Check and see if Asus is actually still producing them with Linux. Cheers!
~Neil On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Gustin Johnson <gus...@meganerd.ca> wrote: > There is no real Windows tax on the netbooks. Microsoft gives > marketing kickbacks to the manufacturers so the total cost ends up > being zero. It is why you can't really find Linux based Netbooks > anymore, there is no financial incentive for the manufacturers to > pre-load Linux. > > You may be able to find one if you dig long enough, but I have not > seen one in almost 2 years. > > You can still order such a thing online. System76 sells Linux > pre-loaded on machines. I am not sure if you are still technically > paying the MS tax since this may be buried upstream in the cost (ie. > the various suppliers of System76 may have that buried somewhere). > Regardless supporting System76 is one direct way of voting with your > dollars. Unfortunately local retailers will have no way of knowing > this. It sucks but it is what it is. > > FYI, the link to the System76 netbook is: > http://www.system76.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=105 > > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:17 PM, <kw...@csa-pdk.com> wrote: > > To be fair when the first windows netbooks came out, I preferred them > because they needed more resources and came with them. There is also resale > option as not everyone necessarily wants Linux. > > > > On the down side, you do need to pay the windows tax. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: t...@terralogic.net > > Sender: clug-talk-boun...@clug.ca > > Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 23:06:07 > > To: CLUG General<clug-talk@clug.ca> > > Reply-To: CLUG General <clug-talk@clug.ca> > > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] buy Linux netbook in Calgary??? > > > > > > Try Computer Trends. If it comes with windows I say refuse it. > > > > > > On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 08:53:22PM -0700, Kathrin Komp wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I want to buy a netbook (preferable one from the ASUS eee pc line) with > Linux on it. I've had one before, so I know that it does exist. However, > whenever I go into a shop and ask for it, the salespeople just stare at me > and point to windows-version. Does anyone know where I can get one with > Linux on it? I live near Calgary, so that would be the best place for me to > go looking for one. Internetshops would also be okay. > >> > >> Any tips and ideas are greatly appreciated. > >> > >> Thanks!!! > >> > >> Kathrin > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> clug-talk mailing list > >> clug-talk@clug.ca > >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >> **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >
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