I'm about to start a new job. They offered to supply a computer at my office. I'd like a cheap Linux box, but all Google's suggestions for a manufacturer (System76, ZaReason, etc.) are from articles that are several years out-of-date. I also wasn't wowed by the price point for these manufacturers -- they seemed to demand significant markups for things like SSDs above what they'd cost separately, when all they're doing is plopping the hardware in the box.
Is it silly to go the route of a non-mainstream manufacturer? I'd rather not get something pre-installed with Windows, both for security reasons and for the idiotic added expense.
Is it silly to go the route of a non-mainstream manufacturer? I'd rather not get something pre-installed with Windows, both for security reasons and for the idiotic added expense.