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On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, David Smeeton wrote:

> I'm looking around for options in terms of buying a notebook without 
> paying the Microsoft tax.  I've run into the following difficulties:
> 	* VA Linux got out of the hardware business
> 	* Penguin Computing doesn't have any notebooks
> 	* TuxTops dropped its business to QLITech (which now has only two 
> ~$1650 models)
> 	* Dell says they can't do it
> 	* Gateway (Ha!) nevermind
> 	* IBM supposedly has two models with Caldera preinstalled, but their 
> online sales site doesn't match the information on their linux 
> pages, and I'm not sure I want to pay that much
> 	* Compaq doesn't sell any laptops with Linux
> 
> Anyway, you get the idea.  I've even looked at Apples, but they're 
> simply too expensive.  Any ideas where I can get a laptop without 
> Windows?  Ideally Linux would be preinstalled, but that's not a 
> requirement.  Mainly I'm looking for cheap (the closer to the $1000 
> mark, the better) and good battery life (I'll spring for the heavy 
> duty batteries if they're available)...and naturally hardware support 
> for Linux is a good thing.
> 
> Am I overlooking any obvious options?  Are there any local shops that 
> can do this?  Am I doomed to pay MS for the privilege of having a 
> notebook?
> 
> Thanks for your input,
> 
> David
> 
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