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http://ginger6.com/
http://www.cclonline.com/
are 2 of my favorites Alan
many thanks, I have added them in all their natural glory.
Zareason
http://www.zareason.com/shop/home.php
Lovely, they don’t come entirely stark naked though, having Ubuntu pre-installed (which is no bad thing). I really like the Tux keyboard and even the laptops are delightfully free from keycaps that advertise proprietary operating systems. They get an honourable mention, and I might drop them an email to see if they would consider adding a naked option to their operating system list.
DNUK
http://www.dnuk.com/
Thanks Mauve, adding them now . . .
I’ve used Transtec (http://www.transtec.co.uk) for desktops and servers with either no OS or Linux. They also sell notebooks with SuSE Enterprise Desktop pre-loaded or, indeed, the option of no OS.
Transtec’s service is generally first rate!
Unfortunately they’re not a retailer and will normally only sell to business customers.
Selling to business customers is fine, as long as the minimum order quantity is a single computer then they are not a wholesaler and I will include them.
http://www.multicom.no/ – a consumer web shop in Norway, they do sell a few naked laptops – e.g. Xishan and Compal.
In Norwegian laanguage only, but you can see a Compal configuration page here:
http://www.multicom.no/SystemConfigurator.aspx?q=st:10568021;c:100561;fl:0
excellent, thanks I will put them in
World of Computers
http://www.woc.co.uk/
You should add a category for Canada
http://www.krex.com
They sell some low-end machines without an OS. I have not checked on whether their better systems are available without an OS, as I usually build my own. But I do know others that have bought from them.
The categories turn up as I put pages in them. As soon as someone nominates a store in Canada I will add the category
Add: “PCs for Everyone” of Cambridge MA USA.
(http://www.pcsforeveryone.com/) — the
default “customize” pages allow “no OS” as an option.
That’s where I bought my current home computer (Intel P35DP motherboard, E8400 processor, ATI 3870 graphics, etc), on which I’m running Mandriva 2009.0. I’ve been very happy with them so far. [I'm in NC USA myself...]
I added Krex
World of computers now have a page
@ Ausage, I see now why you wanted the Canada category, thanks for creating the entry, I wasn’t sure if contributor access did what I wanted but it looks like it worked perfectly. I added Canada now.
http://www.ascendtech.us/items.asp?Cc=DT&Bc=&mainCC=DT
You will find a link for “Amd Complete Computers No Os”
and also “Intel Complete Computers No Os”
They happen to be in greater Cleveland in the USA.
I have now added them, thanks.
Hi,
Just came across these guys. http://www.very-pc.co.uk They have a “none” option as well as Ubuntu and some proprietary operating systems.
Nice and green machines too!
they have been very added to the list.
In the US you can go to http://www.geeks.com and they have a number of computers that have no OS on them and some even have Ubuntu on them. I am not a fan of Ubuntu but they do have a number that have no OS so you are just paying for the hardware.
I’ve bought barebone systems for years from:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/
barebone systems come disassembled but the prices are reasonable and it’s worth it not to pay the micro$oft tax.
Varsity computers, Vancouver, Canada
http://www.varsity.ca
I added a barebones category for them. I couldn’t find a naked laptop or complete desktop, but some of the servers are starkers.
Varsity are now in.
don’t forget about Xxodd
http://www.xxodd.nl
it’s also a good dutch company
excellent, I like “Geen Operating System”
http://www.dataparadiset.com is a Swedish E-shop where you can get naked computers. For example one like this at 2995 SEK: Platina Value LE-1640 @ 2.6Ghz (nForce 630, GeForce 7025, 2GB DDR2 800Mhz, 80GB HDD SATAII, 16xDVD-ROM SATA, GBLAN, USB 2.0, 400W).
Mail addresses: sales@dataparadiset.com, support@dataparadiset.com. The webpages are in Swwedish only.
An independent rating service (cint.se) seems to give them a good ranking and the customer stories are overall happy.
thanks, they are now in. Ingen ändring FTW
http://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk/ allow you to buy the PC with Windows, or a blank HD.
http://www.efficientpc.co.uk/ is aimed at Linux users, buat let you choose to not have an OS installed too.
I added Cyber Power, Efficient PC are already listed.
Cram Computers (www.cramcomputers.co.uk) is a high-street shop in Scunthorpe, UK. A while ago I bought one from their range of “bare bones” (naked, complete base unit) PCs, which was well-built and cheap. The site now only advertises systems either built to order or with a proprietary OS, but the sister site, http://www.cc24.co.uk, offers bare-bones systems.
Sorry if this does not apply but it would be great if South East Asia, especially Malaysia vendor that sells naked PC would also get included, as consumer like myself as well as my peers would be interested…
South East Asia absolutely applies, just like anywhere else. Tell me about a store and I will add it.
Full disclosure: I own this business.
ERA Computers & Consulting’s “ERACC On-Line Shopping”
http://shopping.eracc.com/content/preloaded-personal-or-server-computer-quote
While it says “preloaded” we also offer “bare bones” and “bare drive’ systems.
Oops, forgot to say ERA Computers & Consulting is in the USA.
Excellent, thanks Gene, you are on the list.
Hi,
At Infinity Computer Group we build whatever PC you ask for. We will install any operating system you ask for, or no operating system. We also do nice things with notebooks.
I have added you to the list, but you do need a bit more nakedness on your website
A Canadian Company that build a naked computer to my specs (within the component list they had), assembled and shipped it to me. They included all cabling and software
they can be found on the web at:
http://ncix.com/
design your own computer at:
http://pc.ncix.com/pcbuilder/
I am not associated with them in any way. Just a happy customer.
in they go . . .
http://www.ibexpc.com/index.html
and
http://www.mwave.com
For the last six years I’ve been running a machine bought from mwave.com. Once had a bad stick of RAM and they replaced it quickly.
A list of stores is nice, what would be nicer is to list them by category (laptop, desktop, netbook, etc), and also for those who do install Operating Systems, which ones they use.
Oh, and country would be useful as well!
Tech Advanced Computers Pensacola and Fort Walton stores sells bare bones computers and components. Great selection. When I was there didn’t include Linux with computers.
@wayne look down the screen a bit, below the hall of fame is a list of categories with countries and computer type. There is a category for those who offer Linux pre-installed but I didn’t break this out by distro. I am having enough fun keeping up with the store suggestions at the moment.
not really seeing enough nakedness at mwave. There are barebones systems, but these are not complete kits with everything.
OK, not much evidence of nakedness on the tech advanced website, but they will do a custom build. I think I might have to be a bit strict here, we need more evidence of nakedness as a published option in a complete system. We need more explicit nakedness. Give them a shout and tell them how much you liked your bare computer and ask them if they would consider updating their website to better indicate that they are willing to sell whole computers naked.