[Leaplist] Laptops for Sale Without an OS

[William A. Mahaffey III]

jimmy wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I just had to put my primary laptop, an IBM T30, to sleep.  It was 
> because  of a bad CPU I'm guessing.  I've tried everything that I can 
> think of.   I'm currently running on an even older laptop with a PIII 
> and 128MB RAM,  and even though Xubuntu runs well on it I'm going to 
> pull my hair out if  it drags on any longer!
>
> Anyway, I'm looking to purchase a newer laptop without an OS and I'm 
> not  too sure where to look.  Just to see, although I think I did more 
> for a  laugh, I asked a the salespeople at Best Buy, CompUSA and 
> another if they  would sell a laptop without an OS.  They asked me 
> "what would I install  then".  Ok, so I did it for a laugh! Isn't it 
> funny though that the people  that sell technology just don't know 
> that there is an alternative.  Maybe  this whole thing is old news.
>
> Anybody know where I can start? I really do enjoy using an IBM but am 
> open  to another brand.  I don't want to break the bank either.  I 
> just need a  newer and faster running laptop.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.


You didn't mention local or not, so here goes: try these guys (out of 
Huntsville, Al.):

http://www.cmicomputer.com/

I have bought machines from them (desktops) & they *DID* sell them w/o 
OS for about a $99-ish discount. That was a few years ago (2001-ish), 
but you might give them a try .... $0.02, no more, no less.

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	William A. Mahaffey III

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