Buying a new laptop without Vista?

caitsith01 writes: "I'm in the market for a new laptop, and it seems that almost overnight all major manufacturers have stopped offering Windows XP as an option and now only offer Vista. As I will be running XP and Linux no matter what, I strongly object to paying for Vista. Where can I find a quality laptop that comes with XP as its default OS? Please note that for a variety of reasons (games, price-performance, lock-in, natural aversion to zealotry) I am not interested in buying a Mac. I am also in the 'rest of world' category, so I can't take advantage of Dell's U.S.-only policy of offering greater choice in operating systems.

Alternatively, can anyone provide an update on the possibility of getting a refund for an unused copy of Vista?"