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||'''Vendor''' ||'''Desktops''' ||'''Laptops''' ||'''Netbooks''' ||'''Country<<BR>>~-(site languages)-~''' ||'''Keyboard'''<<BR>>~-for laptops/netbooks-~ ||'''Comment''' ||'''Link verified''' ||
||
[[http://www.abacocomputers.com/|Abaco Computers]] || (./) || || (./) || IT<<BR>>(~-en-~, it) || IT || Sells desktops without OS, and desktops/netbooks with Ubuntu || 2012-01-31 ||
||
[[http://www.ahtec.nl/|Ahtec]] || (./) || (./) || (./) || NL<<BR>>(nl) || || Sells systems without OS || 2012-01-30 ||
||
[[http://www.ankermann-edv.de/|Ankermann]] || (./) || (./) || (./) || DE<<BR>>(de, en, es, fr) || || Appears to sell desktops without OS at a discount and ''some'' laptops/netbooks without OS or with GNU/Linux || 2012-01-25 ||
||
[[http://www.brueck-computer.de/index2.php?modul=1200|Brück-Computer.de]] || (./) || || ||DE<<BR>>(de) || || ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.cheeplinux.com/|CheepLinux]] || (./) || || ||UK<<BR>>(en) || || Desktops with a selection of distributions pre-installed ||2012-01-25 ||
||
[[http://www.dnuk.com/|Digital Networks UK]] || (./) || || ||UK<<BR>>(en) || || Sells without OS or with a GNU/Linux distribution at no cost (with proprietary options at extra cost) ||2012-01-25 ||
||
[[http://www.ditech.at/nav.do?id=konfigurator|DiTech]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||AT<<BR>>(de) ||US, DE ||If the system includes an OS it can be removed with a refund; OS appears optional on some netbooks ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.asimplecomputer.com/|FOX Elektronix - Fux]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||CH<<BR>>(de, en) ||de_CH (netbook) ||Mini-PC desktop, Lenovo laptop, Asus netbook ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.garlach44.eu/en/|Garlach44]] || (./) || (./) || (./) || IT<<BR>>(en) || || Ubuntu pre-installed || 2012-02-11 ||
||
[[http://www.geekstop.co.uk/|GeekStop]] || (./) || || ||UK<<BR>>(en) || ||Desktops mostly offering SuSE pre-installed ||2012-01-25 ||
||
[[http://www.genesi-europe.com/store/|Genesi Europe]] || (./) || || (./) || DE<<BR>>(en) || US<<BR>>(Various at extra cost) || Efika MX Smarttop (Mini-PC) and Smartbook with a Ubuntu-derived distribution pre-installed ||2012-01-31 ||
||
[[http://www.ggsdata.se/index-en.html|GGS-Data]] || (./) || (./) || ||SE<<BR>>(en, sv) ||SE ||Ubuntu 8.04 offered on most systems ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.gnuinos.com/|Gnuinos]] || (./) || || ||ES<<BR>>(es) || || ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://gnutiken.se/|Gnutiken]] || (./) || (./) || ||SE<<BR>>(en, sv) || ||Sells only Free Software related items, including books, routers, distributions and toys, computers on request ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]] || || || (./) ||DE<<BR>>(de, en, fr) ||US ||Sells the Letux mini-notebook ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://hackable-devices.org/|Hackable Devices]] || (./) || || ||FR<<BR>>(en, fr) || ||Sells the Lemote Fuloong Mini-PC ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.hettes.nl/|Hettes]] || (./) || (./) || (./) || NL<<BR>>(nl) || || Sells systems from a range of major manufacturers with Ubuntu pre-installed || 2012-01-31 ||
||
[[http://www.ichbinleise.de/|ichbinleise.de]]/[[http://www.ichbinleise.de/|at]]/[[http://www.ichbinleise.ch/|ch]] || (./) || || ||DE/AT/CH<<BR>>(de) || ||Desktops apparently sold without OS or with Ubuntu ||2012-01-25 ||
||
[[http://www.ikbenstil.nl/|ikbenstil.nl]] || (./) || || ||NL<<BR>>(nl) || ||Desktops apparently sold without OS or with Ubuntu ||2012-01-25 ||
||
[[http://www.inatux.com/?gnu|InaTux Computers]] || (./) || || ||US<<BR>>(en) || || ||2012-01-10 ||
||
[[http://www.it-sreimers.de/linux-notebook-pc-laptop.html|it-sreimers.de]] || (./) || (./) || ||DE<<BR>>(de) || ||Shop at [[http://linux-laptop.de|Linux-Laptop.de]] selling pre-installed laptops without "windows tax", sells UMTS-Sticks and WLAN adapters, too ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.iwill.no/|Iwill]] || (./) || (./) || ||NO<<BR>>(de, en, no) || ||Sells workstations, servers, various form factor PCs and notebooks without OS, with GNU/Linux distributions installed at no cost on some systems ||2012-03-25 ||
||
