Buying Laptop w/o OS

[NOSUP4U]

So I know that its near impossible to get a laptop without an OS preinstalled. I've heard of some people getting Dell to refund them the cost of the OS based on not accepting the EULA agreement or whatever.

Does anyone know of any semi reliable way to get a really nice laptop without any software preinstalled?

Thanks!
Mark

[kerowo]

Talk to Dell, they are getting ready to offer computers with Ubuntu which is one step up from no OS based on cost of the OS. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't pass the savings on to the customer.

[D-FENS]

Power Notebooks sells laptops with no OS. In fact, that's the standard option.

They get really high ratings at resellerratings.com , so I wouldn't be worried at all about ordering from them.

[NOSUP4U]

Hrm, I just configured something as close as I could to the Dell I'm looking at, and without the OS the Sager at Power Notebooks was $2350 vs the Dell at $1900.

Just emailed them to see if I'm missing something or what makes up the price difference. Here are the specs on both if anyone cares to comment:

Dell:
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Inspiron 9400 Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7400 (2.16GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB), Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition Unit Price $2,339.00
$399 OFF select Inspiron 9400 systems from Dell Small Business!
Special offer
- $399.00

Catalog Number: 4 BNDWGXA
Module Description Show Details
Inspiron 9400 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7400 (2.16GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS
Hard Drive 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Optical Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Audio
Wireless Networking Cards Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Internal Wireless
Primary Battery 9-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
Warranty & Service 1 Yr Ltd Warranty, 1 Yr Mail-in Service, and 1 Yr Tech Support
Miscellaneous Inspiron 9400 Dual
Media Direct Media Direct 3.0
Bluetooth Options Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)

TOTAL:$1,940.00

Sager:
Sager NP5760 FORCE
Display: 17" WUXGA "Super Clear Glossy" TFT Active Matrix screen
Modular Video Card: nVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX w/512MB GDDR3 memory
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz Processor w/4M L2 Cache - 667MHz FSB
Arctic Silver 5: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
System Memory: 2,048MB (2 SODIMMS) DDR2/667 Dual Channel Memory
Hard Drive: 100GB SATA/150 Hard Drive at 7,200 RPM
CD/DVD Read/Writer: Combo 8x8x6x4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
Wireless Networking: Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth Wireless version 1.2
Battery: 8-Cell Smart Li-ion Battery
Spare Battery: Spare 8-cell Smart Li-ion Battery
AC Adapter: Full Range Auto Switching AC Adapter
Carrying Case: Standard Carrying Case
1-Year Parts & Labor, Lifetime 24/7 DOMESTIC Toll Free Customer Service

Regular price: $2,432.00
Cash discounted price: $2,359.04


Thanks,
Mark

[NOSUP4U]

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Talk to Dell, they are getting ready to offer computers with Ubuntu which is one step up from no OS based on cost of the OS. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't pass the savings on to the customer.

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I did call them and they gave me the run around and basically told me I couldn't get it without and OS or with any type of Linux installed. (Even though I know some people have been able to get refunds from them)

Mark