[Leaplist] Laptops for Sale Without an OS

[Mark W. Alexander]

On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 10:28:23AM -0500, 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.

Maybe too late but assuming you want OS-less so you can install Linux we've
started getting all our SA laptops from System76
(http://system76.com). They come pre-installed with Ubuntu. Even though our
servers are all CentOS, it's nice to not spend SA time futzing with getting
Linux on their laptop. The hardware all works, and they add a click-able
"System76 Driver Installer" right on the menu if you decide to upgrade your
kernel.

mwa
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Mark W. Alexander
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