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You can still buy a Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu via dell.nl or an OS-less laptop via BTO. > http://linuxcomputers.nl/ http://linuxcomputers.nl/ They don't appear
by Ergomane 13y ago
You can still buy a Dell XPS 13 with Ubuntu via dell.nl or an OS-less laptop via BTO.
> http://linuxcomputers.nl/ http://linuxcomputers.nl/
They don't appear to even mention secure boot as the reason, but pricing, margin and lack of interest, both from consumers as from vendors.
- Toshio 13y agoThe thing is, high-end laptops used to be one expensive option among many before the whole SecureBoot thing. You had a choice. That choice has been killed. High-end laptops are now the only option if you want freedom, and that's not an accidental thing, it's by microsoft's design.
- mdmarra 13y agoI'm failing to see why disabling Secure Boot on a lower-end laptop before installing Linux isn't a viable option here? Of course, being able to have it ship disabled by default is ideal, but for the HN crowd and for Linux shops, disabling Secure Boot in BIOS/EFI is trivial.
- phaylon 13y agoWhat about people who want to dual-boot?
- illuminate 13y agoWhat about them? It remains trivial to dual-boot.