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You'll want to install a clean Windows no matter what laptop you buy.

As for laptops, I prefer Thinkpads, with their excellent build quality, and the availability of factory parts in case something goes wrong. Personally I run a Thinkpad T530 with 1 SSD, 1 HDD in the dvd tray and a nice battery.

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I was going to post exactly this. Our IT/Helpdesk/(whatever they want to be called this week) puts a custom image on to every machine we get, regardless of the brand, and I couldn't imagine doing anything else.

For one, many organizations like to control update paths/times (better coordination I'm assuming, etc).

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