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		loudmax on March 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Appl Still Hasn’t Fixd Its MacBook Kyboad Problm Biggest downside to the Lenovo X1 Carbon is you can't buy it without an OS. You have to pay the Microsoft tax even though it works well with Linux drivers.

taude on March 29, 2019 [–]

Still way cheaper, though, than the Apple tax? What is the cost forwarded to consumers for Windowson one of those Lenovos? I doubt it's much.

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