Buying Computers (Laptops) and the bloatware.
Recently I gave away/sold most of my computers (desktops and old laptops). I needed to make way for the new. One slight problem, I don’t have any systems that I can test software/OS’s on not in a VM. I found a sale at Fry’s recently and bought a Toshiba A215-S7407, nice little machine, runs linux and Entropia Universe. It’s my “test box” now.
However much I like Linux, I still need to keep a native windows partition on the box to do various things. I hate that when you buy a laptop/computer pre-built or from a major manufacturer, it comes with all this friggen software and the system runs slower than you expect, or you get all these crazy pop-ups. GEEZ people, I just want a base OS with nothing major installed, just the drivers.
These “companies” are concerned with spam and what not, that to me, they are putting spam on these computers when you buy them. I think there are a lot of people out there now-a-days that know what they want on their systems. What, these computer manufacturers might be making what, an extra 20 bux tops on loading these machines. I’d gladly pay the 20 dollars extra just to have a machine with a bare OS and all the correct driver’s installed.
Ok, rant off. 
Amen, brother.
Hello. Could you get the sound working on this toshiba laptop. I recently buy one and the sound does not play on ubuntu 7.10 64bits.
thank you
Camilo,
I have not had the time to look into this issue yet. I am using one of the laptops to test some stuff, sound was not a priority.
- Joe