Looking for laptop without OS.

Worztron · 13-07-2014 9:20am #1

Hi.

I'm looking for a laptop that comes without an OS. I am a GNU/Linux (aka Linux) user and have no interest in buying a M$ OS.

These websites look good. They all offer a no OS option:

Has anyone good/bad experience with the above sites? Any others to recommend?

On UK sites, they show prices with including VAT next to it. If I buy from them, how do they make the Irish VAT rate work? Do I pay tax twice?

Thanks.

gctest50 · 13-07-2014 9:43am

maybe other manufacturers do this too :

(from 2010 though ......)

http://www.geek.com/chips/buying-a-dell-without-windows-is-not-easy-but-possible-1302452/

BobCobb · 13-07-2014 11:16am

German amazon (amazon.de) has quite a lot of options w/o an OS, and very good prices.
I bought one myself a month or two ago - it has a German layout keyboard, which is a tiny bit annoying, but all is fine apart from that.

I'd recommend paying the extra 20 euro or so to have it delivered by courier, as it seems much quicker and safer for the laptop.

doopa · 13-07-2014 11:19am

Have you looked at the linux options from Dell & Lenovo?

http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-linux/pd

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/make/Lenovo/?category=Laptop

Worztron · 13-07-2014 2:26pm

doopa wrote: »

Have you looked at the linux options from Dell & Lenovo?

http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-linux/pd

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/make/Lenovo/?category=Laptop

Hi doopa.

That Dell one is far more expensive than the laptops on the sites I mentioned in post #1.

Worztron · 15-07-2014 1:14pm

On http://www.novatech.co.uk, they show prices with including VAT next to them. If I buy from them - Do I pay tax twice (Irish+UK)?

sheesh · 15-07-2014 1:48pm

two friends of mine got pcs from pcspecialist and say they are good.

I am waiting for mine to arrive tomorrow! Its like christmas!

Worztron · 15-07-2014 3:25pm

I will more than likely go with either http://www.mysn.co.uk or http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk.

Which do you recommend more?

Novatech is off since I saw this: https://www.trustpilot.co.uk/review/www.novatech.co.uk

Worztron · 29-07-2014 10:16am

I opted for mysn.co.uk in the end.

Looking for laptop without OS.

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