01-19-2012 03:11 PM - last edited on 03-06-2024 09:17 PM by ROGBot
01-19-2012 03:51 PM
01-19-2012 07:57 PM
fostert wrote:This. There are plenty of options for those who want brightly colored & flashy LED designs, yet so few options for those who don't. (considering higher-end gaming laptops, that is)
Oh and keep the flat black colour and stealth look...awesome.
01-19-2012 04:14 PM
01-20-2012 09:57 AM
Bojamijams wrote:
No OS - Other laptop manufacturers offer this option so its possible. Some want Home, some want Professional, some want Ultimate. Let the user decide and skip preloading a version. Please consider saving us the $100-200 dollars.
01-20-2012 11:03 AM
xeromist wrote:
While we don't have any solid numbers, I don't think OEM's pay anywhere near that much for the OS. The savings for the customer would likely be <$50.
01-20-2012 12:23 PM
Bojamijams wrote:
Its still one fixed option that may or may not be what you want. So why pay for it? It might only be $50 but nobody wants to give out $50 for something they're not going to use. So the option of NO OS would be very nice.
01-24-2012 06:51 AM
xeromist wrote:
The reason I point that out is that the vast majority of people will be fine with Home Premium since Pro and Ultimate offer nothing that a gaming laptop needs. The OEM gets the OS cheaper than any individual can hope to get it so for the vast majority of people that only need Home, it will actually cost them substantially MORE to buy a laptop without an OS.
I fully support barebones for casual home & office machines where free Linux could save people money, but Linux isn't viable for a gaming machine.