On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Robert Novak <[email protected]> wrote:
> Which "cheapest version of Windows 7" are you referring to? I know 32 > bit Home has a minimum of 1GB, whereas 64 bit Home has a minimum of > 2GB, but I don't know of any versions sold on non-netbooks that have a > max of 2GB. You're referring to 32-bit Starter, I'm guessing? It's probably the 32-bit Starter? I don't really care what the designation is, just that it fulfills whatever Dell is contractually obligated to sell. Because I'm not privy to the details of the contract, it may be possible that Dell isn't allowed to sell a version of the OS that doesn't support all the features of a system, which is why their web configuration system automatically "upgrades" you when you build a system with >2G of RAM. Perhaps they don't sell the cheaper version because they have a custom image per-SKU and deviating from that is impossible. But it might also be that Dell's configuration agent is just too helpful. From personal experience, I've called and asked Dell's sales support, and they won't let me custom-configure with a cheaper OS. My only point here is that if you're building a system on Dell's site (or HP's) to run Linux, you're probably going to want to get the cheapest version of windows as possible since you're going to be tossing it in the garbage as soon as you get the disks anyway. Might as well toss fewer dollars into the trashcan. I realize it's probably only a difference of $20-$30 dollars, but it just seems like such a waste of money, particularly to spend on an operating system I don't want that I'm being forced to buy in the first place. It's not like they sell you an OS that you can give to a friend, they don't even send you installation media anymore, just restoration media, if that. -- Jonathan Billings <[email protected]> College of Engineering - CAEN - Unix and Linux Support
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