[nzlug] Linux Laptop Retailers

Simon Bridge simonbridge at ihug.co.nz
Mon Nov 12 01:42:16 NZDT 2007


Dick Smith, apparently:
"Computerworld looked at two portable PCs from opposite ends of the
feature spectrum: a $1499 bare-bones laptop from Dick Smith without an
operating system"
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/3697ACDB9231E2DFCC25723600332982
But that was March, 2004...

Barebones laptops can still be purchased, however it is usually cheaper
to buy one bundled with windows. Then, there's always ordering from
China?





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