[[http://www.ixsoft.de/|ixsoft]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||DE<<BR>>(de) || ||Offers discount if you buy a computer with only GNU/Linux. ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.kernelconcepts.de/products.shtml|Kernel Concepts]] || || || (./) ||DE<<BR>>(de, en) ||US ||Sells the Letux mini-notebook ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.koansoftware.com/index_en.php|Koan]] || (./) || || ||IT<<BR>>(en, it) || ||Mini-PCs ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.lapworld.de/|lapworld.de]] || || (./) || ||DE<<BR>>(de) || ||most laptops are shipped with no OS per default ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.lincomp.ch|Lincomp]] || (./) || (./) || ||CH<<BR>>(de) || ||Desktops, laptops and netbooks, compatible printers etc. ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.linsoft.de/engine/productG/hardware|Linsoft.de]] || (./) || || ||DE<<BR>>(de) || || ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.linutop.com|Linutop]] || (./) || || ||FR<<BR>>(de, en, es, fr, it) || ||HD-less Mini-PCs ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.linux-onlineshop.de/Linux-Hardware.geek|Linux-Onlineshop]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||DE<<BR>>(de) || ||Can buy without OS or with GNU/Linux distribution at no cost ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.linuxsolutions.fi/|Linux Solutions]] || (./) || || ||FI<<BR>>(sv, fi) || || ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.loginix.it/|Loginix]] || (./) || || ||IT<<BR>>(en, it) || ||Mini-PCs ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://laclinux.com/gnu/Start|Los Alamos Computers]] || (./) || (./) || ||US<<BR>>(en) || ||Lenovo-based products ||2012-01-10 ||
||
[[http://www.mingos.nl/|mingos.nl]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||NL<<BR>>(nl) || ||Mini-server and laptops/netbooks without OS or with Ubuntu installed at a cost with support included ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.mysn.eu|mysn.eu]] || || (./) || ||DE<<BR>>(de, ~-en-~) ||Various ||Sells laptops without OS ||2012-01-29 ||
||
[[http://www.newit.co.uk/|NewIT]] || (./) || || ||UK<<BR>>(en) || ||Efika MX Smarttop, !SheevaPlug and !DreamPlug Mini-PCs ||2012-03-12 ||
||
[[http://webshop.newthinking.de/|Newthinking]] || || || (./) ||DE<<BR>>(de) || ||Webshop seems not to be operational ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.novatech.co.uk/|Novatech]] || (./) || (./) || ||UK<<BR>>(en) || ||Sells systems without OS ||2012-01-29 ||
||
[[http://www.one.de/|one.de]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||DE<<BR>>(de) || ||Possible to leave out any software for most desktop models, some laptops with GNU/Linux ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://open-pc.com/|Open-pc.com]] || (./) || || ||DE<<BR>>(en) || ||Makes donations to KDE ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/|PC Specialist]] || (./) || (./) || ||UK<<BR>>(en) || ||Sells systems without OS ||2012-01-29 ||
||
[[http://rockiger.com/|Rockiger]] || || (./) || ||DE<<BR>>(de, en) ||DE || ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.shuttle.eu/|Shuttle Europe]] || (./) || || ||EU<<BR>>(de, en, es, ft, it) || ||In each section of the [[http://sys.eu.shuttle.com/|system configurator]], there is a link to "Shuttle Systems without operating system" ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.system76.com/|System76]] || (./) || (./) || ||US<<BR>>(en) || ||International shipping (but only covering Western Europe); systems have Ubuntu pre-installed ||2012-01-29 ||
||
[[http://www.tekmote.nl/|Tekmote Electronics]] || || || (./) ||NL<<BR>>(en, nl) || ||Lemote reseller ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://shop.linuxemporium.co.uk/hardware.html|The Linux Emporium]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||UK<<BR>>(en) || ||Antec/Shuttle desktops, Lenovo laptops/netbooks, WLAN cards ||2012-01-30 ||
||
[[http://www.thelinuxshop.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=30|thelinuxshop]] || (./) || || ||UK<<BR>>(en) || ||Offers a desktop with Ubuntu pre-installed ||2012-01-25 ||
||
[[http://www.thinkpenguin.com/|Think Penguin]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||US<<BR>>(en, es) || || Worldwide shipping; only freedom-compatible hardware (printers, hardware that does not require proprietary software). They put Trisquel in their hardware but are open to ship it with the distribution requested by the customer. Very responsive to mail requesting info. ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.tuxbrain.net/shop/|Tuxbrain]] || (./) || || (./) ||ES<<BR>>(en, es) ||US, ES ||Efika MX Smarttop (Mini-PC) and Smartbook ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.tuxhardware.de|Tuxhardware]] || (./) || (./) || ||DE<<BR>>(de) || ||All-in-one Mini-PC and notebooks; FreeDOS at no cost, GNU/Linux at small cost ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://ubuntushop.be/|ubuntushop.be]] || (./) || (./) || ||BE<<BR>>(en) || ||Ubuntu pre-installed; no apparent online shop ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://xtops.de/thinkpad_linux_preinstalled.html|Xtops.DE]] || || (./) || || DE<<BR>>(de) || Various || Lenovo !ThinkPad laptops with Debian/GNU Linux pre-installed || 2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://www.yetopen.it/pc-con-gnu-linux.html|yetopen.it]] || (./) || || ||IT<<BR>>(it) || || ||2012-01-24 ||
||
[[http://zareason.com/|Zareason]] || (./) || (./) || (./) ||US<<BR>> || || ||2012-02-09 ||
||
[[http://www.zinside.com/|Zinside]] || (./) || || ||FR<<BR>>(en, fr) || ||Mini-PCs ||2012-01-24 ||


