Buy a Linux Computer

No restrictive software to remove;

GNU/Linux working out-of-the-box.

Get a Linux computer without having to pay for a Windows license! The following vendors sell hardware pre-installed with software that’s free as in freedom – so you should not have to remove anything. They were selected for their focus on simplicity and quality.

• ThinkPenguin, a remarkable vendor truly dedicated to software freedom, pre-install and support Ubuntu as well as a distribution with no proprietary drivers, named Trisquel.
  Ships worldwide from the USA
• EmperorLinux sells an array of medium- to high-end laptops. They ship with their own Linux distribution or a choice of 6 popular alternatives.
  Ships worldwide from the USA
• Dell now sells a high-end laptop marketed towards developers, pre-installed with Ubuntu.
  Available in the USA and Canada

See also the following vendors, sorted loosely by geographical location:

• LinuxCertified has a variety of laptops on offer, which they pre-install with the distribution of your choice.
  Ships worldwide from the USA
• Puget Systems can install the Linux distribution of your choice on any of their highly-customized, high-end machines.
  Ships in the USA and Canada
• JeremyCarter.ca sells a number of Linux-preinstalled computers in Ottawa (ON).
  Ships worldwide from Canada
• Inatux sell a few medium-range computers pre-installed with Linux distributions.
  Ships in the USA
• Ohava have a beautiful line of Ubuntu computers for sale, but have suspended sales of laptops.
  Ships worldwide from the USA
• JNCS, a custom computer assembler, pre-install (and can commercially support) Ubuntu on all of their servers and some of their consumer PCs. Among these, two desktops are dedicated to Linux gaming.
  Ships in the USA
• Los Alamos Computers specializes in high-end (Thinkpad) computers, with a variety of configurations and GNU/Linux distributions to choose from.
  Ships to the USA
• The eRacks company sells a few laptops and desktops with a wide choice of Linux distributions.
  Ships worldwide from the USA
• Linucity sell Linux PCs lost within a horrifying, lurid website.
  Ships in the USA
• Genesi USA sell a modestly-priced Ubuntu netbook in the United States; they also have a worldwide-store.
  Ships worldwide from the USA and Europe
• LinuxNow, an Australian vendor, sell a great number of laptop and desktop computers, which come pre-installed with a Linux distribution at the choice of the customer.
  Ships within Australia
• The Linux Emporium sell a number of laptops, among which high-end ThinkPads, pre-installed with Ubuntu.
  Ships worldwide from the UK
• TinyGreenPC distribute Fit-PCs (see below) and other compact, powerful but silent families of desktop computers. They come pre-installed with Linux Mint, a Ubuntu derivative.
  Ships worldwide from the UK
• Tasty-Bytes sell desktop and laptop computers that can be pre-installed with Ubuntu.
  Ships in the UK
• KamaTech sell a sober Ubuntu desktop computer, as well as a gaming model pre-installed with the Steam gaming platform.
  Ships in the UK
• The UK Clearance Centre sell a number of refurbished computers of all kinds; most can be pre-installed with Linux Mint at no cost.
  Ships in the UK
• Abaco Computers sell a sturdy, touchscreen-enabled Linux laptop as well as minimalist desktops.
  Ships in Europe from Italy
• The Binario Etico cooperative sell refurbished computers in Rome (Roma), on which they install Debian or Ubuntu.
  Located in Rome, Italy
• LinuxComputers.nl have a handful of computers on offer in their simple and elegant webshop, all pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux.
  Ships within the EU from the Netherlands
• Hettes have a well-furnished shop of Ubuntu- and Suse-preinstalled computers of all sizes.
  Ships within the EU from the Netherlands
• Linux-Onlineshop have a rather large offering of Linux-preinstalled notebooks (including netbooks) and desktops.
  Ships in many countries from Germany
• ixsoft have built up a rather comprehensive (though rather overwhelming) catalog of computers of all sizes pre-installed with Linux.
  Ships worldwide from Germany
• b-c-s can pre-install Linux distributions on the hardware that they sell.
  Ships in Germany
• Linutop sells a tiny fan-less PC running a customized version of Ubuntu from a memory stick.
  Ships worldwide from France
• ALUSA sell power-efficient desktops as well as a range of laptops pre-installed with the Linux distribution of your choice.
  Ships worldwide from Portugal
• Ray Technology sell a small fanless desktop as well as a laptop, each pre-installed with a RayOS, a specifically-designed Linux distribution.
  Ships worldwide from Saudi Arabia
• Evo Technologies sells small, energy efficient desktop computers preinstalled with the Ubuntu and Amahi distributions.
  Ships worldwide from Korea
• The Fit-PC is a miniature, powerful fanless desktop computer shipped pre-installed with Linux by a number of resellers.
  Ships worldwide from a variety of vendors
• The open-pc community selects a few desktop PC vendors based on stringent quality and openness criteria.
  Ships worldwide depending on vendors

None of these links are commercial. This is a hand-picked, subjective, fully disinterested list.
Feedback about vendors? Proposals for inclusion? please get in touch with Olivier.

Last update: April 27th, 2013