OsLessLaptopShops
This is a draft list of places in Belgium where you can get a laptop without paying for a MS Windows license. It probably contains quite a few errors and inconsistencies. Please help us make this list more reliable and complete.
If adding to this list, please follow this template see below):
- name, where
last checked: when by who <emailaddress>
url: http://www.
- email:
- mail order:
- brick and mortar shop:
- models:
- without OS discount:
- comments:
- Contactinformation:
Belgian shops that sell laptops with Ubuntu installed
- Linux-Service, Gavere (Ghent)
last checked: 09/02/2011 by jean7491 <jean7491ATgmailDOTcom>
email: guy@linux-service.be
- mail order: yes
- brick and mortar shop: yes
- models: MSI ?
- without OS discount: ?
- comments: only based on web-information
- Contactinformation: LINUX-SERVICE.BE BVBA Grenadierslaan 65 - B-9890 Gavere
Belgian shops that sell laptops without MS Windows
- Wegetit, Deinze
last checked: 09/02/2011 by jean7491 <jean7491ATgmailDOTcom>
url: http://wegetit.be
email: info@wegetit.be
- mail order: yes
- brick and mortar shop: no
- models:
- without OS discount:
- comments: only based on web-information
- Contactinformation: Eric Van Aelst, Kortrijkstraat 50/3, 9800 Deinze
Shop on the web
- LDLC.com
last checked: 12 February 2011 by Rami Adrien <rami@adrien.be>
url: http://www.ldlc.com
- brick and mortar shop: no
- models: LDLC Laptop
- without OS discount: Product from the seller is without Os
- comments: There is not a special category in the site you have to use the filter and search PC without OS. I buy the
- LDLC C5105 and I had no driver problem all work directly and very good price for the quality.
Information 2006 - need to be controlled and updated
- tones.be, Mechelen
last checked: 2006/07/11 by Mark Van den Borre <mvdborre@gmail.com>
url: http://www.tones.be
email: info@tones.be
- mail order: yes
- brick and mortar shop: yes
- models: MSI barebones
- without OS discount: 89 €
- comments: You have to select a model with MS Windows included first, but you can drop it from your shopping basket before checking out.
- dell.be
- last checked: 2005/05/01 by Peter Dedecker
url: http://www.dell.be
- mail order: yes
- brick and mortar shop: no
- models: Dell Latitude series, _not_ the Inspiron series
- without OS discount: negotiable, don't settle for anything less than 50 €
comments: You have to explicitly ask on the phone for a discounted machine without MS Windows preinstalled. Machine was delivered with FreeDos.
- Blue Sky Computing, Sint-Niklaas
last checked: 2006/06/28 by Amedee Van Gasse <amedee@amedee.be>
url: http://bluesky.be/
email: info@bluesky.be
- models: Maxdata
- mail order: yes
- brick and mortar shop: yes
- without OS discount: How much exactly did you save, Amedee?
- comments: You have to explicitly ask on the phone/by email/in the shop for a machine without MS Windows preinstalled. Best service is in the shop, where you can ask to change other aspects of the (hardware) configuration.
TEMPLATE
- Friterie "Chez Marie", Fexhe-le-haut-clocher
last checked: 2006/01/01 by Louis de Funès <louis@defunès.fr>
email: friesandcomputers@skynet.be
- mail order: yes
- brick and mortar shop: yes
- models: Commodore 64 portables
- without OS discount: 90 € and a portion of excellent fries
- comments: Did I mention they have excellent fries?
BelgianTeam/OsLessLaptopShops (last edited 2011-03-11 07:58:32 by 94-227-10-80)