====== Trying to buy a laptop without Windows installed - Part 3, HP ======

HP make decent laptops too, both for business and consumer use, so perhaps they can offer a useful choice of Operating System?

  Hi, I have been looking at the range of HP Laptops on offer and I have a
  question about the choice of Operating Systems available.
  All over your website you have the statement  
  "HP recommends Windows® 7".
  
  A recommendation would imply that there is a choice of alternatives but
  you feel that one particular option is the most suitable. 
  
  However I cannot find anywhere on your website which lists alternative
  choices if I do not want to run Windows7. 
  
  Please can you advice me of the alternatives to Windows 7 you can supply.
  
  Regards,
  Andrew.

This is all the reply I had....

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