Walmart

[TheQuirk]

Yesterday I heared an advertisment my Wal-Mart on the radio.

They were advertising Linux PCs! (They didn't say which distro).

[KernelPanic]

That's old new on MES....
 

[TheQuirk]

I know, I just had to point out that they were actually advertising them. Or is that old new too?

[KernelPanic]

Misunderstood you, my apologies...

[psyjax]

quote:Originally posted by Tux:
Misunderstood you, my apologies...

An interesting Note, they are based largely on the VIA chips mentioned in the AMD thread on the "microsoft in the news forum".

While said to be a crappy chicp, they keep the comp's at under 200, so I guess it's a good deal overal. Hell, for the price of XP you get a whole computer.

[Master of Reality]

most of them cost between 600 and 1000 US.

[TheQuirk]

I think they were selling them at $299. Maybe I should get one and use it as a server or something...

[psyjax]

quote:Originally posted by The Master of Reality / Bob:
most of them cost between 600 and 1000 US.

hmmm.... this is starnge. I went to the wallmart site and thesea are all Duron. I could have swarn I saw some running 500mhz VIA chips. They came pre-installed with Lindows. They were like 199.

[TheQuirk]

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=1957333&cat=3951&type=19&dept=3944&path=0%3A3944%3A3951

# VIA C3 800 MHz processor offers comparable performance to the 800 MHz Celeron processor
# 133 MHz frontside bus
# 128 MB SDRAM, expandable to 1 GB
# 133 MHz memory speed
# 10 GB Ultra-ATA 100 hard drive, 5400 rpm (total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment)
# 52x CD-ROM drive
# Integrated Trident Blade 3D/Pro Media AGP 4x graphics
# Up to 8 MB shared video memory
# Integrated AC '97 Audio with 3D enhanced sound
# Integrated 10/100 Ethernet connection
# Micro ATX tower case (14"D x 7"W x 14"H)
# Available drive bays: one 5.25-inch external, one 3.5-inch external, one 3.5-inch internal
# 2 PCI slots
# 1 ISA slot
# High-speed serial port
# Parallel port
# 2 front and 2 rear USB ports
# Game port
# 104-key keyboard
# 2-button mouse with wheel
# Audio port (line-in, line-out, mic-in)
# Stereo speakers
# LindowsOS operating system (pre-installed)
# Software includes mail, word processor, Web browser/file manager, address book, calculator, CD player, MP3 Player, PowerPoint viewer, Word viewer, Excel viewer and Image viewer
# Games include Tron, Battleship, Poker, Minesweeper, Potato Guy
# Special Offer - Select up to 10 software applications at no charge from the Lindows.com Click-N-Run Warehouse
# 1-year warranty, return to Microtel

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by psyjax:


hmmm.... this is starnge. I went to the wallmart site and thesea are all Duron. I could have swarn I saw some running 500mhz VIA chips. They came pre-installed with Lindows. They were like 199.

ya i was just guessing. I thought my estimate was too high. The ones you were lookin at didnt come with a monitor either.

[TheQuirk]

If it's going to be a server a monitor is useless...

[rtgwbmsr]

I haven't seen any advertising...I guess that is new.

Look right below the description:
A full computer with Linux (OK, pull out Lindows, and put something good on) or 1 copy Windows XP Pro? Take your pick.

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by TheQuirk:
If it's going to be a server a monitor is useless...

i wouldnt use something that fancy for my server. I use a 166MHz Pentuim MMX, 32MB RAM, 1GB HD, for my server.

[TheQuirk]

I just realized: it costs as much as an x-box.