If you?re in the market for a new Linux laptop you might be looking at ?Microsoft Signature Edition? laptops from big known brands, such as the Lenovo Yoga 900 ISK2 UltraBook.

Well, stop.

?The devices are locked as per our agreement with Microsoft? ? Lenovo
It seems that Microsoft Signature Edition PCs do not let you install Linux.

Buyers of affected ?Signature Edition? Lenovo devices say they are unable to install Linux, as the ?SSD is locked in a proprietary RAID mode that Linux doesn't understand?.

One buyer raised the issue on the Lenovo product forums only to be told by an ?Lenovo Product Expert? that the devices are 'locked as per our agreement with Microsoft?.