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1. rdl+(OP)[view] [source] 2016-04-09 06:40:45
Not as random laptops, no.
replies(1): >>Drdrdr+12
2. Drdrdr+12[view] [source] 2016-04-09 07:30:19
>>rdl+(OP)
If you see a market oppurtunity like this, I suggest you go for it. There are many companies which will make you a custom laptop for such a quantity. Good luck!
replies(1): >>vinceg+Kb
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3. vinceg+Kb[view] [source] [discussion] 2016-04-09 12:26:18
>>Drdrdr+12
The problem is the brand specification. Nobody wants unbranded laptops.
replies(1): >>sbarre+Cd
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4. sbarre+Cd[view] [source] [discussion] 2016-04-09 13:13:58
>>vinceg+Kb
I (anecdotally) disagree. I'd love to have a good-spec laptop that had no logos or branding on it.
replies(2): >>irixus+Og >>vinceg+4i
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5. irixus+Og[view] [source] [discussion] 2016-04-09 14:09:25
>>sbarre+Cd
Agreed. I love Apple's hardware (much more than their user interface), but I dislike being in public with a giant glowing half eaten apple.
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6. vinceg+4i[view] [source] [discussion] 2016-04-09 14:30:34
>>sbarre+Cd
It's not so much the logos or the branding, it's the build quality. I used to run Ubuntu on old ThinkPads, ditched it like an ugly girlfriend once I could afford a Macbook Pro. Old ThinkPads were a step up from commodity PC laptops, which were a step up from desktops. In a brief fit of FOSS zeal I bought a System76 Galago Pro, but the build quality was so inferior to a Macbook Pro that I relegated it to desktop duty. If I felt the need to move off of Apple hardware for whatever reason for my primary ride, it'd be back to a ThinkPad.

Rdl specified Dell or Lenovo also for the reason that the supply chain for those two ecosystems are well-developed enough that providing customer support won't be a huge hassle.

replies(1): >>sbarre+Q63
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7. sbarre+Q63[view] [source] [discussion] 2016-04-11 15:33:40
>>vinceg+4i
I totally agree with what you're saying here.. That's why I sand "good spec" laptop. ;-)

But yes the question is whether or not that actually exists.

replies(1): >>vinceg+kG3
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8. vinceg+kG3[view] [source] [discussion] 2016-04-11 19:24:42
>>sbarre+Q63
If there was then System76 would be using that provider. Actually, if there was, then everybody else's laptops wouldn't be so horrible, either.
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