Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Aug 2007 19:25 UTC, submitted by netpython
"Lenovo, the world's No. 3 PC maker, said on Monday it would start selling laptop computers preloaded with Linux software from Novell instead of Microsoft's Windows operating system." Ars Technica has more on the announcement. "ThinkPad customers will soon have a new configuration option, as Lenovo and Novell have announced that the popular laptops will begin shipping with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SLED) preinstalled. Although the ThinkPad has been certified for Linux for some time, this marks the first time Lenovo will ship a laptop with Linux preinstalled - while providing both hardware and OS support." Lenovo is the third big name to sell consumer computers with Linux installed (after Dell and Acer).
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RE: Lenovo's customization is only available in the US
by abraxas on Tue 7th Aug 2007 15:49
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sadly, you can't have built to order machines outside the US. So no WSXGA+ screens on T61 for us Europeans. I had a T60, it was a good machine, but noisy and Linux support for the ATI X1400 was abysmal.
I went with a Latitude D830 as replacement for the T60 in the end (still waiting for it to arrive). Dell's pre sales support was also vastly more helpful than Lenovo's.