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Date:      Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:28:19 -0500
From:      Brian Callahan <korszca@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com>
Subject:   Re: Best Laptop to buy for Freebsd Without OS?
Message-ID:  <AANLkTikn0gm8b8s7ZEqD6kShVOeg0rw3zUs=wZObhWZK@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110218002024.GE2116@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
References:  <3380813072-1551442120@intranet.com.mx> <A5FF7FA6-63FB-42EC-82B0-2C9C425A8839@mac.com> <AANLkTi=eANXjhihGL=VHh9S4VfsNKJE26DB7ED7qTn7W@mail.gmail.com> <20110218002024.GE2116@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>

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> Those links both sport some pretty expensive prices. =A0My comparable ASU=
S
> cost about half that, and came with Windows 7 installed (which I simply
> erased). =A0Are those prices for real?
>
> --
> Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F
> http://chipsquips.com =A0| http://camdensoftware.com =A0 | http://chipsti=
ps.com
>

Oh, I have no doubt they're for real. That's the problem with smaller
OEMs. You can't live on razor thin profit margins.

ZaReason www.zareason.com also has no-OS options (they're a Linux
vendor). Again, prices aren't the cheapest.

I personally buy my laptops by going to Staples, Circuit City, Best
Buy, etc. with the latest OpenBSD-current to check its dmesg (and I
highly recommend this) and blasting Windows off the HD as soon as I
get home, but the OP asked for no-OS laptops.

~Brian



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