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: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of mike smith Sent: Friday, 28 August 2015 2:11 PM To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) <eddie.deb...@gmail.com <mailto:eddie.deb...@gmail.com> > 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: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com> ] On Behalf Of Thomas Koster Sent: Friday, 28 August 2015 10:09 AM To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com <mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> > Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop On 27 August 2015 at 19:28, <osjasonrobe...@gmail.com <mailto:osjasonrobe...@gmail.com> > 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> 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
