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Lindows.com Hypes An Upcoming $199 PC

Posted by timothy on from the low-end-of-whatnow dept.

prostoalex writes "After having struck a deal with Walmart on $299 PC, Lindows is planning to introduce $199 PC. ExtremeTech has the story, the official message from Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows, is posted on Lindows.com. Robertson claims that "for under 200 dollars, you'll be able to browse the Internet, check email and run a variety of software products for far less than the price of most handheld devices! A certified version of LindowsOS will come bundled with the PC"." I wonder if such a machine would fare any better than Larry Ellison's ThinkNIC.

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  1. CUT THE HYPE. by Vengie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You know, i often get sick of seeing this. 199/299 is not the FULL price. There's no freaking monitor included in this system. OK YES -- Its still 199/299 for a box, which for most of us is all we regularly upgrade, but for joe public, A MONITOR IS NECESSARY. "You can browse the web, etc etc /snip/ for $299" -- no you cant! you need a monitor. Jesus....what people will write just to get onto /.

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    1. Re:CUT THE HYPE. by hugesmile · · Score: 5, Funny
      OK, for $199, you'll be capable of browsing the internet, reading email, and run a variety of software... BUT the following items are required:
      • a monitor
      • an internet account
      • power
      • schooling to learn to read
      • food
      • water
      • shelter
      ALL of these items are necessary, where do you draw the line? We all take for granted that you have food, water, shelter, power, schooling, an internet account... why not assume a monitor as well! For that matter, assume the PC, and you can do it all for free! :)
  2. Okay this is a bad joke... BUT by sofar · · Score: 5, Funny


    Imagine a BEOWULF cluster of these!!!

    (damn that will save some pennies, and who said you NEED a monitor?)

  3. XBOX by thelinuxking · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The xbox would be a better choice to get...costs the same price, and hopefully the linux kernel will be fully working on it soon. Also, it has an excellent video card...the lindows machine probably has a really crappy card. Also, you could even use the xbox with your tv, so you don't really have to pay for a monitor like you do for the lindows pc!