Nah, i dont beleive it's possible unless you want to pack up your uzi and go down to the dell factory and personally request it... or here's a quick site with non-Dell laptops that might be beneficial: http://mcelrath.org/laptops.html

Thank you, http://mcelrath.org/laptops.html is a good stating point !!!

No, but you can get a Dell with Windows and then follow a process to get a refund for the price of Windows by returning Windows to Dell. By never booting up Windows you can get a refund for the price Dell paid for XP.

Article here:
http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/227237&tid=12

BMR777

Thank you for this solution but this is something I wont do : too long, to much energy to spend for something witch should be easy !!!
Actualy, the only good solution I can see is not to get a Dell until they deliver it without windows. I realy don't understand them, they propose their computers with a lots a hardware option but nothing on the OS side.
Please Mr Dell, just add a check box "without OS" just after winXP home, winXP Pro, winXP ...

Howdy
Dell does sell systems with out a os, and has done for a while if my tired old brain remembers right.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/n series
I'm unable to make this a clikable link in firefox & ubuntu right now
The N series is at the bottom right of the small business page of desktops
Bob

Message Edited by bob350 on 01-30-200708:07 PM

Thank you for this link but this one is out ;)