Naked Computers http://nakedcomputers.org For people who like to say "No Thanks!" to proprietary operating systems Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:32:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mecer PC http://nakedcomputers.org/mecer-pc/ http://nakedcomputers.org/mecer-pc/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:32:40 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=181 Mecer PC have a rather unusual entry procedure to their website, but once you have signed your life away by agreeing to their terms and conditions (which amongst other things prohibits you from doing a view-source!) they do have naked desktops and also several examples of the elusive naked laptop.

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/mecer-pc/feed/ 0 Tranquil PC http://nakedcomputers.org/tranquil/ http://nakedcomputers.org/tranquil/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:18:49 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=175 Tranquil PC are an outfit based in Manchester specializing in low-power “green” PCs. While most of their range ship with Windows you can buy almost any of their models sans OS including their “barebones server” which always ships “naked” And here’s their little fanless Atom N270 based PCs (note the OS dropdown box defaults to “None” :-) . They used to offer a box with Ubuntu installed by default but dropped that a while back.

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/tranquil/feed/ 0 Misco.de http://nakedcomputers.org/misco-de/ http://nakedcomputers.org/misco-de/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:28:28 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=172 Misco are a large international supplier, but this relates specifically to their German website where a laptop with linux pre-installed has been spotted.

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]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/europc/feed/ 1 Stealth Computer http://nakedcomputers.org/stealth-computer/ http://nakedcomputers.org/stealth-computer/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:28:56 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=168 Stealth Computer do a range of specialist computers including rackmount servers, panel mount PCs (screw to a desk or wall) and little PCs. They even have a sealed waterproof computer. All are priced naked and the default configuration is bare with options for Ubuntu Linux and some other stuff.

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/stealth-computer/feed/ 0 Taylored Systems http://nakedcomputers.org/taylored-systems/ http://nakedcomputers.org/taylored-systems/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:21:53 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=165 Taylored Systems provide a range of desktop systems with a selection of operating system which isn’t well defined on their website, but they assure us it includes full frontal nakedness. They have three real world stores in the Isle of Wight and Lincolnshire.

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/taylored-systems/feed/ 0 eRacks http://nakedcomputers.org/eracks/ http://nakedcomputers.org/eracks/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:46:45 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=163 eRacks specialise in Open Source systems most having an option of No OS (tested with Ubuntu) which is fantastic. I also saw an interesting standard feature of a $5 donation to an Open Source project which is a great idea. They have a good selection of naked servers, desktops, laptops and netbooks, all with a Linux or BSD available and the servers and desktops available starkers.

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/eracks/feed/ 0 fit-PC2 http://nakedcomputers.org/fit-pc2/ http://nakedcomputers.org/fit-pc2/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:21:17 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=161 fit-PC2 is a small low power fanless computer based on the Intel Atom processor. It might make a good MythTV front end. There are three naked configurations available, an Ubuntu option and some proprietary OS that you don’t want.

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/fit-pc2/feed/ 0 Esdelle http://nakedcomputers.org/esdelle/ http://nakedcomputers.org/esdelle/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 17:43:06 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=153 Esdelle will build you a custom PC to order with the operating system of your choice, or more to my taste, none at all. They are based in Torbay and provide a 20 mile on-site warranty and ship anywhere in the UK

]]> http://nakedcomputers.org/esdelle/feed/ 0 ElpaTech http://nakedcomputers.org/elpatech/ http://nakedcomputers.org/elpatech/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 17:38:52 +0000 Alan Bell http://nakedcomputers.org/?p=151 ElpaTech build a range of desktop PCs from basic to gaming. They have the naked PC as the default configuration and price and they have this to say about it:

The Allegro Forte does not come with an operating system pre-installed (sometimes referred to as a “naked PC”). This allows you to install whatever operating system you please. The operating system is the software that you use to interact with your computer; examples include Windows XP, Windows Vista and Ubuntu.

Top marks!

They don’t do laptops, but recommend Novatech, who are one of our few suppliers of naked laptops.

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