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'''Vendor''' ||'''Desktops''' ||'''Laptops''' ||'''Netbooks''' ||'''Country<<BR>>~-(site languages)-~''' ||'''Keyboard'''<<BR>>~-for laptops/netbooks-~ ||'''Comment''' ||'''Link verified'''
==
[[http://www.abacocomputers.com/|Abaco Computers]]
|| (./)
||
|| (./)
|| IT<<BR>>(~-en-~, it)
|| IT
|| Sells desktops without OS, and desktops/netbooks with Ubuntu
|| 2012-01-31
==
[[http://www.ahtec.nl/|Ahtec]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
|| Sells systems without OS
|| 2012-01-30
==
[[http://www.ankermann-edv.de/|Ankermann]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| DE<<BR>>(de, en, es, fr)
||
|| Appears to sell desktops without OS at a discount and ''some'' laptops/netbooks without OS or with GNU/Linux
|| 2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.brueck-computer.de/index2.php?modul=1200|Brück-Computer.de]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.cheeplinux.com/|CheepLinux]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
|| Desktops with a selection of distributions pre-installed
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.dnuk.com/|Digital Networks UK]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
|| Sells without OS or with a GNU/Linux distribution at no cost (with proprietary options at extra cost)
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.ditech.at/nav.do?id=konfigurator|DiTech]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||AT<<BR>>(de)
||US, DE
||If the system includes an OS it can be removed with a refund; OS appears optional on some netbooks
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.asimplecomputer.com/|FOX Elektronix - Fux]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||CH<<BR>>(de, en)
||de_CH (netbook)
||Mini-PC desktop, Lenovo laptop, Asus netbook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.garlach44.eu/en/|Garlach44]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| IT<<BR>>(en)
||
|| Ubuntu pre-installed
|| 2012-02-11
==
[[http://www.geekstop.co.uk/|GeekStop]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Desktops mostly offering SuSE pre-installed
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.genesi-europe.com/store/|Genesi Europe]]
|| (./)
||
|| (./)
|| DE<<BR>>(en)
|| US<<BR>>(Various at extra cost)
|| Efika MX Smarttop (Mini-PC) and Smartbook with a Ubuntu-derived distribution pre-installed
||2012-01-31
==
[[http://www.ggsdata.se/index-en.html|GGS-Data]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||SE<<BR>>(en, sv)
||SE
||Ubuntu 8.04 offered on most systems
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.gnuinos.com/|Gnuinos]]
|| (./)
||
||
||ES<<BR>>(es)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://gnutiken.se/|Gnutiken]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||SE<<BR>>(en, sv)
||
||Sells only Free Software related items, including books, routers, distributions and toys, computers on request
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]]
||
||
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de, en, fr)
||US
||Sells the Letux mini-notebook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://hackable-devices.org/|Hackable Devices]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FR<<BR>>(en, fr)
||
||Sells the Lemote Fuloong Mini-PC
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.hettes.nl/|Hettes]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
|| Sells systems from a range of major manufacturers with Ubuntu pre-installed
|| 2012-01-31
==
[[http://www.ichbinleise.de/|ichbinleise.de]]/[[http://www.ichbinleise.de/|at]]/[[http://www.ichbinleise.ch/|ch]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE/AT/CH<<BR>>(de)
||
||Desktops apparently sold without OS or with Ubuntu
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.ikbenstil.nl/|ikbenstil.nl]]
|| (./)
||
||
||NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
||Desktops apparently sold without OS or with Ubuntu
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.inatux.com/?gnu|InaTux Computers]]
|| (./)
||
||
||US<<BR>>(en)
||
||
||2012-01-10
==
[[http://www.it-sreimers.de/linux-notebook-pc-laptop.html|it-sreimers.de]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Shop at [[http://linux-laptop.de|Linux-Laptop.de]] selling pre-installed laptops without "windows tax", sells UMTS-Sticks and WLAN adapters, too
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.iwill.no/|Iwill]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||NO<<BR>>(de, en, no)
||
||Sells workstations, servers, various form factor PCs and notebooks without OS, with GNU/Linux distributions installed at no cost on some systems
||2012-03-25
==
[[http://www.ixsoft.de/|ixsoft]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Offers discount if you buy a computer with only GNU/Linux.
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.kernelconcepts.de/products.shtml|Kernel Concepts]]
||
||
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de, en)
||US
||Sells the Letux mini-notebook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.koansoftware.com/index_en.php|Koan]]
|| (./)
||
||
||IT<<BR>>(en, it)
||
||Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.lapworld.de/|lapworld.de]]
||
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||most laptops are shipped with no OS per default
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.lincomp.ch|Lincomp]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||CH<<BR>>(de)
||
||Desktops, laptops and netbooks, compatible printers etc.
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linsoft.de/engine/productG/hardware|Linsoft.de]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linutop.com|Linutop]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FR<<BR>>(de, en, es, fr, it)
||
||HD-less Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linux-onlineshop.de/Linux-Hardware.geek|Linux-Onlineshop]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Can buy without OS or with GNU/Linux distribution at no cost
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linuxsolutions.fi/|Linux Solutions]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FI<<BR>>(sv, fi)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.loginix.it/|Loginix]]
|| (./)
||
||
||IT<<BR>>(en, it)
||
||Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://laclinux.com/gnu/Start|Los Alamos Computers]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||US<<BR>>(en)
||
||Lenovo-based products
||2012-01-10
==
[[http://www.mingos.nl/|mingos.nl]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
||Mini-server and laptops/netbooks without OS or with Ubuntu installed at a cost with support included
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.mysn.eu|mysn.eu]]
||
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de, ~-en-~)
||Various
||Sells laptops without OS
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://www.newit.co.uk/|NewIT]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Efika MX Smarttop, !SheevaPlug and !DreamPlug Mini-PCs
||2012-03-12
==
[[http://webshop.newthinking.de/|Newthinking]]
||
||
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Webshop seems not to be operational
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.novatech.co.uk/|Novatech]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Sells systems without OS
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://www.one.de/|one.de]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Possible to leave out any software for most desktop models, some laptops with GNU/Linux
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://open-pc.com/|Open-pc.com]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE<<BR>>(en)
||
||Makes donations to KDE
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/|PC Specialist]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Sells systems without OS
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://rockiger.com/|Rockiger]]
||
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de, en)
||DE
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.shuttle.eu/|Shuttle Europe]]
|| (./)
||
||
||EU<<BR>>(de, en, es, ft, it)
||
||In each section of the [[http://sys.eu.shuttle.com/|system configurator]], there is a link to "Shuttle Systems without operating system"
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.system76.com/|System76]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||US<<BR>>(en)
||
||International shipping (but only covering Western Europe); systems have Ubuntu pre-installed
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://www.tekmote.nl/|Tekmote Electronics]]
||
||
|| (./)
||NL<<BR>>(en, nl)
||
||Lemote reseller
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://shop.linuxemporium.co.uk/hardware.html|The Linux Emporium]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Antec/Shuttle desktops, Lenovo laptops/netbooks, WLAN cards
||2012-01-30
==
[[http://www.thelinuxshop.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=30|thelinuxshop]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Offers a desktop with Ubuntu pre-installed
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.thinkpenguin.com/|Think Penguin]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||US<<BR>>(en, es)
||
|| Worldwide shipping; only freedom-compatible hardware (printers, hardware that does not require proprietary software). They put Trisquel in their hardware but are open to ship it with the distribution requested by the customer. Very responsive to mail requesting info.
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.tuxbrain.net/shop/|Tuxbrain]]
|| (./)
||
|| (./)
||ES<<BR>>(en, es)
||US, ES
||Efika MX Smarttop (Mini-PC) and Smartbook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.tuxhardware.de|Tuxhardware]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||All-in-one Mini-PC and notebooks; FreeDOS at no cost, GNU/Linux at small cost
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://ubuntushop.be/|ubuntushop.be]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||BE<<BR>>(en)
||
||Ubuntu pre-installed; no apparent online shop
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://xtops.de/thinkpad_linux_preinstalled.html|Xtops.DE]]
||
|| (./)
||
|| DE<<BR>>(de)
|| Various
|| Lenovo !ThinkPad laptops with Debian/GNU Linux pre-installed
|| 2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.yetopen.it/pc-con-gnu-linux.html|yetopen.it]]
|| (./)
||
||
||IT<<BR>>(it)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://zareason.com/|Zareason]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||US<<BR>>
||
||
||2012-02-09
==
[[http://www.zinside.com/|Zinside]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FR<<BR>>(en, fr)
||
||Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24
}}}
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||
[[http://www.genesi-usa.com/|Genesi]] ||[[http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/efika|Efika MX Smarttop]] and [[http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook|Efika MX Smartbook]] || ||
||
WikiPedia:Lemote ||Desktops (Fuloong) and netbooks (Yeeloong) || ||

