laptops w/linux

[eric]

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hi, i wrote a note to the sales dept.s of hp and ibm telling them that i
want to buy a laptop (both companies have some cool toys) but i don't
want windows on it.  i'm trying to get around giving M$ money for
something i'm not going to use.  both said that they do not offer
laptops with linux installed and that they also do not offer laptops
with no os installed.  if i buy a laptop from them i have to give M$
money.  i wonder if they don't offer this because the market is too
small or if they're in some contract where they're not able to sell a
laptop without xp on it.  i dig ibm laptops and think it's pretty lame
i've got to give my hard earned pennies to bill.  any of you think of a
better way around this that i don't know about?  anybody sell quality
laptops with redhat/fedora or suse installed? thanks for any pointers.  -e.
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