Most of these MNC OEMs, will not offer any Windows refunds and will not extend their warranty etc , if Windows is removed, so one must be prepared to take care of the machine . Fortunately, laptops are very robust and you may not face any problem. HCL T5550 machines are Intel Core2 duo based and HCL offers Ubunutu Linux on them and HCL is more flexible than the MNCs. In the last Freed.in Community event in Delhi an HCl dealer sold 50 laptops during the event and supports the same.
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:23 AM, Sajith T S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aditya Chadha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think the new Lenovo made Thinkpad hardware is pretty much equal > > in quality to Apple hardware, if not worse. > > Hmm. Is this true about R series too? Just a couple of months back a > Debian Developer I know chose Dell, after mightily disappointed by an > R series Thinkpad. This, despite a lot of the Debian crowd cheering > for Thinkpads. He said the new ones felt flimsy, as compared against > the older IBM made versions. > > Oh, and Dell too had no Windows tax refund, not in India. > > -- > Don't you wish you had more energy... or less ambition? > 9DB8FF06 : CB80 0BA6 7D13 B10A 6FBB D43E B4D2 28AD 9DB8 FF06 > > -- Valsa Life is unsure ; Always eat your desert first :-)
