Re: Linux on the Cheapest Laptops

From: Bill Marcum (bmarcum_at_iglou.com.urgent)
Date: 08/18/05 

Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:05:59 -0400

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:48:11 -0400, Tony Sivori
  <TonySivori@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> That $499 Wal-Mart Linspire laptop is significantly underspecification
> compared to the recent sales. 128 MB ram versus 246 MB, 30 GB HD versus 40
> GB, CR-ROM versus CD-RW with DVD-ROM, built in wireless versus no
> wireless, and a 1 GHz VIA CPU (WTF?) versus, Intel or AMD up to an AMD
> 2800+.
>
But Wal-Mart's price is probably $499 cash versus $499 after rebates. 

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