Hp vs Dell Laptop and Desktops - Backup OS on DVD?

[metroplex]

Does Dell include the OS (Vista Home) on DVD for laptop and desktop purchases? Or is it an additional option somewhere? I was considering HP but I heard that their $19 Recovery DVD contains ALL of the bloatware, and that there is a hidden partition used for the HP recovery process.

I usually just wipe the entire HD clean whenever I buy a new Dell laptop, then start from a clean install of the OS. If this is not possible with current HP or Dell hard drives, I will have to pursue the OEM route.

 

[FleshLight]

Yeah my dell inspiron 1420 came with a windows vista home restore dvd and a drivers disk. It does install some dell bloatware as part of the installation process (dell help center or something).

My HP 27xx also came with a vista restore dvd that had bloatware automatically install, making me wait an extra 30 minutes.

 

[bamacre]

Dells almost always come with the OS install disk, and they do not include anything but the OS.

 

[IlllI]

Originally posted by: metroplex
Does Dell include the OS (Vista Home) on DVD for laptop and desktop purchases? Or is it an additional option somewhere? I was considering HP but I heard that their $19 Recovery DVD contains ALL of the bloatware, and that there is a hidden partition used for the HP recovery process.

I usually just wipe the entire HD clean whenever I buy a new Dell laptop, then start from a clean install of the OS. If this is not possible with current HP or Dell hard drives, I will have to pursue the OEM route.

get a vostro and it doesnt come with all that trialware stuff.

hp isnt that bad either but the last one i got i uninstalled a few things