Computer newbies: New Laptop with no Operating System
New Laptop with no Operating System
by coeurdalene - 10/22/07 9:36 PMIs it possible to purchase a brand new laptop with no operating system? I would like for someone to sort of custom build one if it's possible. CDA
More info, please.
by lacsr - 10/23/07 6:46 AM In reply to: New Laptop with no Operating System by coeurdaleneYou can do just about anything. What do you mean by "I would like for someone to sort of custom build one if it's possible."
If you mean custom build the laptop, then it really depends on what you want. If you go to the Dell web site or HP site, for example, you more or less custom build a laptop by the selections you make as to what you want included. If you mean custom build the OS, now that is a different story. You would need a programmer for that.
Custom Laptop
by coeurdalene - 10/23/07 8:14 AM In reply to: More info, please. by lacsrWhat I would like is to have XP instead of Vista and still have the laptop under warranty. I do want a new laptop with a fast processor. I don't want a lot of extra junk that I wouldn't use. I have heard that Vista isn't compatable with some older programs. CDA
You will have to check with the manufacterer
by lacsr - 10/24/07 5:03 AM In reply to: Custom Laptop by coeurdaleneI would think that the manufacturer will not use XP as they are into Vista but you can ask. You may have to go to a local shop to get XP installed as the OS for a new laptop. You possible could find a new old stock laptop that has XP installed but that would limit your choices. Doing the switch yourself is a possibility but you can check the forums as people are doing the switch and having problems finding drivers for the new hardware that will work with XP instead of Vista. Also, that would probably void the warranty.
Check with the manufacturer of choice ...
by Edward ODaniel - 10/24/07 11:57 AM In reply to: Custom Laptop by coeurdaleneand look at their BUSINESS offerings in laptops.
Most offer a choice of Vista or XP
Strictly as an example go to this link -
http://www.hp.com/sbso/busproducts_notebooks.html
Click on any of the lines offered (Performance, Balanced Mobility, or UltraLight) then in the resulting page see which are offered with what choices of OS
You can get the same info on Dell Laptops via this link -
http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd
Now, that wasn't hard.
Blank Laptop
by coeurdalene - 10/25/07 10:29 PM In reply to: Check with the manufacturer of choice ... by Edward ODanielThank you. I will read up on these suggestions. So far I haven't found anyone offering XP.
CDA
Then You Didn't Check Those Links Carefully
by Grif Thomas
- 10/26/07 4:42 PM
In reply to: Blank Laptop by coeurdalene
For example, Searching through the HP link Edward suggested:
Balanced Mobility Notebook PCs
Checking the notebooks at the link above will show you some are offered in both Vista and XP Pro. Click on the "Configure PC" link and you can configure it as you choose.
Hope this helps.
Grif
Warranty and Remedy
by whmurray - 10/27/07 7:14 AM In reply to: Custom Laptop by coeurdaleneIt should be clear to you by now that getting any current OS is easy. Installing and running an OS of your choice will not void your warranty. The problem is the remedy available to you under your warranty.
The ability of your supplier to support your system may be a function of the OS that you have installed. Many depend upon the presence of a particular OS to offer you support. There is clearly an upper bound to the number of operating systems that a supplier can know about, much less be skilled in. Some, but not all, suppliers will only support your system if you have the operating system with which the device was shipped.
Most suppliers can support "current" versions of Windows (e.g. XP, Vista) but almost none can support a system with Linux unless they sold it with Linux, some not even then.
My sense is that if one has to ask your question, one can expect to want support and is better off with a "standard" build.
Thank you
by coeurdalene - 10/29/07 10:27 AM In reply to: Warranty and Remedy by whmurrayThank you to all for the advice. I'm going through it all and will make a decision with the help of the local programmers.
CDA
changing OS can or WILL void warranty
by skyhaskins - 8/13/08 3:05 PM In reply to: Warranty and Remedy by whmurrayDell WILL NOT SUPPORT anything other than the as ordered OS - since many issues can be driver oriented - changing OS VOIDS the technical support. to receive support system MUST be returned to FACTORY SHIPPED condition ( easy to re-image CTRL+F11 on reboot (XP) or select 'Dell Factory Image Restore' on Vista
As far as "all that junk I won't use,"...
by Paul C - 8/18/08 1:34 AM In reply to: Custom Laptop by coeurdalene...you might get stuck with that in many cases, as the PC makers rely on revenue from the software manufacturers to hold costs down.
However, there is a free app called the PC Decrapifier that does a great job of deleting that stuff from your new PC's hard drive without any problems for you. Get it at http://pcdecrapifier.com/ and make it the first program you run on your new laptop.
HTH, Paul
This might be your simplest route
by Dango517 - 10/24/07 5:20 AM In reply to: New Laptop with no Operating System by coeurdaleneI just double checked the HP site and saw no custom builds. They might have them but I didn't see any.
Here's the link:
http://www.dell.com/
I am not tracking this thread.
Five OS available on one example
by mikedelugg - 10/26/07 6:14 PM In reply to: This might be your simplest route by Dango517I just went to Dell, and in the left hand column, picked the lightest weight, just for the halibut.... I got this:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/results.aspx/notebooks?~ck=anav&c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&a=15~0~70&navla=15~0~70
Before you even begin to customize it, they list 3 versions of Vista and both versions of XP being available. I'm sure there are plenty more.
You just have to poke around a bit.
Best,
M
Customized Laptop
by sjulty - 10/26/07 6:48 PM In reply to: Five OS available on one example by mikedeluggI agree, for me, Vista is "not ready for prime time"
so my choice/preference would be XP-Pro, hands down.
As mentioned in some of the other post, you will
have more OS options if you look at Dell or HP's
enterprise/business offerings rather than the
Small Office/Home Office/consumer products.
While researching new laptops for a client recently,
I discovered a few things...
1) Both Dell & HP still offer XP as an option but, you
will most certainly end up paying a premium price for it.
2) There are not as many different models and/or hardware
options to choose from.
On the positive side, purchasing an enterprise level computer
will almost guarantee the exclusion of most of the "crapware"
that these mass-market computer sellers load onto the units
aimed at the consumer market.
lenovo
by aeschulusa - 10/26/07 7:38 PM In reply to: Customized Laptop by sjultyLenovo offers XP with a variety of customizations.
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