Where to Buy a Preinstalled Linux Laptop, Notebook, Mobile Phone or PDA? - Vendor Overview

You want to purchase a laptop, notebook, PDA, handheld PC or mobile (cell) phone with Linux (or another Unix) preloaded? Here is an international survey of vendors dedicated to your operating system of choice, which offer preinstalled Linux laptops, notebooks, mobile (cell) phones and PDAs for sale, as well as accessories which are compatible to Linux. Find, compare, and buy your mobile geek toy at these retail shops specialized in pre-equipped Linux:

Vendor	Founded	Region	Laptops	Accessories	PDAs	Accessories	Mobile Phones
Amida		India			X
Angel Computer Corp.		U.S.	X
ASL, Inc.	1995	U.S.	X
Brando		Hongkong			X
Chase & Company		U.S.			X
Conceptronic		Netherlands		X		X
Conics	2001	Australia, Japan, U.S.			X	X
Corder		U.S.	X
CosmoSeng	1996	U.S.	X
CycLox		U.S.	X
Dynamism		U.S.			X
EfficientPC	2007	UK	X
ElementComputer	2003	U.S.	X
EmperorLinux	1999	U.S.	X	X
Eracks	1999	U.S.	X		X
ERREX Systemes	1995	France	X	X
ETH Zuerich - Neptun		Switzerland	X
eXpansys	1998	UK, U.S.					X
eZaurus		Japan			X
FAET		Germany	X
GamePC	1985	U.S.	X
geekstuff4you		Europe, Japan			X
GP2X Shop UK		UK			X
GP2X Shop DE		Germany			X
Groovix	2004	U.S.	X
Handy-Discount		Germany					X
Hilmix		Germany	X
Ibermachines Sistemas Linux		Spain	X
J & S Computers		U.S.	X
Kernel Concepts		Germany		X	X	X
KovoKs Automatiseringspartner	1997	The Netherlands	X	X
Kurns & Patrick		Japan, U.S.			X
LinComp		Germany	X
LindenGrove		UK	X
Linux Certified Inc.	2000	U.S.	X
Linux Emporium		UK	X	X
LinuxLand		Germany	X
Linux Service		Belgium	X
Loginix Technologies	2007	Italy					X
Los Alamos Computers - LAC	2000	U.S.	X
LX-Computer		DE	X
MadTux		U.S.	X	X
M-Circle		Germany					X
Media Coms		Germany	X
MicroTel		U.S.	X
Mingos	2006	The Netherlands	X
MyLinuxShop	2006	Germany	X	X
New Thinking		Germany	X
NextCom LLC.		U.S.	X
Nokia Shop		U.S.			X
NoteBooks For Students - NoFoSt		Germany	X
OpenMoko		U.S.					X
Panthera Systems		CH	X
PC-Box		Spain	X
PC Connection	2005	U.S.	X
PC-Coste		Spain	X
PCsForEveryOne	1999	U.S. (MA)	X
PowerNoteBooks	1999	U.S.	X
PowerPlayDevices (Empower)	2003	U.S.			X
Puget Custom Computers	2000	U.S.	X
Quatech		U.S.		X		X
R cubed Technologies	2003	U.S.	X
Remora Technologies	2003	Australia	X
SaruTek	2004	Japan			X
SDG Systems		U.S.			X
Seher-IT		Austria	X
Serialio	1996	U.S.				X
SkyBlue		Germany	S
StoreAnyWhere		U.S.	X
sub500		U.S., Canada	X
SW Technology - SWT	1995	U.S.	X
System 76		U.S.	X
Tablet Kiosk - Sand Dune Ventures, Inc.		U.S.	X
TadPole		U.S.	S	S
TerraSoft	1999	U.S.	X
The Handheld Linux Shop	2004	Germany			X	X
The Linux Laptop Company		U.S.	X
TheLinuxStore		Canada	X
TriSoft OHG	1993	Germany			X	X
TuxHardWare	2003	Germany	X	X
UPI		Spain	X
Vesat		Germany, U.S.					X
VG Computing	2002	Australia	X
Wireless Cables, Inc. (AirCable)	2003	U.S.				X
XBook		France	X
Xigma Style Japan Co., Ltd.		Japan				X
Xephi		UK	X
Xtops.DE	1999	Europe	X	X	X	X
ZaReason, Inc.		U.S.	X

"S" in the laptops column indicates devices available with SPARC CPU and Solaris OS or HP/UX.

Companies marked bold are TuxMobil sponsors in 2005.

TuxMobil is not responsible for the reliability of the above mentioned companies. Please check them out yourself. In the U.S. you may do a research at the Better Business Bureau - BBB.

Other Resources

• Laptop manufacturer Linux status survey.
• no Microsoft tax - refunds for Linux laptops and PDAs.
• Linux certifications for Linux laptops and PDAs.