{{{#!table name='PC products' columntypes='0'
'''Vendor''' ||'''Products''' ||'''Open Hardware'''
==
[[http://www.genesi-usa.com/|Genesi]] ||[[http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/efika|Efika MX Smarttop]] and [[http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook|Efika MX Smartbook]] ||
==
WikiPedia:Lemote ||Desktops (Fuloong) and netbooks (Yeeloong) ||
}}}
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||'''Vendor''' ||'''PDAs''' ||'''Phones''' ||'''Country''' ||'''Comment''' ||'''Link verified''' ||
||
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]] || || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner ||2012-01-08 ||
||
[[http://hackable-devices.org/|Hackable Devices]] || (./) || ||FR ||Sells the Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08 ||
||
[[http://www.kernelconcepts.de/products.shtml|Kernel Concepts]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08 ||
||
[[http://www.openmobile.nl/|OpenMobile]] || (./) || (./) ||NL ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08 ||
||
[[http://pulster.de/|Pulster]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08 ||
||
[[https://www.truebox.co.uk/trueboxportal/index.php?wk=Openmoko|TrueBox]] || || (./) ||UK ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner ||2012-01-08 ||
||
[[http://www.tuxbrain.net/shop/|Tuxbrain]] || (./) || ||ES ||Sells the Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08 ||
||
[[http://xtops.de/|Xtops.DE]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and various Sharp Zaurus models ||2012-01-08 ||

