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
ASL, Inc.	1995	U.S.	X
AVADirect Custom Computers	2003	U.S.	X
Buntfu		U.S.	X
Chase & Company		U.S.			X
Conceptronic		Netherlands		X		X
Conics	2001	Australia, Japan, U.S.			X	X
Cosmos Engineering Company	1996	U.S.	X
Dynamism		U.S.			X
Eight Virtues	2007	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
GNU/Linux Consulting (Michael Kappes)		Germany	X
GP2X Shop UK		UK			X
GP2X Shop DE		Germany			X
Groovix	2004	U.S.	X
Handy-Discount		Germany					X
Ibermachines Sistemas Linux		Spain	X
ixsoft (verion GmbH)		Germany	X
J & S Computers		U.S.	X
Kernel Concepts		Germany		X	X	X
Kogan		Australia	X
KovoKs Automatiseringspartner	1997	The Netherlands	X	X
LindenGrove		UK	X
LinuCity		U.S.	X
Linux Certified Inc.	2000	U.S.	X
Linux Emporium		UK	X	X
Linux Kauppa		Finland	X	X
LinuxLand		Germany	X
Linux Laptops 2 Go	2008	UK	X
Linux Service		Belgium	X
Loginix Technologies	2007	Italy					X
Los Alamos Computers - LAC	2000	U.S.	X
LX-Computer		DE	X
Media Coms		Germany	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
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
Puterparts	2007	Australia	X	X
Quatech		U.S.		X		X
R cubed Technologies	2003	U.S.	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
Tekmote		NL	X
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
TuxBrain S.L.		Spain, Europe	X	X	X	X	X
TuxFarm		Germany	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
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.