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    [–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    Right . . . but Dell ship select models with Ubuntu preinstalled, these certified devices come with their OEM package which has support for their drivers, etc. and obvs by selling them with Linux, they are endorsing it on their select models of laptops as well.

    [–] Rooki 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

    They’ve been doing it for a very long time now. I’m currently using a 2015 model, Dell Tablet. It has Linux support. Cost me about $250 (with a copy of W10 Pro), a few years back. I also got it with the hard shell keyboard dock, effectively making it a net book.

    It’s been a great device, but probably isn’t what OP is looking for.