@Rick, It is not an issue of compatibility. I am not debating the compatibility of Lenovo laptops with Ubuntu. I am debating the legality of Microsoft and Lenovo not providing the option NOT to buy microsoft products WITH Lenovo laptops. This is anti-competitive behavior, something which Microsoft has already had trouble with in various countries. Including their home country, the USA. When you buy a Lenovo laptop, one is FORCED to buy microsoft windows vista on top of that. I have already confirmed with vgcomputing via email, and had correspondence from one 'Bob' there. He is NOT able to sell provide me with (or himself at least) with a Lenovo laptop that does not have VISTA on it already. He is (as he tells me) not able to provide, or receive a refund for removing vista from a laptop.
Please see email below: Hello Sean, For Linux I do typically recommend the Lenovo Thinkpad range. Generally these laptops have always worked well with Linux and tend to be the best choice. Unfortunately we can only receive laptops with a version of Windows pre-installed from the manufacturer and we are unable to remove it for a refund. We have been trying to obtain a good quality laptop with excellent linux compatibility without Windows pre-installed for quite a while now but we have been unsuccessful thus far. A few people have reported being able to obtain a refund from the manufacturer after purchasing the laptop but this may not always be possible. For your needs I would actually recommend the Lenovo Thinkpad SL500 or the Lenovo Thinkpad T500. Here are the specifications and a quote. etc etc
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