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

[Jim Cheetham]

>From the Ubuntu-NZ and NZOSS lists, Dave Lane points out :-

"Insite Technologies in Chch
assemble made-to-order "whitebox" laptops based on ASUS hardware for
their resellers - although they don't advertise the fact, if you ask,
they are available *without* an OS.  They're reasonably pricey (compared
to, say, Dell), but my ASUS M3000N is still going strong after 3 years,
so I rate the hardware quality.  You get $200ish off the normal price
for dropping MS Windows XP Pro (about $120 for dropping XP Home)."

-jim