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On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 03:13:30AM -0700, Scott said:
> 
> "While many PCs are now sold with a customer's
choice of operating
> system installed, no laptop-makers yet offer the option
of anything but
> Windows, said Mr Mitchell."
> 
> He needs to get out more.
> 
> http://system76
.com/index.php/cPath/1
> http://www.linuxcertif
ied.com/
> http://www.emperorlinux.
com/
> ht
tp://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS2131977033.html

Do any of those actually MAKE laptops, or do they just
resell ones made
by other companies?  Remember, even branded laptops from
smaller
companies are often just Uniwill or Acer generics.


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Op donderdag 16-11-2006 om 13:45 uur [tijdzone -0500],
schreef Shawn
McMahon:
> Do any of those actually MAKE laptops, or do they just
resell ones
> made by other companies?

They probably buy laptop barebones that they turn into
complete
offerings (adding memory, hard disk), add support or
guarantees (e.g.
LCD no-bad-pixel guarantees), etc.  In other words, they are
VARs
(value-added resellers).

> Remember, even branded laptops from smaller companies
are often just
> Uniwill or Acer generics. 

And what's wrong with that?  AFAIK the only more or less
important
laptop manufacturer outside Taiwan is Samsung in South Korea
(e.g. some
"Dell" laptops were designed and made by them).


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On Thu, Nov 16, 2006 at 08:35:10PM +0100, Jan Claeys said:
> 
> And what's wrong with that?  AFAIK the only more or
less important

Nothing; just attempting to anticipate the arguments that
might be made
against you.  It's a bad habit, sorry.


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On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 13:45 -0500, Shawn McMahon wrote:

> Do any of those actually MAKE laptops, or do they just
resell ones made
> by other companies?  Remember, even branded laptops
from smaller
> companies are often just Uniwill or Acer generics.

A couple of years ago when I bought a HP/Compaq laptop, it
came with
(then) Mandrake pre-installed, and on CD.

Cheers,
Chanchao


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On 11/16/06, Chanchao <customfreenet.de> wrote:

> > Do any of those actually MAKE laptops, or do they
just resell ones made
> > by other companies?  Remember, even branded
laptops from smaller
> > companies are often just Uniwill or Acer generics.
>
> A couple of years ago when I bought a HP/Compaq laptop,
it came with
> (then) Mandrake pre-installed, and on CD.

Apparently they're hard to find on the HP site ;)
http:/
/www.kegel.com/linux/wily-hp-laptop.html

CK

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