How to Conquer the World for Linux 16806
Yes and I wish that was all that it came with.
I've had good luck with Dell systems but I hate the crap they preload the computers with. I'm not talking about the OS. I'm talking about all the other stuff on there... free trial of AOL, 90 trial of Sonic DVD burner, 30-day free trial of some Photo-Editor. When this system arrived it must have had over a dozen preinstalled apps that I didn't need or want.
So I basically nuked the hard drive, reformatted it and installed XP-Pro. (I have a domain controller at home and XP-Home can't login into an NT domain. I also own several XP-Pro licenses so that's not a problem either.)
For the record; XP-Home wasn't an option. It's standard on every laptop they sell. The higher-end laptops come with XP-Pro as standard. There is no option to buy a laptop without an OS. Dell did allowed me to pick
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In all fairness I was very, very happy with the "value" I got for my money. For $760 this is a lot of laptop. The wide-screen is crystal clear, the sound is pretty decent for a laptop and the battery lasts a real long time. If this very same laptop came without any OS I would still consider it an excellent deal. Even without some of the 'extra-features' like built in wireless, extended-life battery, etc I would still be very happy with it. Even though I know better, as far as my value and satisfaction is concerned, the inclusion of XP-Home really is "free" to me.