Netbook without windows

[Stan Goodman]

On Wednesday 02 March 2011 10:40:14 amichay p. k. wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking to buy a netbook, and wants to find out - Did anyone
> managed to get a computer without windows?
> 
> I want something basic, preferably less than 2500 NIS, and plans to
> run Ubuntu Netbooks and use it to surf the Internet, etc.
> 
> Anyone know a place that sells computers to suit me?

Mediatek, in Haifa <(04)881-3300>, sells Dell computers -- mostly the 
Latitude series, but they'll supply anything. Dell has certain models of 
both netbooks and conventional laptops that they advertise available for 
Linux. I do not think that means that other models do not support 
Llinux, only that it governs which disk they give you. Moeover, the 
price of a Dell computer is the same whether with and out the usual 
Windows installation. To me, that means one is better off to take the 
Windows for the sake of the legal disk, which is useful e.g. for use in 
a virtual machine; you can get a Ubuntu disk by yourself.

I have been buying computers from them for many years, including a Dell 
laptop that is running openSuSE.

If you call Mediatek, ask for Ilan. Please mention my name.

-- 
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel