laptop w/o wondows?

Question

is there a place anywhere anywhere in GTA, anywhere close, or in America or something, where I can buy a laptop without windows vista or windows at all, saving money and not buying something that i shall never use anyways.....

Any help appreciated.....

Answer 1

There are several now being sold with LINUX pre installed,
Check IBM and Dell, they both have some with Linux loads.
see http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/ubuntu?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&st=linux%20computers&dgc=ST&cid=22125&lid=519234
for dell info.
Or if you just want a truly basic machine.
try the new Asus
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9292516116.html
and several dealers
like
http://www.emperorlinux.com/

Answer 2

It's not an easy task... Laptops use a lot of custom components that may not have been tested for compatibility with anything other than the version of Windows that will be pre-installed on them. So it is a good idea to buy a laptop with a pre-installed OS of your choice; this way, you know that the manufacturer has tested the hardware for compatibility.

Since you probably want your laptop to run Linux, here's a couple of lists of companies that supply hardware with Linux pre-installed:

http://tuxmobil.org/reseller.html
http://lxer.com/module/db/viewby.php?uid=124&sort=120&option=1&value=on&offset=0&dbn=14

Here's another Linux laptop vendor:

http://www.thelinuxlaptop.com/

Additionally, you may want to know that Dell ships Inspiron laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed:

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Answer 3

Dell sells laptops with both Ubuntu and FreeDOS. I don't know if they are any cheaper than one with Windows, though.

http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nseries_nb?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

You can also buy barebones laptops (but you have to assemble it yourself):

http://www.directron.com/nbbarebone.html