{{{#!table name='Mobile vendors' columntypes='0'
'''Vendor''' ||'''PDAs''' ||'''Phones''' ||'''Country''' ||'''Comment''' ||'''Link verified'''
==
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]] || || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://hackable-devices.org/|Hackable Devices]] || (./) || ||FR ||Sells the Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://www.kernelconcepts.de/products.shtml|Kernel Concepts]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://www.openmobile.nl/|OpenMobile]] || (./) || (./) ||NL ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://pulster.de/|Pulster]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[https://www.truebox.co.uk/trueboxportal/index.php?wk=Openmoko|TrueBox]] || || (./) ||UK ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://www.tuxbrain.net/shop/|Tuxbrain]] || (./) || ||ES ||Sells the Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://xtops.de/|Xtops.DE]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and various Sharp Zaurus models ||2012-01-08
}}}
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||
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]] ||[[http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/|GTA-04]] smartphone || (./) ||
||
[[http://openmoko.org/|OpenMoko]] ||Neo !FreeRunner smartphone || (./) ||
||
[[WikiPedia:Pandora_(console)|OpenPandora]] ||Pandora handheld games console || (./) ||
||
[[http://en.qi-hardware.com/|Qi Hardware]] ||[[http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_NanoNote|Ben Nanonote]] PDA/micro-notebook || (./) ||
||
[[http://www.rockbox.org/|Rockbox]] ||''supports existing devices by providing Free Software firmware'' || ||

