$298 Wal-Mart PC Has OO.org, No Crapware 422
cristarol writes "Wal-Mart has begun selling a $298 PC (Everex IMPACT GC3502). It comes with Windows Vista Home Basic and OpenOffice.org 2.2, as well as a complete lack of crapware: 'Users accustomed to being bombarded with trialware offers and seeing their would-be pristine Windows desktops littered with shortcuts to AOL and other applications will likely be pleased at their absence from the GC3502.' The machine is targeted at the back-to-school market. The hardware is nothing to write home about: a 1.5GHz Via C7 with 1GB of RAM and integrated graphics, but as Ars points out, it should be more than capable of performing basic tasks." Dell sells a low-end PC through Wal-Mart for $200 more, and one assumes it is loaded with crapware. Anybody know for sure?
Funny (Score:5, Funny)
Wh else looked at it and thought... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Funny (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdot Groupthink is strange (Score:5, Funny)
You are just the kind of dog that likes to pee inside the house I guess.
Wow, a 1.5 VIA (Score:5, Funny)
Re:One Question (Score:3, Funny)
And why does anyone bother trying to whack computer geeks with a clue stick, since it's cheaper not to?
Re:Funny (Score:2, Funny)
Clue #1: Don't call them that.
/Currently mouthbreathing
//Damn allergies
I don't think so... (Score:3, Funny)
I think you mean, the can't play the latest 3D game releases.
Slip 'em a copy of DOOM. I bet even DOOM II will run great. You could probably even run Quake or Quake II on there without much trouble.
Duke Nuk'em might take forever though.