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I am considering upgrading my Desktop. It's a Dell that is 4-5 years old and when I got it, I just installed a Linux Distribution and in the process overwrote Windows. If I go buy a basic desktop at an Office Store, can I blow Windows 10 away by just installing my favorite Linux Distro or will the UEFI stop me.
Since you were so happy with your old Dell, why not purchase another Dell, and save a few dollars by choosing Linux preinstalled? If you go to the Dell Business website (choose "For Work," not "For Home") you will find they have several models available with Ubuntu Linux, for about $100 savings vs. Windows.
For example, check out the Dell Precision 3420 Small Form-Factor or 3620 Mini Tower. Either of these options starts at only $539, with Ubuntu 16.04 preinstalled, and the CPU/RAM/HDD/SSD/GPU/etc. can be highly customized according to your needs!
System76 doesn't manufacture their own hardware (Meerkat is an Intel NUC, the larger desktops are mainstream components inside Lian Li cases, their laptops are rebranded Clevo, etc.) so you can save quite a bit of money by figuring out what hardware they use, shopping around for the best price, and installing Linux on your own.
That said, I am perfectly happy with my System76 desktop. At the time, I was perfectly willing to pay the 20-30% premium to have someone else do the "build" for me. No complaints.
Also I saw a recent announcement that they plant to start developing some hardware in-house. But it sounds like it will be 2018 at the earliest before these machines are available: http://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=ne...stem76-Phase-3
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