{{{#!table name='Mobile products' columntypes='0'
'''Vendor''' ||'''Products''' ||'''Open Hardware'''
==
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]] ||[[http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/|GTA-04]] smartphone || (./)
==
[[http://openmoko.org/|OpenMoko]] ||Neo !FreeRunner smartphone || (./)
==
[[WikiPedia:Pandora_(console)|OpenPandora]] ||Pandora handheld games console || (./)
==
[[http://en.qi-hardware.com/|Qi Hardware]] ||[[http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_NanoNote|Ben Nanonote]] PDA/micro-notebook || (./)
==
[[http://www.rockbox.org/|Rockbox]] ||''supports existing devices by providing Free Software firmware'' ||
}}}
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[[http://rhombus-tech.net/|Rhombus Tech]] || ''upcoming PCMCIA form factor products'' || /!\ ''see note'' ||
||
Texas Instruments / [[http://beagleboard.org/|BeagleBoard]] community || [[http://beagleboard.org/bone|BeagleBone]] || (./) ||

{{{#!table name='SBC vendors' columntypes='0'
'''Vendor''' ||'''Products''' ||'''Open Hardware'''
==
[[http://rhombus-tech.net/|Rhombus Tech]] || ''upcoming PCMCIA form factor products'' || /!\ ''see note''
==
Texas Instruments / [[http://beagleboard.org/|BeagleBoard]] community || [[http://beagleboard.org/bone|BeagleBone]] || (./)
}}}

If you are planning to buy new hardware and you wish to use it with Free Software, where do you buy it? Which of any given vendor's models are supported? Where can you buy a laptop without any proprietary software on it? How can you support vendors who are themselves supportive to Free Software?

Finding a Hardware Vendor

This page attempts to provide guidance on vendors who already did the hard work of ensuring that their hardware works with Free Software. It also provides some information about Free/Open Hardware projects in each device category. Please submit any info that might help. Thanks!

(!) To edit the tables, take a look at HelpOnImprovedTableParser for help and syntax information.

The content of this page does not constitute a statement by FSFE.

Some pages do not use the terminology we would like to see. Some of the vendors listed do not seem to be aware of the freedoms we pursue, but are merely listed because they sell hardware with no software installed. There are other vendors that do care about Free Software and they should be rewarded. Please join the Hardware_vendors/Discussion how we could establish a kind of ranking mechanism.

Hardware Categories

Below, vendors of different categories of devices are listed separately. Since interested parties are often looking for a particular kind of device, it makes sense to group them primarily by form factor even if some vendors sell more than one kind of device.

Some hardware categories are not currently included on this page. For example, embedded product categories such as those served by products like the Arduino range of devices are not covered because these typically do not offer "ready to use" solutions for end-users, even though they support Free Software and even though a large number of the available devices are also "open hardware" products.

Personal Computer Systems

On this page, personal computer (PC) systems encompass desktop systems, laptops/notebooks and netbooks. Traditionally, complete systems have been sold by vendors with bundled software, which in the vast majority of cases has been the proprietary Microsoft Windows operating system software, typically in combination with additional applications software, trial software, "adware", and so on. This phenomenon of having Windows pre-installed is known as the "Windows Tax" or "Microsoft Tax", since purchasers typically have no choice as to whether they receive such software when buying a computer and are thus obliged to make a purchase that gives money to Microsoft regardless of their wishes.

