Naked Computers

69 Responses to “Stores we missed”

1. Reine says:

   May 15, 2009 at 5:36 pm

   Do you know some vendors in France?. Thanks.
2. Alan Bell says:

   May 15, 2009 at 6:05 pm

   no idea about France, but I would be more than happy to add stores that people suggest.
3. pragi says:

   May 16, 2009 at 10:06 pm

   I work in a computer shop called tailored systems on the isle of wight uk (we also have a branch in Linconshire) we sell computers without operating systems and have also have provided computers with ubuntu pleese add us to your list.

   many thanks

   pragi
4. Ed Bernard says:

   May 26, 2009 at 10:30 am

   Hi there. I run an online business selling desktop PCs, and we offer all the computers in our range either without an operating system, or we can install Ubuntu, sometimes for free, otherwise for a small charge. I would appreciate being part of your list!

   Cheers, Ed.
5. sjcomput says:

   May 26, 2009 at 6:23 pm

   SJ Computers is a small business based in St Albans, Hertfordshire, that was set up in 2007. The owner has a huge wealth of computer knowledge, building his first PC at the age of just 12.

   We provide a large number of products and services, offering free impartial advice. We will ship to anywhere in Europe.

   We build and supply desktop PC’s, with or without any OS. We can also install any OS onto any pre-built desktop or laptop.

   Email us: james@sj-computers.com
   or call us: 07951237630

   Regards

   James
   SJ Computers
6. Tim says:

   June 14, 2009 at 11:33 pm

   Hello,

   There is a company that sells desktops and laptops with PCLinuxOS installed. They also sell components such as motherboards and cases etc. The website is: http://linpc.us/
7. Gordon says:

   June 25, 2009 at 9:07 pm

   How about eracks.com? I have not used them, but they appear to be a viable alternative.
8. ilakast says:

   August 28, 2009 at 11:55 pm

   http://www.misco.de sells laptops with linux installed, for example http://bit.ly/15GzQb
9. Dave Hughes says:

   September 23, 2009 at 8:32 pm

   Recently bought a naked (and petite!) server PC from Tranquil PC. They’re 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. For example, here’s their “barebones server” which always ships “naked”:

   http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/acatalog/BAREBONE_SERVERS.html

   And here’s their little fanless Atom N270 based PCs (note the OS dropdown box defaults to “None” :

   http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/acatalog/T3N.html

   They used to offer a box with Ubuntu installed by default but dropped that a while back (I guess that most of their customers who want Linux on their machine wish to install it themselves to customize the installation in some fashion).
10. mike says:

    December 18, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    you can always just install whatever os you want after buying a computer. or go to ANY local shop that will sell you one without an os.

    its not like this is an issue. frankly if you are knowledgeable enough to install your own non windows os, then you probably want something better than a dell anyway.

    meaning this argument is kinda pointless.
11. Patrik says:

    February 9, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    GGS Data is selling computers preloaded with Ubuntu (but could just as easily be delivered empty upon request)

    http://ggsdata.se/
12. Nerach says:

    February 9, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    In France, we have Keynux : http://keynux.com/default_zone/fr/html/Comp_BranchOffice.php
13. pat says:

    March 18, 2010 at 6:34 pm

    it is one thing to state that the os of your choice is up to you but there are no universal drivers for printers, modems, sound cards, svga etc. there needs in those areas to be an alternative to windows or specific debian drivers for the on board hardware. do your tryable systems consider this? add the answer to
14. Bruno Girin says:

    March 27, 2010 at 11:10 am

    Alloi Computers seem to have a large range of barebones options. I’ve never used them so I don’t know what their services and products are like. You will find their web site here: http://www.alloi-computers.co.uk/
15. Bill Oldroyd says:

    September 6, 2010 at 12:06 am

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

    Overclockers sell systems without operating systems. I have one. It was easy to install Ubuntu.

    What I would like to find is someone selling laptops or netbooks without an operating system.
16. squirebug says:

    September 7, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    Lemote endorsed by RMS – and in my opinion excellent customer service.

    http://www.lemote.com/en/
17. Alex Billingsley says:

    September 15, 2010 at 9:48 am

    Alloi Computers do stock a large range of barebones systems, we are even due to get stock of laptops with blueray drives in the next few weeks!

    If we don’t list what you want, give us a call, we try to be as helpfulas possible.

    We will more than happily pre-install any OS of your choice on request.
18. ArjanM says:

    October 25, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Online computer shop in the Netherlands that only sells computers with Linux installed:
    http://www.os4free.nl
19. Mélodie says:

    October 25, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Hi,

    For the stores where we can find bare computers in France, the non for profit April association has pointed to a page of the site Aful where there is a list of said “good and bad vendors”, where a number of them are classified under criteria that match some requirements for the use with GNU/Linux distributions.

    Links:
    http://www.april.org/fr/vente-liee-action-aupres-des-revendeurs-grand-public

    http://bons-vendeurs-ordinateurs.info