[nzlug] Are there any O/S free &/| linux friendly new laptop sellers in nz?

[Clark Mills]

Hi all.

Someone just asked me and so I'm asking you.  :)

Are there any O/S free but linux friendly new laptop sellers in nz?

What he's looking for is a lightweight laptop to run Firefox / Thunderbird / 
OpenOffice / Ubuntu on.

I tend to think HP / IBM / Dell are ok'ish but that's probably through exposure 
to the odd article on here.

Any suggestions appreciated be they pointers to previous articles, models to 
avoid or models that you recommend (even if they include the m/s tax I guess).

Many thanks...  Clark