companies selling Ubuntu preinstalled?

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

I wanted to buy a laptop with Linux preinstalled.

I was only able to find 1 or 2 antiquated (read: Celeron CPU or such) 
models from the big companies (Dell, HP), some pretty good looking 
machines from System76[1], LinuxCertified[2] and yet one more company 
which I can no longer find.

A bit disappointing.


The two small companies don't seem to sell their laptops to Europe, 
where I'm located, so even more disappointing (i.e. I'd also need a 
qwertz keyboard layout with the laptop which is used in my country).


Is there some "official" list of companies selling hardware running 
Ubuntu, including model IDs? I noticed that there is a "Certified 
hardware" on Ubuntu's website[3], but it's:

- very doubtful - i.e. I see my Acer Aspire One on this list, which 
doesn't work that well,

- most of this hardware, although certified, has to be bought with 
Windows license - while I don't intend to use it, so why pay for it?

- it contains hardware no longer sold, i.e. it's not a type of a list 
"want to support Linux? chose this vendor/model, which is sold with 
Linux and modern"


In short, I'd like to find a "Buy Ubuntu hardware" link on Ubuntu 
website, where I could choose a laptop/PC with Ubuntu preinstalled 
(and/or, links to vendors/models offering such hardware).



[1] http://www.system76.com/
[2] http://www.linuxcertified.com/linux_laptops.html
[3] http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/


-- 
Tomasz Chmielewski
http://wpkg.org