Microsoft are going to start offering Signature editions via their new stores in Aus (first one opening soon-ish in Sydney). They might offer the same online I guess, once the store opens.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Wednesday, 23 September 2015 3:57 PM To: ozDotNet <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop Any things to look out for if I buy direct from US? I've always purchased locally On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The Signature Editions are the exact same machines (HP, Lenovo, etc) BUT stripped bare of all the crapware.. From what I remember reading when Microsoft first started with them, it’s a clean windows install, with all the correct tweeks, drivers etc to get the most out of the hardware.. Here is a link to their US store: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/categoryID.69916600 From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of mike smith Sent: Friday, 28 August 2015 2:11 PM To: ozDotNet <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This is where Microsoft could really make a difference, if they would stop thinking about just the US and make the Signature Edition laptops/PCs available in Australia… Do they make them (or rebadge) ? If the former, whose their manufacturer? From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Thomas Koster Sent: Friday, 28 August 2015 10:09 AM To: ozDotNet <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop On 27 August 2015 at 19:28, <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: What’s peoples views on Lenovo ATM given there have been a few PR things happen in the last 12 months…? price v performance v reliability? Are you talking about Superfish? http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/ Consider how this could have happened and all the people who would have had to sign off on this. I'll let people make up their own minds about the competence and trustworthiness of Lenovo... -- Thomas Koster -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
