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Laptops without preinstalled garbage?
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Old Feb 18, 2007, 03:04 PM Local time: Feb 18, 2007, 02:04 PM #1 of 11
Laptops without preinstalled garbage?

I'm curious if there's any manufacturer that sells laptops without forcing you into $200 of windows/etc crapware you don't want.

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Old Feb 18, 2007, 07:37 PM #2 of 11
omg my asus... so. much. crap... It's like the whole taskbar is full. I reformated as soon as i got it just to get rid of all that stuff.

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Old Feb 19, 2007, 02:14 AM Local time: Feb 19, 2007, 12:14 AM #3 of 11
Not to my knowledge, no. Out of all the major companies out there, Gateway seems to have the least amount of useless crap installed on it compared to others like HP, Sony, and Toshiba. Custom ordering a laptop might solve that problem, but I don't know if the difference would be negated by the added cost of a custom build in the first place.

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Old Feb 19, 2007, 10:33 AM Local time: Feb 19, 2007, 09:33 AM #4 of 11
As long as MS isn't get a +vista sale or some other ms crap I'd be happy enough.

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Old Feb 19, 2007, 12:22 PM Local time: Feb 19, 2007, 10:22 AM #5 of 11
I ordered a SAGER laptop from this place almost 6 years ago: http://powernotebooks.com. They have ridiculously amazing customer service, even to this this when I've given that laptop to my dad.

Anyway, software bundles as well as the operating system are optional with the laptops they sell. There were a couple others sites I remember visiting years ago that were like this, but I only remember this one since I actually bought from them.

I was speaking idiomatically.
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Old Feb 19, 2007, 12:37 PM Local time: Feb 19, 2007, 11:37 AM #6 of 11
Oh wow that site looks fucking awesome. Dell and all those other companies are gay.

edit: do they take cashier checks? their payment page doesnt say

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Last edited by Cam; Feb 19, 2007 at 12:47 PM.
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Old Feb 19, 2007, 01:42 PM Local time: Feb 19, 2007, 11:42 AM #7 of 11
Ohh... dunno.

But I'm sure you'll get a quick reply from calling them or e-mailing them.

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Old Mar 3, 2007, 02:50 PM Local time: Mar 3, 2007, 12:50 PM #8 of 11
http://xoticpc.com/

You don't even have to put windows on there if you didn't want to.

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Old Mar 3, 2007, 11:23 PM #9 of 11
Just buy whatever laptop you want and then format it when you get it. That way you'll get exactly what you want.

I've heard good things about these though:

http://system76.com/index.php/cPath/...7c4efbc0d45bb2

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Old Mar 4, 2007, 03:20 AM Local time: Mar 4, 2007, 10:20 AM #10 of 11
Just buy whatever laptop you want and then format it when you get it. That way you'll get exactly what you want.
Yeah, and pay 20% more in the process. What's the point of paying for pre-installed Windows, if you're just gonna format and put Linux on it anyway?

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Old Mar 4, 2007, 05:53 PM #11 of 11
I've heard that DIY laptops made by ASUS aren't half bad, if you're willing to put time and money into building one yourself. You can order a barebones one
here: http://www.geared2play.com/store/pro...ptops/asus.htm but I don't know anything about it more than they're not shitty.

Aardark: Actually, you have to pay more to get a Dell without Windows. Something about subdizing the computer with crapware.

Cleaning XP Dells wasp pretty easy. Just stick the Dell Windows XP CD and it wiped it down to just a fresh XP install. Just make sure you build a driver CD before doing so. I don't know about Vista though.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.
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