Call that number and request to speak to someone about making an order without Windows. Chat them up for a bit, explain what you want, and ask for some sort of relief from Windows cost.
I have had good success with just speaking to support and appealing to a manager if necessary. At the least, you could probably score free shipping or something.
Worst they can do is say no.
From personal experience the yoga 260 (Lenovo) works very well as a flip top device with Ubuntu on it. Touchscreen and stylus appear to work out of the box. It is not to bad to get inside and update disk/ram/cleaning. It performs very well and the adapter that gives vga or vga/ethernet work well. The ethernet is part of the Intel chipset so drivers are ready without trouble. And overall it has enough horsepower to be a main laptop. It likely will play nice with Debian as well.On Sep 25, 2017 11:21 AM, "der.hans" <PLUGd@lufthans.com> wrote:Am 25. Sep, 2017 schwätzte Aaron Jones so:
moin moin,
http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-13-2-in-1/ spd/xps-13-9365-2-in-1-laptop
I hear that touch support in Ubuntu supports this laptop 2in1.
I found a review for the new X13 that looks good.
http://perltricks.com/article/laptop-review--dell-xps-13-2-i n-1--9365-/
Sounds like it's easy to install and mostly works out of the box. I also
see the fingerprint reader not working as a feature :).
I don't see a way to buy it without the windows tax. Anyone know a way to
get an unloaded XPS from Dell?
Still wish I could get a good linux-powered KDE tablet instead.
ciao,
der.hans
On Sep 24, 2017, at 11:55 PM, der.hans <PLUGd@LuftHans.com> wrote:
moin moin,
I'm considering replacing my tablet as it's gradeschool age and a bit
persnickety.
I'm less and less enthused with app stores and would prefer something with
a repository backing it. Preferably debian, but Ubuntu is acceptable.
Other debian-based distros might be an option.
As such, I'm considering a laptop that can double as a tablet.
I would prefer it to be functional as a laptop. Yes, that includes
containers and VMs :).
Battery life of a few hours is sufficient if it has a decent charging
mechanism.
I'm find with fliptop type things. Removable display to become a tablet
might also work.
This is a tool, so I would prefer somewhat regular install and updates.
I won't consider Lenovo or HP for a variety of reasons. We can talk about
it at Stammtisch.
Any recommendations?
ciao,
der.hans
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