Re: laptops without an OS
Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> writes:
>
> Last week, somebody asked about generic laptops without Windows
> installed. I posted that Asus and Compal were companies that made these.
>
> Just got back from a trip to Taipei. I found that Quanta is the largest
> maker of these "white box" laptops. Quanta makes laptops for IBM, Dell,
> etc. They don't sell under the Quanta name, but (at least in Taiwan)
> they are sold under a number of other names ("Fox" was one I saw in
> Taipei) with no OS installed.
>
> Likewise, Compal sells laptop "white boxes". Asus does sell some laptops
> under their own name.
>
> I have no idea if any of these are available outside of Taiwan, but I
> suspect they are - again, under some other name so that you can't easily
> identify the manufacturer.
1) I saw Laptops that you can buy componentwise in Paris in Rue Montgallet.
I don't remember any reference to MS, but that doesn't necessarily
mean they are free of it.
2) If you want a quality brand you might want to check whether
buying a bunch of Laptop spare parts from IBMs online store
and assembling them yourself is a viable option.
Jürgen
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Jürgen Stuber <stuber@loria.fr>
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