[Johnny B.]

Thereby immediately voiding their warranty and perhaps some other arcane Apple usage restrictions.

I think you're confusing Apple with Newegg, with a Lenovo laptop running Windows. LINK

[Johnny B.]

FYI, not only does Apple allow people to install alternative operating systems on their Macs, they even provide the tool, called BootCamp, specifically to install Windows.

I use a MacBook Air as my primary machine. It's more than fast enough for everything I do (mainly software development), it's very portable, very solid (no worries about it warping if I pick it up by one edge), and it allows me to "legally" run every operating system I might need to use.

Sure, it's more expensive (but not so much when compared to other laptops with the same features/specs), but so are Snap-On tools compared to Chinese junk they sell at Harbor Freight.

[Westbrook]

Update: Newegg tells us that, oops, this was all a terrible mistake.

http://consumerist.com/2012/06/newegg-no-well-totally-take-returns-after-you-install-linux.html

Apple will not take returns unless the system is returned in its original condition with its original OS.

If your Apple is fast enough, you can run Linux as a VM guest in Apple’s Boot Camp.

Fair enough.