Naked Computers » Worldwide http://nakedcomputers.org For people who like to say "No Thanks!" to proprietary operating systems Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:32:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 NorhTec http://nakedcomputers.org/norhtec/ http://nakedcomputers.org/norhtec/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 10:22:17 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=100 NorhTec have a great range of low power small size computers for desktop, server and embedded applications. All are priced naked and most have a linux of some form as an optional install. They have a netbook in development that runs on standard AA batteries and comes with Ubuntu Netbook Remix, I can’t see a naked option for that. They are priced in dollars, but ship worldwide.

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/norhtec/feed/ 0 Dell http://nakedcomputers.org/dell/ http://nakedcomputers.org/dell/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 08:10:09 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=31 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.

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