What I would do, download a non cracked/hacked or what ever word you want to use, and use the product key that is on the laptop. This is legal as your not stealing the program since your using the product key that is on the unit it self. The program was paid for and you downloaded a backup to reinstall the program with said product key.
Now windows vs Ubuntu. A windows laptop will sell faster than Ubuntu due to the fact that just about everyone knows how to use windows and they "trust" it more than ubuntu, but I would give the client either option of the OS.
When you get a laptop/desktop you should always reformat it and burn a new OS on it even if its windows again.
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