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
• Purism sell top-of-range laptops with hardware and software selected specifically to guarantee user privacy and liberties.
  Ships worldwide from the USA

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

• Dell sells a high-end laptop marketed towards developers, pre-installed with Ubuntu.
  Available in North America and most countries of the European region
• LinuxCertified has a variety of laptops on offer, which they pre-install with the distribution of your choice.
  Ships worldwide from the USA
• MILOL Systems have a small but slick offer of ultra-compact desktop computers on sale, all pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux.
  Ships to 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
• 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
• SWTechnology sell high-end desktop machines, servers, as well as several laptops, pre-installed with Linux or even BSD.
  Ships in the USA
• JCCSS.ca build custom computers according to your hardware and software specifications in Ottawa (ON).
  Ships worldwide from Canada
• Broadberry sell high-power desktops and servers which can be pre-installed with Linux.
  Ships worldwide from the USA and the UK
• Logic Supply focus on fanless, compact and robust computers meant for industrial applications. Most can be pre-installed with Ubuntu.
  Ships worldwide from the USA and the EU
• Libiquity, much like Ministry of Freedom in the UK, sell reconditioned computers with a fully-free GNU/Linux distribution and libreboot BIOS/UEFI replacement.
  Ships in the USA
• CurrentBuild have no-frills, intelligently and responsibly assembled desktop PCs on offer, on which they pre-install Linux.
  Ships in the USA
• The Linux Laptop Company sell a range of retail laptops on which they remove the manufacturer-installed OS and install your prefered Linux distribution in place.
  Ships in the USA
• The eRacks company sells a few linux laptops and desktops somewhere in their large computing hardware catalog.
  Ships worldwide from the USA
• 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
• Entroware have a crisp, elegant line-up of Ubuntu laptops and desktops on offer.
  Ships in the UK
• Quietpc.com Specialize in silent desktop computers, which they sell in multiple sizes and configurations, and on which an Ubuntu installation is proposed as an option.
  Ships worldwide from the UK
• Tiny Green PC 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 and from Italy
• Ministry of Freedom, much like Libiquity in the USA, sell reconditioned computers with a fully-free GNU/Linux distribution and libreboot BIOS/UEFI replacement.
  Ships worldwide from the UK
• Amari sell high-power laptop, desktop and rack computers which can be pre-intalled with Linux.
  Ships worldwide from the UK
• 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
• Cirrus7 focus on neat, compact and silent desktop computers which they can pre-install with Ubuntu at no cost.
  Ships in Europe from Germany
• SnaakSystems sell desktops and laptops that can be configured with the hardware and software of your choice.
  Ships in the EU from the Netherlands
• Ekimia sell a range of laptop and desktop computers pre-installed with Ubuntu, with localized keyboard layouts.
  Ships worldwide from France
• Slimbook sell a beautiful laptop pre-installed with Ubuntu, which can be customized with different internal components.
  Ships in Spain
• VANT have a wide range of affordable computers on sale, all powered by Ubuntu.
  Ships in Spain through multiple distributors
• PCUbuntu.es also have a range of affordable computers on sale, all pre-installed with Ubuntu.
  Ships in Spain
• PcLagun, the webshop of the Reciclanet non-profit organization, have a range of laptop and desktop reconditioned computers pre-installed with Ubuntu GNU/Linux.
  Ships in Spain
• Azken sell and support very high-end workstations on which they can pre-install GNU/Linux.
  Ships in Spain
• GGS-Data have a wide range of computers (both desktops and notebooks) on offer, on which they readily install Ubuntu.
  Ships worldwide from Sweden
• 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