Although Microsoft appear to be obliged to offer what is known colloquially as the Windows Tax refund, the experience is less than optimal and may involve the vendor concerned and Microsoft disclaiming responsibility unless pressure is applied, potentially through legal avenues. Thus, by avoiding products with bundled proprietary software, one can hopefully acquire a computer with an appropriate specification without rewarding anticompetitive business practices.

Remember that if you build your own system by selecting cases, motherboards, components, and so on, you can ensure that your system is capable of running your own choice of software and also avoid being sold software you don't want. However, this is usually only possible for desktop, server, "home theatre" or "barebone" systems and not laptops or netbooks which have a tighter level of integration between their parts. Remember also that laptops and netbooks are usually sold with a specific keyboard layout, and whether you can change this when ordering may influence your choice of vendor.

Products Sold without an Operating System

In the table of vendors below, if a vendor is said to offer systems without an operating system (OS), then the price of such a system should be lower than the price of any bundle consisting of the hardware and a proprietary operating system (such as Windows). This is because the price of such a bundle of products should include the additional cost of the proprietary operating system licence. Please ensure that vendors offering systems without OS are actually reducing the price when they "remove" the operating system; otherwise you may still be paying the "Microsoft Tax".

Vendors

'''Vendor''' ||'''Desktops''' ||'''Laptops''' ||'''Netbooks''' ||'''Country<<BR>>~-(site languages)-~''' ||'''Keyboard'''<<BR>>~-for laptops/netbooks-~ ||'''Comment''' ||'''Link verified'''
==
[[http://www.abacocomputers.com/|Abaco Computers]]
|| (./)
||
|| (./)
|| IT<<BR>>(~-en-~, it)
|| IT
|| Sells desktops without OS, and desktops/netbooks with Ubuntu
|| 2012-01-31
==
[[http://www.ahtec.nl/|Ahtec]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
|| Sells systems without OS
|| 2012-01-30
==
[[http://www.ankermann-edv.de/|Ankermann]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| DE<<BR>>(de, en, es, fr)
||
|| Appears to sell desktops without OS at a discount and ''some'' laptops/netbooks without OS or with GNU/Linux
|| 2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.brueck-computer.de/index2.php?modul=1200|Brück-Computer.de]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.cheeplinux.com/|CheepLinux]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
|| Desktops with a selection of distributions pre-installed
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.dnuk.com/|Digital Networks UK]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
|| Sells without OS or with a GNU/Linux distribution at no cost (with proprietary options at extra cost)
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.ditech.at/nav.do?id=konfigurator|DiTech]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||AT<<BR>>(de)
||US, DE
||If the system includes an OS it can be removed with a refund; OS appears optional on some netbooks
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.asimplecomputer.com/|FOX Elektronix - Fux]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||CH<<BR>>(de, en)
||de_CH (netbook)
||Mini-PC desktop, Lenovo laptop, Asus netbook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.garlach44.eu/en/|Garlach44]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| IT<<BR>>(en)
||
|| Ubuntu pre-installed
|| 2012-02-11
==
[[http://www.geekstop.co.uk/|GeekStop]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Desktops mostly offering SuSE pre-installed
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.genesi-europe.com/store/|Genesi Europe]]
|| (./)
||
|| (./)
|| DE<<BR>>(en)
|| US<<BR>>(Various at extra cost)
|| Efika MX Smarttop (Mini-PC) and Smartbook with a Ubuntu-derived distribution pre-installed
||2012-01-31
==
[[http://www.ggsdata.se/index-en.html|GGS-Data]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||SE<<BR>>(en, sv)
||SE
||Ubuntu 8.04 offered on most systems
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.gnuinos.com/|Gnuinos]]
|| (./)
||
||
||ES<<BR>>(es)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://gnutiken.se/|Gnutiken]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||SE<<BR>>(en, sv)
||
||Sells only Free Software related items, including books, routers, distributions and toys, computers on request
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]]
||
||
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de, en, fr)
||US
||Sells the Letux mini-notebook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://hackable-devices.org/|Hackable Devices]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FR<<BR>>(en, fr)
||
||Sells the Lemote Fuloong Mini-PC
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.hettes.nl/|Hettes]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
|| Sells systems from a range of major manufacturers with Ubuntu pre-installed
|| 2012-01-31
==
[[http://www.ichbinleise.de/|ichbinleise.de]]/[[http://www.ichbinleise.de/|at]]/[[http://www.ichbinleise.ch/|ch]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE/AT/CH<<BR>>(de)
||
||Desktops apparently sold without OS or with Ubuntu
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.ikbenstil.nl/|ikbenstil.nl]]
|| (./)
||
||
||NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
||Desktops apparently sold without OS or with Ubuntu
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.inatux.com/?gnu|InaTux Computers]]
|| (./)
||
||
||US<<BR>>(en)
||
||
||2012-01-10
==
[[http://www.it-sreimers.de/linux-notebook-pc-laptop.html|it-sreimers.de]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Shop at [[http://linux-laptop.de|Linux-Laptop.de]] selling pre-installed laptops without "windows tax", sells UMTS-Sticks and WLAN adapters, too
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.iwill.no/|Iwill]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||NO<<BR>>(de, en, no)
||
||Sells workstations, servers, various form factor PCs and notebooks without OS, with GNU/Linux distributions installed at no cost on some systems
||2012-03-25
==
[[http://www.ixsoft.de/|ixsoft]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Offers discount if you buy a computer with only GNU/Linux.
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.kernelconcepts.de/products.shtml|Kernel Concepts]]
||
||
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de, en)
||US
||Sells the Letux mini-notebook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.koansoftware.com/index_en.php|Koan]]
|| (./)
||
||
||IT<<BR>>(en, it)
||
||Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.lapworld.de/|lapworld.de]]
||
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||most laptops are shipped with no OS per default
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.lincomp.ch|Lincomp]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||CH<<BR>>(de)
||
||Desktops, laptops and netbooks, compatible printers etc.
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linsoft.de/engine/productG/hardware|Linsoft.de]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linutop.com|Linutop]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FR<<BR>>(de, en, es, fr, it)
||
||HD-less Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linux-onlineshop.de/Linux-Hardware.geek|Linux-Onlineshop]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Can buy without OS or with GNU/Linux distribution at no cost
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.linuxsolutions.fi/|Linux Solutions]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FI<<BR>>(sv, fi)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.loginix.it/|Loginix]]
|| (./)
||
||
||IT<<BR>>(en, it)
||
||Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://laclinux.com/gnu/Start|Los Alamos Computers]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||US<<BR>>(en)
||
||Lenovo-based products
||2012-01-10
==
[[http://www.mingos.nl/|mingos.nl]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||NL<<BR>>(nl)
||
||Mini-server and laptops/netbooks without OS or with Ubuntu installed at a cost with support included
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.mysn.eu|mysn.eu]]
||
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de, ~-en-~)
||Various
||Sells laptops without OS
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://www.newit.co.uk/|NewIT]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Efika MX Smarttop, !SheevaPlug and !DreamPlug Mini-PCs
||2012-03-12
==
[[http://webshop.newthinking.de/|Newthinking]]
||
||
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Webshop seems not to be operational
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.novatech.co.uk/|Novatech]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Sells systems without OS
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://www.one.de/|one.de]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||Possible to leave out any software for most desktop models, some laptops with GNU/Linux
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://open-pc.com/|Open-pc.com]]
|| (./)
||
||
||DE<<BR>>(en)
||
||Makes donations to KDE
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/|PC Specialist]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Sells systems without OS
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://rockiger.com/|Rockiger]]
||
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de, en)
||DE
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.shuttle.eu/|Shuttle Europe]]
|| (./)
||
||
||EU<<BR>>(de, en, es, ft, it)
||
||In each section of the [[http://sys.eu.shuttle.com/|system configurator]], there is a link to "Shuttle Systems without operating system"
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.system76.com/|System76]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||US<<BR>>(en)
||
||International shipping (but only covering Western Europe); systems have Ubuntu pre-installed
||2012-01-29
==
[[http://www.tekmote.nl/|Tekmote Electronics]]
||
||
|| (./)
||NL<<BR>>(en, nl)
||
||Lemote reseller
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://shop.linuxemporium.co.uk/hardware.html|The Linux Emporium]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Antec/Shuttle desktops, Lenovo laptops/netbooks, WLAN cards
||2012-01-30
==
[[http://www.thelinuxshop.co.uk/catalog/index.php?cPath=30|thelinuxshop]]
|| (./)
||
||
||UK<<BR>>(en)
||
||Offers a desktop with Ubuntu pre-installed
||2012-01-25
==
[[http://www.thinkpenguin.com/|Think Penguin]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||US<<BR>>(en, es)
||
|| Worldwide shipping; only freedom-compatible hardware (printers, hardware that does not require proprietary software). They put Trisquel in their hardware but are open to ship it with the distribution requested by the customer. Very responsive to mail requesting info.
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.tuxbrain.net/shop/|Tuxbrain]]
|| (./)
||
|| (./)
||ES<<BR>>(en, es)
||US, ES
||Efika MX Smarttop (Mini-PC) and Smartbook
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.tuxhardware.de|Tuxhardware]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||DE<<BR>>(de)
||
||All-in-one Mini-PC and notebooks; FreeDOS at no cost, GNU/Linux at small cost
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://ubuntushop.be/|ubuntushop.be]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
||
||BE<<BR>>(en)
||
||Ubuntu pre-installed; no apparent online shop
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://xtops.de/thinkpad_linux_preinstalled.html|Xtops.DE]]
||
|| (./)
||
|| DE<<BR>>(de)
|| Various
|| Lenovo !ThinkPad laptops with Debian/GNU Linux pre-installed
|| 2012-01-24
==
[[http://www.yetopen.it/pc-con-gnu-linux.html|yetopen.it]]
|| (./)
||
||
||IT<<BR>>(it)
||
||
||2012-01-24
==
[[http://zareason.com/|Zareason]]
|| (./)
|| (./)
|| (./)
||US<<BR>>
||
||
||2012-02-09
==
[[http://www.zinside.com/|Zinside]]
|| (./)
||
||
||FR<<BR>>(en, fr)
||
||Mini-PCs
||2012-01-24

Products and Initiatives

Various products are available that support Free Software at many or all levels of their hardware system. Unfortunately, few products are based on genuinely open hardware, where the hardware designs might be adapted and legitimately produced independently of the original vendor.

