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laptops w/linux



There is barebone notebook from Asus

http://www.asus.com/products/desktop/d1/overview.htm

--- Ken Gosier <ken at kg293.net> wrote:
> Just to point out that it looks like you can buy a
> linux laptop at pcs for
> everyone in cambridge--
> 
> www.pcsforeveryone.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> eric said:
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> > hi, i wrote a note to the sales dept.s of hp and
> ibm telling them that i
> > want to buy a laptop (both companies have some
> cool toys) but i don't
> > want windows on it.  i'm trying to get around
> giving M$ money for
> > something i'm not going to use.  both said that
> they do not offer
> > laptops with linux installed and that they also do
> not offer laptops
> > with no os installed.  if i buy a laptop from them
> i have to give M$
> > money.  i wonder if they don't offer this because
> the market is too
> > small or if they're in some contract where they're
> not able to sell a
> > laptop without xp on it.  i dig ibm laptops and
> think it's pretty lame
> > i've got to give my hard earned pennies to bill. 
> any of you think of a
> > better way around this that i don't know about? 
> anybody sell quality
> > laptops with redhat/fedora or suse installed?
> thanks for any pointers.
> > -e. - --
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