- Why are you paying for windows if you don't want it?
I specify to the vendors that I do not want Windows whatsoever. I do not pay for it. But I can't be sure it wasn't ever installed on my product in the past.
- Why are you purchasing from a vendor that you think is going to install a backdoor in your PC's hardware?
Vendors are just guys who purchase hardware from suppliers and build PCs for clients. Even if I have a good relationship with a vendor it doesn't mean I'm sure about the reliability of every hardware piece. That's why I specified the specs of the PC I intend to buy, and the fact I live in Taiwan, because I wouldn't trust anything made in mainland China, but I know Taiwan exports processors to the whole world.
- I recommend getting a larger SSD if you want to store the whole blockchain on it. If you intend to enable pruning then you don't need a large SSD but if you don't then I suggest getting a 1TB one. You will want to store the whole blockchain if you intend to add/remove wallets regularly. Syncing the blockchain on a hard drive will take longer so you need the SSD for that.
Thanks for the suggestion I really appreciate.