Any good cheap Linux or no operating system computer sellers in the US?

Question

Are there any companies that sell laptops without Windows or Mac OS in the United States for less than $500 that aren't netbooks? I have found a few businesses, but they're generally aimed at server side computing.

Strangely, for the laptops I have found, the prices have been higher for Linux laptops with the same hardware.

Answer 1

mwave has competitively priced laptops.

There is also a massive list of vendors which sell laptops with Linux or no OS at all.

Answer 2

What about System 76

Answer 3

Bear in mind that, as long as you remove it from your machine, you are entitled to a fulll refund for any copy of Windows they ship with. Just quote them the first paragraph of the EULA, and if they won't play along, threaten to take it to court.

Edit: I did this with a Dell Vostro 1000 in the UK; I sent them a letter explaining that I wanted a refund, had wiped the disk, and could provide proof if needed. About a week later I got a phonecall from Dell saying that my card would be refunded with 5 working days. I got £35 for Vista Home Basic and £5 for Work 9. It's probably worth taking a couple of photos/vids showing you erasing Windows (dban is good if you have time, failing that either dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda or even just removing the partition with fdisk should be enough.

Answer 4

Dell has one that starts at $514 here. It not under $500 but its the closest I know about.

Answer 5

ZaReason sells Ubuntu laptops.

Answer 6

Try Naked Computers .... http://nakedcomputers.org/ you might find what you're looking for

Answer 7

Dell http://www.dell.com/home/laptops#subcats=&navla=51800~0~1932545&navidc=Operating%20System&navValc=Ubuntu%20Linux&a=51800~0~1932545