On Tue, 26 Feb 2013, Scott_Gates wrote:
OK, If I needed a desktop, I'd just roll my own. Probably starting with=20=
something bare-bones from TigerDirect.
I'm thinking of buying a new laptop, rather than just recycling old ones,=
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like I have been.=20
I have HEARD there are issues with trying to install on computers with=20=
Windows8 already installed--the only source I have of "CHEAP" laptops.=20=
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If a i386/x86_64 laptop is certified for the "Windows 8 logo" then it has
to have "secure boot" enabled in the bios(uefi) by default as required by
Microsoft. Secure boot requires a 'signed by microsoft' program to boot.
But the bios(uefi) is REQUIRED to have a method to turn off the "secure
boot" option and thus not require a microsoft signed os.
Note that ARM based laptop with "Windows 8 logo" are required to enable
"secure boot" but are required to not allow that it be changed. Again as
required by microsoft.
Basically a Wal-mart or Best-buy boxes that I can get in the $250-$400 ra=
nge.
Does anybody have experience with this? Yeah, I know I'll be Voiding the=
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Warranty--but, I need a laptop for real work--not socializing or net=20
flicking. You know what I mean.
-Connie Sieh
