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    [โ€“] gustofwind@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

    [โ€“] eli@lemmy.world 1 points 4 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.

    [โ€“] gustofwind@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

    Official lenovo eBay store ๐Ÿ’˜

    I dual boot anyway so it doesnโ€™t really matter and as shitty as MS is i find having it to be valuable nonetheless but i suppose itโ€™s trivial to just run activation scripts