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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >>>> -- >>>> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >>>> # "It's your difference that gives you the power that you have." >>>> # --Helen Mirren >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> -- >> # https://www.LuftHans.com https://www.PhxLinux.org >> # "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man >> # of value" -- Albert Einstein >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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