seeking lapblet

[Aaron Jones]

1-800-433-9014

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. 

> On Sep 25, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 at 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-in-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 at 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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