–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Is there any company out there that sells PCs with Linux pre-installed? I make a ton of money selling custom built PCs that have Linux pre-installed and tested.

    [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    Several. System76 (the cosmic dev) is a major one, literally making the distro just for their laptops.

    They’re mostly white boxes though. I don’t any and manufacture their own hardware (except Framework possibly???)

    [–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    You can find Linux models from dell lenovo and I think even hp but you gotta search for them

    There are also some specialty companies that make Linux desktops and laptops but you also gotta really seek them out

    [–] eli@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    And to clarify, it's pretty much only Ubuntu that is the Linux option with the standard SI's. And I'm pretty sure it's standard Ubuntu with gnome, not Kubuntu or being able to select a different DE, etc.

    So it's an option...but not something I'd seek out from Dell or HP specifically.

    [–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    True but you can still save the money on the MS license and then just install whatever you want

    [–] eli@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

    Oh for sure. Kind of forgot about that.

    I usually build my own PCs, or I buy certified refurbished systems from eBay, so I usually don't pay the Windows tax(or its baked in).

    But definitely a good option to get something for cheaper, I do wish more systems had a Linux or no OS option.

    And even if I plan to use Windows on a system, I usually re-install Windows anyway. Can't be too careful with what has already been installed on something.

    [–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

    Official lenovo eBay store 💘

    I dual boot anyway so it doesn’t really matter and as shitty as MS is i find having it to be valuable nonetheless but i suppose it’s trivial to just run activation scripts