[TriLUG] official Linux on a laptop for under $500?

[Bob Evans]

There are definitely deals out there: my daughter just
paid $599 for a 12-inch iBook at the local Apple
retail store. 

Brand new, but a discontinued model. 

Runs OS/X. 

I chipped in for a wi-fi card. ("Gee, dad, thanks a
lot!")


--- Kevin Flanagan <kevin at flanagannc.net> wrote:

> One of my co-workers just bought a Dell with a CDRW,
> 256MB ram, onboard
> Wireless, 1.4GHZ laptop for $600 after rebates.  It
> comes with Windows,
> but that's easily fixed.
> 
> 
> The specs on that system are really not so good.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 19:29 -0500, Rob Lockhart
> wrote:
> 
> > Just got this in my inbox.  Pretty cool, albeit
> still more expensive 
> > than I would have thought, epecially for only 1GHz
> and 14.1" display.
> > 
> > Regards,
> >   -Rob
> > 
> > 
> >
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1744052,00.asp
> > 
> >     
> > Linspire, Wal-Mart Partner on Low-Price Linux
> Laptop
> > 
> >     
> > Linux & Open Source Header
> > 
> > 
> > Linspire, Wal-Mart Partner on Low-Price Linux
> Laptop
> > By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
> > December 20, 2004    
> > 
> > Not too long ago, the sub-$500 computer was a
> dream, now it's a CompUSA 
> > commonplace. And now, thanks to a partnership
> between Wal-Mart and 
> > Linspire Inc., the sub-$500 laptop is also a
> reality. ADVERTISEMENT
> > 
> > Walmart.com is selling for $498 the Balance
> laptop, which runs the 
> > Linspire (formerly Lindows) Linux-based operating
> system. The laptop 
> > comes fully equipped with the Linspire 4.5
> operating system with a 
> > KDE-style GUI, an Internet suite and a Microsoft
> file-compatible office 
> > suite, and can be used with both dial-up modems
> and broadband connections.
> > 
> > Wal-Mart and Linspire claim that the Balance
> notebook is the 
> > lowest-priced laptop currently on the market to
> include a complete 
> > operating system and office suite.
> > 
> > The laptop comes with a Via C3 1GHz processor and
> 128MB of RAM, which is 
> > expandable to 512MB with SODIMM (Small Outline
> Dual In-line Memory 
> > Module). Since Linspire recommends 256MB for
> optimal performance with 
> > Linspire 4.5, upgrading the memory would be a
> worthwhile option. The 
> > laptop also includes a CD-ROM drive, a 30GB hard
> drive, an RJ-45 
> > Ethernet jack and a 14.1-inch LCD screen.
> > 
> > The package also includes OpenOffice.org, a
> Microsoft file-compatible 
> > office suite, and the Linspire Internet Suite.
> This software package, 
> > based on Mozilla, includes an e-mail client with
> spam blockers, a Web 
> > browser and a built-in firewall.
> > 
> > The laptop also includes a three-month
> subscription to CNR (Click and 
> > Run) Warehouse. This is the company's Web site of
> Linspire-optimized 
> > open-source software.
> > 
> > Continuing its user-friendly marketing approach,
> Linspire claims that 
> > the laptop is easy for new Linux users to use. The
> Balance's Linspire 
> > interface is designed to look and feel like
> Windows.
> > 
> > The system's keyboard includes "hot keys," which
> gives users one-touch 
> > access to e-mail and the Internet. The laptop also
> comes installed with 
> > multimedia tutorials and a Quick Start guide to
> make setup easy.
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Kevin Flanagan <kevin at flanagannc.net>
> 

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