$649, Windows8, 15.6", 4GB ram; 500GB hdd, i7-3630QM passmark 7758, Walmart.com ASUS K55A-DH71 $829, Ubuntu13, 15.6", 4GB ram; 500GB hdd, i7-4700MQ passmark 7940, System76.com Gazelle Pro (plus 27% sans win8)
2. Linux-specific budget-devices not available, but wide array of budget-devices with proprietary software pre-installed abound: http://carlrichell.com/post/2611189467/race-to-the-bottom-stains-linux
Although walmart/etc machines have proprietary OS, these can be overwritten (or dual-booted). These machines also have a proprietary BIOS, but methinks the System76 bios is proprietary too (not coreboot). Not sure about zaReason. Specifically, the cheapest option walmart offers is the chromebook; Acer's flavor has a full-sized HDD. http://wideinfo.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-acers-199-c7-chromebook/ http://www.coreboot.org/Chromebooks
That said... and bring our discussion back to the topic of this blog post... http://knowledge76.com/index.php/UEFI_and_System76 "However even if it cost a little more, it would be worth it to sleep well at night." --quoting cbemerine from 2010
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Re: But a machine with Linux preinstalled!
Date: 2013-09-19 02:18 am (UTC)1. Linux-specific markup too high for the specs:
$538, Windows8, 15.6"T,4GB ram; 500GB hdd, i5-3337U passmark 3278, Walmart.com Acer V5-571P-6485 touchscreen
$749, AnyLinux, 15.6", 4GB ram; 500GB hdd, i3-3120M passmark 3277, ZaReason.com Strata 7335 (plus 39% sans win8 & tscreen)
$649, Windows8, 15.6", 4GB ram; 500GB hdd, i7-3630QM passmark 7758, Walmart.com ASUS K55A-DH71
$829, Ubuntu13, 15.6", 4GB ram; 500GB hdd, i7-4700MQ passmark 7940, System76.com Gazelle Pro (plus 27% sans win8)
2. Linux-specific budget-devices not available, but wide array of budget-devices with proprietary software pre-installed abound:
http://carlrichell.com/post/2611189467/race-to-the-bottom-stains-linux
$250, ChromeOS, 11.6", 4GB ram; 320GB hdd, Celeron 847 passmark 988, Acer C710-2487
$300, Windows8, 15.6", 4GB ram; 500GB hdd, Celeron 1037U passmark 1808, Toshiba C55-A5220
$413, Windows8, 17.3", 4GB ram; 500GB hdd, Pentium B960 passmark 1923, Acer V3-731-B9604G50Maii
$600, Windows8, 20.0"T,4GB ram; 500GB hdd, touchscreen, AMD E1-2500 passmark 1041, HP Pavilion TouchSmart 20-F230
Although walmart/etc machines have proprietary OS, these can be overwritten (or dual-booted). These machines also have a proprietary BIOS, but methinks the System76 bios is proprietary too (not coreboot). Not sure about zaReason. Specifically, the cheapest option walmart offers is the chromebook; Acer's flavor has a full-sized HDD.
http://wideinfo.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-on-acers-199-c7-chromebook/
http://www.coreboot.org/Chromebooks
That said... and bring our discussion back to the topic of this blog post...
http://knowledge76.com/index.php/UEFI_and_System76
"However even if it cost a little more, it would be worth it to sleep well at night." --quoting cbemerine from 2010