It's still possible to buy Windows 7 machines, but it's a bit more difficult. It depends on just what you want to buy.
The latest Ultrabooks, for example, are very difficult to find with anything except Windows 8. That includes Dell's XPS 13. The current model, with 1920x1080 resolution, only seems to come that way. But I just bought (last week) the 1366x768 version (which is good enough for most purposes on a 13" screen) with Windows 7 Professional. Buying an end-of-line model, rather than the latest-and-greatest, can be a lot easier on the wallet, too. (As noted, Windows 7 Professional is what you need if you want to use this machine in a full-on business environment. I'm not sure what the restictions are with the "Home" versions; I know that with Windows XP the Home versions were limited in the number of machines they were able to see on a network.) I just used Dell as an example; other product lines are similar. The story for notebooks is much the same; while most manufacturers have Windows 7 machines available, but you have to dig around a bit to find them, and you might not be able to get the aboslutely latest hardware. With a desktop it's a lot more likely you'll still be able to buy one with Windows 7 on it, and there should be less hardware limitations. On Thu, Mar 07, 2013 at 11:58:34AM -0500, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > We were previously advised that "Home Premium" Windows 7 does not work > well in an office environment, and apparently is not fully compatible > with the network we are using. In any event, both our consultant and > Dell are showing us only Windows 8 machines. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 07, 2013, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> > >> My partner is looking for a new PC. It is impossible to find one > >> without Windows 8. Take it o9r leave it. Microsoft forces the PC > >> manufacturers to sell new computers only with Windows 8, and most PC > >> users lack the time and information to do anything byt accept what > >> they are offered and suffer through it. > > > > This seems to be factually incorrect: > > > > http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=svo27p1&model_id=vostro-270&c=us&l=en&s=soho&cs=ussoho1 > > > > Not to mention the option of getting a Linux box.... > > -- > > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 > > http://rule6.info/ > > <*> <*> <*> > > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
