Dell with no VISTA?

[King Arthur]

Hey all, does dell offer any laptop without VISTA & other crap (MS office).
wont make sense to pay for stuff that i am never going to use anyway .
I am hoping against hope for this .


are there any other laptops that you would suggest --- price range of 35 k - 40 K(max).

[praka123]

dell may have freedos version. but Dell do have Ubuntu (http://ubuntu.com) GNU/Linux (http://getgnulinux.org) powered machines :)

[Sourabh]

Yes, there are from time to time (on Indian website). These systems are called n-Series and show up only in Dell catalog. You can to go to product page of each notebook to see if there is a n-series model available (which has FREE DOS). Currently, the laptop which has that option is Vostro 1400.

http://dellstoreroa.sg.dell.com/public/default.jsp?c=in&l=en&prd_id=42673&s=bsd

You can customize depending on your budget. You can't go wrong here as this will be the cheapest Dell laptop (and good VFM too).

Whenever I'm looking to buy a laptop, I wait a couple of weeks to ensure there's a n-series system :)

Too bad, no Inspiron laptops are currently available with FREE DOS.

[gopz]

Ask for Dell N series. They come without an OS and are really cheap.

[King Arthur]

@ Sourabh :::: Thanks a lot .

I wanted a 13" or lower screen and it's not available anywhere without M$ . Currently Dell does not have a N series 13" . Would keep looking for it . Thanx for the info .