On 1/30/07, rhubarbpie at poetworld.net <rhubarbpie at poetworld.net> wrote: > > I need to replace my rather ancient IBM A21e Thinkpad and don't want to > pay a Windows tax. I understand linuxcertified.com sells notebooks > without windows. They also offer the option of no OS. I have three > questions: > > * Does anyone have experience with the LC2210e from linuxcertified.com? > As I'm using a six-year-old A21e I don't need a notebook powerhouse. > > * Are there other notebooks which impose no Windows tax? > > * If I buy a Windows box, what's the most successful way to obtain > Windows credit from MS? I've read of some doing this and I'm willing to > jump through hoops. > One other option: you can get a notebook from dell without windows as well (it comes with freeDOS but I don't know if it's even installed or not). I believe they only offer this with the 'lattitude' series through the "small business" store, and they're not necessarily any cheaper than the ones that come with windows, but at least you can let them know that you have no need for windows. http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/nseries_nb?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd -- jonner