HCL's Leaptop model comes with Ubuntu and FreeDos http://www.hclstore.in/hclleaptops
Here is an interesting guy in Switzerland, who got refund from HP, Dell and Lenovo computers. I wish to do the same here on my next laptop. http://ernstfamily.ch/jonathan/2009/03/hp-refunds-520-of-software/ cheers, Mathew On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:43 PM, ranjith s <[email protected]> wrote: > go for asus aspire series > Lot of laptops with freedos or linupus preloaded > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Jain Johny <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 11:42 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> hi >>> >>> i've been planning on buying a laptop for ages >>> but all the laptops nowadays are coming with windows vista preloaded >>> isnt there any option where i can opt for freedos coz i'm planning on >>> only loading debian on it >>> so there actually is no point of vista for me >>> im looking at dell studio or xps, asus G51 series and msi GT series >>> laptops >>> >>> >> >> If the laptop you like to buy comes with Windows, Only thing you can do is >> to try to get refund for unused windows. Talk to the vendor and see if it is >> possible to get refund if you do not agree to Windows EULA. I talked to Dell >> once and they said "Dont buy laptop if you dont want Windows" :-( >> But you may be luckier than me ;-) >> >> >>> any thoughts if i can get something without windows on it >>> i think its a waste of cash, if im getting vista but upgrading to debian >>> anyway >>> thats y >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Jain Johny >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ILUG Cochin Mailing List >> http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/ >> [email protected] >> http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >> #[email protected] >> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Ranjith Siji > http://www.itpublic.org.in > Open Source Technologies > > _______________________________________________ > ILUG Cochin Mailing List > http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/ > [email protected] > http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > #[email protected] > > -- m a t h e w c h a c k o Certified Scrum Master Rediscover the web - http://getfirefox.com/ http://www.openoffice.org/ a safer Office Productivity Tool Discover the rock solid Ubuntu OS - http://www.ubuntu.com
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