Laptops
2010-12-11
Introduction
This is a (partial) list of hardware vendors selling and supporting laptop computers with free (as in freedom and/or as in beer) operating systems.
Dell
Dell, one of the largest PC vendors in the world, sells desktops and laptops with Ubuntu or FreeDOS pre-installed.
EmperorLinux
EmperorLinux sells laptops that come with their own EmperorLinux distribution, or, alternatively, with your choice of Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Debian, OpenSUSE, or Slackware.
LinuxCertified
LinuxCertified sells laptops with Fedora or Ubuntu pre-installed.
system76, Inc.
system76 sells desktops, laptops, and servers with Ubuntu pre-installed.
Netherlands
Some shops selling laptops with Linux pre-installed in the Netherlands:
Voor Nederlandse bezoekers: een aantal winkels die laptops met Linux verkopen in Nederland:
Meta-Links
A number of other sites also contain lists of vendors selling computers with free operating systems. A partial list follows.