You buy the laptop with Windows 10 installed, make sure everything works
then install the distro of your choice.
No dual-booting.
VeryPC in the UK make small eco-friendly desktops that they are happy to
sell without an OS.
I might get one when the iMac finally breaks.

You could always have a nice hefty server in the loft and go thin-client...

DaveT

On 26/01/16 18:46, Edward Bartolo wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Call me paranoid but I am noticing big companies like Microsoft making
> it very difficult to buy a computer or laptop without Windows
> installed.
>
> Are you experiencing the same difficulty and what do you do when you
> need to buy a new machine?
>
> Edward
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