[GTALUG] Repair & Replace

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org>

| Don't they sell some models with Linux on them?
| 
| https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/d/linux-laptops-desktops/?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F

Sure.  But that's not what Peter has.  His is Window-only.

My impression:

- computers sold with Linux are more expensive than the same model with 
  Windows, mostly because the Windows models go on sale.  (Never pay list 
  price to Lenovo.  For Think* models, you can eventually find them for 
  perhaps 50% off.  For other Lenovos the discounts are a little less.)

- I don't even want to use the preloaded Linux so coming with Linux is not 
  much of an advantage.

- do buy a model that supports Linux (look at the PSREF to see if Linux is 
  listed as an OS).  Otherwise, Linux will probably work, but not for 
  support.