[TriLUG] new laptop

[Thomas Ingram]

I'm looking to purchase a laptop soon, and I'm looking some input.
Below are the four I'm looking at. The price and many features are
nearly identical. All four come with some incarnation of Windows,
which I will probably not even boot into before installing Linux.

- Does anybody know if TigerDirect or NewEgg will remove Window (and
the licence fee)? I've heard of stores doing this when the buyer
brought a live CD in and reformatted the hard drive in front of the
clerk.
- My current laptop has Ubuntu because proprietary wireless drivers
were so difficult to install in Arch Linux. If someone can confirm
that wireless "just works", more or less, in Arch Linux with one of
these, that would probably trump every other consideration.
- Are there any (Linux) specific pros or cons with any of these
regarding brand, support, drivers et cetera? What are your thoughts?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220710
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115763
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5642179
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5766707

I really appreciate any feedback you guys can give. Thank you.

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