I just noticed Dell Linux laptops!

The Pentium option to the right.

I don't recall seeing any laptops anywhere with Linux as "standard".

I haven't bothered checking through their desktop/tower offerings.

Hmm, the link opens and closes immediately.

Works fine here, it might be caused by an ad blocker. If you have an ad blocker then try disabling it and see if the link works. I used to use uBlock but I now block most ads at a network level thanks to a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter script .

Yes link opens OK even when I enabled uBO.

I�ve no idea why it should play up, Tony . It�s a link to a Dell webpage. Try going to the Dell site >> Laptops >> For Home >> Inspiron 15 3000 >> View all configurations.

That�s the linked page, but different routes can give more, I just discovered.

They have been available for a very long time - just that they could not advertise or list them. You needed to call up and ask for a price. I was told, many years back by a Dell sales rep that it was a "contractual issue regarding another OS"

Mine browser blocked it too.

It's uBlock blocking adfarm site that for some reason pops up.

Edit: that is one strange redirect. I tried copy/pasting the url in to a notepad and its going via go.redirectingatDOTcom

Edit2: I manually typed in the real address and it worked. I tried manually typing the url in here but again it goes to that redirecting site. Very odd. Apparently its called a skimlink.

Edited by bowdon (Tue 03-Apr-18 10:55:44)

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Apparently its called a skimlink.

Thinkbroadband have been monetising external links via Skimlinks for a long time now.

Its not all links though. I've clicked on many links to test it out and so far ive only noticed this dell one redirecting.

What other links redirect?

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What other links redirect?

Whichever merchants Skimlinks have a relationship with. Amazon and Ebay are two more of them, so any of those links when posted here will be re-written to affiliate versions when clicked.