On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 12:45:18 -0500, Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Someone posted here recently about Dell now making machines > available for sale w/o an OS - I can't seem to find that post, > nor any such machines on the Dell website. Probably a case of > staring me in the face, but does anyone have a link handy? Why not buy from parts. That way not only do you avoid the Windows tax, but you can also get better quality (ecc memory and motherboard that supports it) parts and/or video cards that have open drivers.