Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.politics Subject: Re: Nvidia Replaces Intel on DOW Date: 5 Nov 2024 00:17:59 GMT Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: <-zmdnTyXmLloRrr6nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@earthlink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net f2maxO/Lwf7l82mq8/yZdgor6+dxlPpQk7LDUTWjB8Ooy1GYpO Cancel-Lock: sha1:lY8IvUzaBRwY3WQOePOLLYalTMg= sha256:weA0cMK7BU4PNsR/OTpT+Kt5xKK9ZNEAG/8j8fbl1Qk= User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Bytes: 2213 On Mon, 4 Nov 2024 18:59:07 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > On 4 Nov 2024 07:03:56 GMT, rbowman wrote: > >> The Beelink came with Windows 11 Pro. I was a little skeptical of the >> license but Win11 didn't last long enough to bother. I've done dual >> boots in the past but lately I go scorched earth if there's anything on >> the drive. > > The trouble with that is, you are still paying the Microsoft tax. At $350 the tax must be bargained down. That's why I said I didn't have complete confidence in the 11 Pro it came with, not that a company in Shenzhen would cut corners. Maybe it's entirely legit. The Swift 3 was $679 with very similar hardware including the display, keyboard, laptop configuration. amazon.com/dp/B0D8NS7KSH/ When you get down to $165 that claims to come with Windows 11 Pro you've got to wonder what exactly the 'tax' is. Not the greatest processor and I doubt the other components are top shelf, but there still has to be some cost involved for the physical components and assembly.