While few machines come with restore media you can always create your own or buy such.
But I do encounter folk that insist on either a Linux OS installed or no Windows. Here, you pay more for that. I'm a cheapskate so just install such if I felt like it.
Can you clear up if you are willing to pay more for a Linux ready to use laptop or get less of a laptop for your bucks?
hi, basically it's time to buy a new my laptop after a few years, my current laptop (Asus zenbook ux31e) was purchased second hand and I immediately wiped windows off and installed Ubuntu. Now it's time to sell I realise I will get more money for it if I have Windows on it than I would selling it with linux or OS free. If I were to buy a new laptop with Windows 10 pre-installed would it be possible to transfer the Windows license/download to my zenbook (as obviously I'll be putting Ubuntu on the new one) or does it not work like that anymore? (the last time I really used Windows was in the days of getting a back-up CD-ROM and à Windows key and installing it on different machines was easy so I'm massively out of touch).
Many thanks for your help.
Joseph

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