I went looking for a new laptop. Whatever I get, it's going to run Linux, so I thought I'd look at Newegg first for anything with Linux pre-installed. I know there have been advances in retailing for Linux machines, and was hopeful.
Boy was I surprised that every Linux laptop (not talking about Eee PC's) was significantly underpowered. It's like they assume if you want a free OS that you want a nearly free laptop. Sure the prices were great, but there was nothing with more than a GB of RAM or a decent sized screen. I'm also not willing to pay a premium to get a Linux laptop, I just want something with a comparable price to a Windows based laptop in the $1000 - $1200 range.
And, I actually looked at Mac laptops, but c'mon Mac fans... you've got to admit they are seriously overpriced.
So I've ordered an Acer Aspire AS5920 that comes with Vista Home (32 bit.) The first thing that will happen is that I will repartition the hard drives wiping what's there entirely, and install Ubuntu Linux (64 bit.) Then I will very carefully remove the Vista serial number from the bottom of the laptop and hold a ceremony while I burn it by candle fire.
So there. What a waste of money buying an OS I'll never use, but I'm sure Microsoft doesn't put any pressure on laptop manufacturers to include their OS. They wouldn't do that, would they?
Refund
Read the EULA for Vista and note that you can return it for a refund if you don't agree with the EULA. Take advantage of that (and send the right message to Acer while you are at it).
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Dell is getting the message
Next time you are in the market for a powerfull linux laptop try checking out dell's site. They don't advertise them well but there ubuntu laptops are quite powerful. I got the studio 15 laptop from dell for about 900, and it is more powerful than its windows counterpart. Just go to dell.com/ubuntu
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