companies selling Ubuntu preinstalled?

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On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 2:23 PM, compdoc <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote:
>
> One thing you might do if you have to buy it with Windows is to image the
> drive with clonezilla as soon as you get it. Either that or remove the hard
> drive and install another drive to install Ubuntu on.
>
> That way if the Ubuntu install isn't possible, you can quickly revert it
> back and return the laptop, or use it with Windows.
>

I bought an HP Mini with Win 7 on it.  I replaced it with Ubuntu.  The
power port broke while it was under warranty so I sent it in for
repair.  When I got it back it had Win 7 reinstalled. :)

Before that I bought a Dell 725n (I think) that had 8.04 LTS
installed.  That one also was sent back for a warranty repair.  Dell
didn't need to reimage the HD like HP did.

Before that I bought an eeePC with some type of linux (Linspire
maybe?)  I could never get it to work even though it came
preinstalled.  I installed Ubuntu on it without any problems with
wireless or anything else.

Phil