[ltp] Purchasing a Thinkpad without OS?

Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:59:44 -0800

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Buy it directly from Lenovo.

On 12/7/06, Kristian Berge Nessa <kristian@cavatina.no> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know if, and in case: - where - it is possible to buy a
> Thinkpad
> without OS on it?
>
> As we're going to install our own choice of operating system on it anyway,
> my
> company has no interest in supporting the development & continued
> existence
> of the inferior system that usually comes preinstalled.
>
> I had to bite the sour apple on my current T60p, which incidentally was
> purchased only days before the Lenovo/Novell agreement, but for my next
> less-urgent secondary laptop I'll not give in that easily.
>
> Even this much hyped SuSE-supported T60p I have had no success in finding
> anywhere in the "real" world. I was actually dreaming of a X60s this time,
> but wondering whether querying every dealer on the planet would do any
> good,
> or if I should give up straight away. Has ever a Thinkpad left the Lenovo
> assembly line (figuratively speaking... :P ) without a preinstalled OS?
>
> Anyone like to report their stories of success or failure on this matter?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Kristian Berge Nessa
> kristian@cavatina.no
>
> Cavatina Software AS - Systems development & Free Software consulting
> Einervn. 2A, N-4056 Tananger, Norway
> Tel.: +47 414 49 991
> --
> The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at:
> http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
>

-- 
"...heart and soul....one will burn."
- Joy Division

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Buy it directly from Lenovo.&nbsp; 
<div>On 12/7/06, Kristian Berge Nessa &lt;<a href="mailto:kristian@cavatina.no">kristian@cavatina.no</a>&gt; wrote:
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi all, Does anyone know if, and in case: - where - it is possible to buy a Thinkpad without OS on it?
 As we're going to install our own choice of operating system on it anyway, my company has no interest in supporting the development &amp; continued existence of the inferior system that usually comes preinstalled.
 I had to bite the sour apple on my current T60p, which incidentally was purchased only days before the Lenovo/Novell agreement, but for my next less-urgent secondary laptop I'll not give in that easily. 
Even this much hyped SuSE-supported T60p I have had no success in finding anywhere in the &quot;real&quot; world. I was actually dreaming of a X60s this time, but wondering whether querying every dealer on the planet would do any good,
 or if I should give up straight away. Has ever a Thinkpad left the Lenovo assembly line (figuratively speaking... :P ) without a preinstalled OS? Anyone like to report their stories of success or failure on this matter?
 -- Regards, Kristian Berge Nessa <a href="mailto:kristian@cavatina.no">kristian@cavatina.no</a> Cavatina Software AS - Systems development &amp; Free Software consulting Einervn. 2A, N-4056 Tananger, Norway
 Tel.: +47 414 49 991 -- The linux-thinkpad mailing list home page is at: <a href="http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad">http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
</a> </blockquote></div> -- &quot;...heart and soul....one will burn.&quot; - Joy Division

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