On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Henry Hartley wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Terry Polzin [mailto:fox3ec208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:16 PM > >> > >> On Thursday 29 April 2004 11:50, Henry Hartley wrote: > >> > The big name brands don't seem to be much help. Even IBM, with > >> > all their Linux talk, puts Windows on all their ThinkPads, as > >> > far as I can tell. Of course, if I won't save anything, I might > >> > as well just bite the bullet and get what I get. It rankles, > >> > that's all and I *SHOULD* be able to save something. > >> > >> Take a look at http://linux-laptop.net you will find there by > >> manufacturer and model an index of web pages of those who have > >> gone before you. > >> > >> Personally, I'm running FC1 on a SONY PGG-FX210 10g HD 256mb > >> RAM Only thing that doesn't work is the modem without software, > >> but I get around that with a PCMCIA modem when I have to dial out. > > I'm sorry, I guess I didn't communicate my need clearly. I'm not looking > for information on which models work well with Linux (well, I am but that's > something I know where to find). What I want is retailers that sell > notebooks without making you pay for any Microsoft software. The few > specialty type places that preload Linux don't really save you any money buy > replacing Windows with Linux and that's what I'm looking to do, save some > money. asus manufacturers bare laptops... you can buy and assemble. check pricewatch. > -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Jaeggli Unix Consulting joelja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx GPG Key Fingerprint: 5C6E 0104 BAF0 40B0 5BD3 C38B F000 35AB B67F 56B2
