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ZaReason

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

ZaReason have an online store with a selection of laptops, desktops and servers with various flavours of Ubuntu Linux pre-installed. Highlights include the Tux keyboard (with a Penguin on the super key) and even the laptops have a keyboard that isn’t an advertising hoarding for proprietary operating systems with the Ubuntu circle of friends logo on the super key. Also don’t miss the T-shirt for women and girls: “Friends help Friends use Linux”.

There isn’t a “naked” option in the operating system dropdown so they can only be awarded an Honourable Mention at this time, but it is a very honourable one!

Posted in Desktops, Laptops, Linux pre-installed, Online, Servers, USA | 3 Comments »

Dell

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Dell are one of the biggest suppliers of compter equipment, sadly most of it is encumbered by pre-installed software however some models have a “-n” designation which signifies their nakedness. There was an nseries range, which seems to have vanished, this range comes with FreeDOS installed which, whilst not technically naked, isn’t much more than a skimpy thong. The Mini-9 netbook comes with the lovely Ubuntu Linux pre-installed and is by all accounts a nice bit of kit.

It seems the low end servers come with a non-removeable operating system, however if you move up the range a bit the default configuration and price is pleasingly naked with Redhat and Suse as upgrade options and a proprietary operating system as a downgrade option.

As I can’t find a naked desktop or laptop from Dell they are just a server supplier for now, if you can navigate the twisty passages of the Dell website to find some more examples of nakedness then please comment below.

Posted in Linux pre-installed, Servers, Worldwide | 2 Comments »

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