One of the drawbacks when buying a new computer is paying for an operating system that you already own. Dell has a series called the “N” series that they really devised for Linux, etc. users but is a great option for people who already own an OS. I just ordered an OptiPlex this way. I only ordered it with the base 128MB of RAM though since it is a lot cheaper to buy my memory from Crucial.com.

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