'''Vendor''' ||'''Products''' ||'''Open Hardware'''
==
[[http://www.genesi-usa.com/|Genesi]] ||[[http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/efika|Efika MX Smarttop]] and [[http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook|Efika MX Smartbook]] ||
==
WikiPedia:Lemote ||Desktops (Fuloong) and netbooks (Yeeloong) ||

See also the guide to cloud computing which covers some of the hardware and initiatives around decentralised network computing.

Mobile Devices

On this page, mobile devices encompass personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile telephones, smartphones and mobile music/media players. Although laptops and netbooks are obviously also mobile devices, this category focuses exclusively on "pocketable" devices. Traditionally, mobile devices have employed a range of operating systems, and no single software vendor has been dominant. However, the software provided has often been proprietary, and where Free Software has been used, it has not always been possible to exercise the "four freedoms" and benefit from the use of Free Software as an end-user.

Vendors

'''Vendor''' ||'''PDAs''' ||'''Phones''' ||'''Country''' ||'''Comment''' ||'''Link verified'''
==
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]] || || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://hackable-devices.org/|Hackable Devices]] || (./) || ||FR ||Sells the Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://www.kernelconcepts.de/products.shtml|Kernel Concepts]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://www.openmobile.nl/|OpenMobile]] || (./) || (./) ||NL ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://pulster.de/|Pulster]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[https://www.truebox.co.uk/trueboxportal/index.php?wk=Openmoko|TrueBox]] || || (./) ||UK ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://www.tuxbrain.net/shop/|Tuxbrain]] || (./) || ||ES ||Sells the Ben !NanoNote ||2012-01-08
==
[[http://xtops.de/|Xtops.DE]] || (./) || (./) ||DE ||Sells the !OpenMoko !FreeRunner and various Sharp Zaurus models ||2012-01-08

Products and Initiatives

A substantial amount of attention has been given to producing mobile devices which not only support Free Software but can also be manufactured as genuinely open hardware by those with the facilities to do so.

'''Vendor''' ||'''Products''' ||'''Open Hardware'''
==
[[http://www.handheld-linux.com/|Golden Delicious]] ||[[http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/|GTA-04]] smartphone || (./)
==
[[http://openmoko.org/|OpenMoko]] ||Neo !FreeRunner smartphone || (./)
==
[[WikiPedia:Pandora_(console)|OpenPandora]] ||Pandora handheld games console || (./)
==
[[http://en.qi-hardware.com/|Qi Hardware]] ||[[http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_NanoNote|Ben Nanonote]] PDA/micro-notebook || (./)
==
[[http://www.rockbox.org/|Rockbox]] ||''supports existing devices by providing Free Software firmware'' ||

Single-Board Computers

This category of devices potentially overlaps with the personal computer and mobile categories, in that some products are mostly suited to use with external peripherals that typically make up a desktop system, whereas others could potentially be integrated into mobile solutions.

Products and Initiatives

Since devices in this category are often aimed at software and product developers instead of end-users, a greater focus has been placed on supporting Free Software development as well as making designs that can be manufactured as genuinely open hardware by those with the facilities to do so.

'''Vendor''' ||'''Products''' ||'''Open Hardware'''
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[[http://rhombus-tech.net/|Rhombus Tech]] || ''upcoming PCMCIA form factor products'' || /!\ ''see note''
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Texas Instruments / [[http://beagleboard.org/|BeagleBoard]] community || [[http://beagleboard.org/bone|BeagleBone]] || (./)

/!\ Rhombus Tech apparently reserves the right to assert hardware patents against vendors in conflict with the spirit of open hardware definitions such as the OSHW (Open Source Hardware) Statement of Principles and Definition.

General Links

Links to other resources are provided here. As always, the quality of such resources may vary in terms of how coherent, recent or comprehensive they are. Thus, links marked with {*} indicate resources that appear to be actively updated and conveniently navigated.

Certified or Supported Hardware

Some hardware may be certified to run Free Software or have Free Software pre-installed and supported on it. The following resources provide information on these topics, similar in some respects to the information presented on this page.

Hardware Compatibility

Various sites exist that attempt to indicate whether devices are compatible with Free Software. Unfortunately, these resources often lag behind the current retail situation because it takes time for people to buy and assess whether such devices are fully compatible with GNU/Linux distributions and other software. Thus, such sites are mostly useful for situations where buyers are presented with special offers from vendors offering generic hardware with no claims about Free Software compatibility (and most likely with pre-installed proprietary software).

Some resources exist to warn buyers away from certain products:

Peripheral Compatibility

Once you have a system running Free Software, it is obviously important that peripheral devices can work with that system. Various sites provide compatibility information on this topic.

Format Compatibility

  • PortablePlayers, indicating portable music/media players supporting the Xiph family of audio formats such as Ogg Vorbis

Campaigns

General Free Software Device Information


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Activities/Hardware/Hardware_Vendors (last edited 2022-03-12 15:53:07 by ggiedke)