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| Thread ID: 84598 | 2007-11-11 17:23:00 | A New $200 Computer | Morpheus1 (186) | Press F1 |
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| 610519 | 2007-11-11 17:23:00 | Walmart in the USA is selling a $199 pc. How long will it be until we see a similar pc here in NZ, maybe through The Warehouse or DSE? The comments below the article are interesting. "It runs a very lightweight derivative of Ubuntu, and runs it well. This machine is geared towards people who need something cheap that does the basics - surfing the net, email, IM's, and some light wordprocessing. For the price, you can't beat it." www.walmart.com |
Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 610520 | 2007-11-11 18:45:00 | It will be like buying a Mac, but cheaper. I don't think they would sell enough of them for it to be worth while DSE doing them - it probably won't use standard hardware & they would have to import them. It would only work if a big shop sold them (like the warehouse) & advertised them. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 610521 | 2007-11-11 19:27:00 | It will be like buying a Mac, but cheaper. I don't think they would sell enough of them for it to be worth while DSE doing them - it probably won't use standard hardware & they would have to import them. It would only work if a big shop sold them (like the warehouse) & advertised them. Thing is, DSE did already sell a low end computer similar to Walmart. Cyclone was the brand I think. Didn't last long, but if it had an ITX Via Epia mobo and no monitor, as well as being cheap... I might consider one. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 610522 | 2007-11-11 19:28:00 | Perhaps won't be long before ebay will sell cheap computers. I use to buy seiko/casio watches from ebay, many for half the price, and much greater range than here in NZ... | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 610523 | 2007-11-11 19:48:00 | Hmmm. Cheap because its running Linux or cheap because it has crap components in it? | pctek (84) | ||
| 610524 | 2007-11-11 21:16:00 | Hmmm. Cheap because its running Linux or cheap because it has crap components in it? :lol: Both! :lol: |
Morpheus1 (186) | ||
| 610525 | 2007-11-11 22:44:00 | This is a Linux machine that's capable of XP or Vista. It runs quick, and upgrades easily. Major con is no monitor. Tried XP and Vista and it runs like a champ. Definitely recommend this product. for $200? really? so $200USD, plus monitor, could be $500. not bad. add windows and $700. add DSE/other stores ripoff markup and maybe a grand? |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 610526 | 2007-11-11 23:24:00 | I'd just get a Asus EEE PC (well laptop really) It works great and its only $299-$399US and they've alread started making a cheaper yet more advanced version. Definitely thinking of getting one, so light and portable. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 610527 | 2007-11-11 23:31:00 | for $200? really? so $200USD, plus monitor, could be $500. not bad. add windows and $700. I see Dell are selling a slim tower desktop aimed at small businesses (Vostro brand) with a celeron 420, Windows XP, 1GB RAM, DVDROM, 80GB HDD, 17" Flat panel and integrated graphics for $798 including delivery. They have a laptop for the same price. I don't know if they'd supply the desktop without a screen, but they might be $50+ cheaper if they came with Linux rather than Windows... Disclaimer: This is an observation, not an endorsement! |
bachelorno1 (6556) | ||
| 610528 | 2007-11-11 23:36:00 | I'd just get a Asus EEE PC (well laptop really) It works great and its only $299-$399US For the search engine challenged, PB Technology are doing the ASUS Eee PC701 (4GB) for just under $600, OR for another $100 you can buy it from Dick Smith (www.dse.co.nz) |
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