Buying an OS-free laptop

ctkroeker · 07-04-2006, 05:09 PM

Where could I buy a OS-free laptop? I live in Paraguay but I have friends and family in north america where it could be sent. I don't know if I should go with HP, Toshiba, etc., so could you help with that as well? I'd like something between $400-$1500, with a healthy amount of RAM and CPU speed.
It seems you can't buy a laptop without Windows pre-installed.
Are there any websites around from whom I could buy something like this?

aysiu · 07-04-2006, 06:33 PM

I can do even better, especially if people in North America can get it for you:
http://www.system76.com

Comes preloaded with Ubuntu.

Reviews:
http://demian0311.blogspot.com/2006/...-system76.html
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=191984

petespin27 · 07-05-2006, 10:27 AM

This Link may prove some useful reading:
No OS Laptop

pengu · 07-05-2006, 02:24 PM

take a look at www.emperorlinux.com

they have LOTS of laptops by most of the big names (Sony, Dell, etc.)

they tend to be a little more expensive than their stock counterparts, however,
for this you get a professionally pre-installed linux system of the distro of your choice. They even have their own kernel for better laptop support (the empkernel)

ctkroeker · 07-05-2006, 07:48 PM

Well, of the ones listed, I like system76 best. Their cheap and customizable. I'd prefer something without an OS, but I guess this'll be fine, unless someone can point me to a better vendor.

jnev · 07-05-2006, 08:32 PM

sager makes laptops that you can buy without an OS. www.powernotebooks.com

enine · 07-06-2006, 12:33 PM

Thats the problem I'm seeing now, anything that you can buy without an OS are clunky heavy laptops that I don't want, any of the decent laptops I can't buy without an OS.
Same a few years ago when I bought my current system, I had to buy XP and I attempted to use it for a while but finally gave up. Too bad there isn't a useability warranty on XP