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Wal-Mart Sells PCs Preloaded With Sun's Linux

Posted by timothy on from the from-high-end-to-everyman dept.

badboy3062 writes "Wal-Mart this week started selling Microtel PCs preloaded with Sun's Java Desktop System. Prices start at under $300 for a system without a floppy drive or monitor. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's executive vice president for software, says this move is just another step in its plan to gain new audiences for its technologies."

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  1. link to systems by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: 5, Informative

    here you go

    as low as $288

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  2. What you're missing by karmaflux · · Score: 5, Informative

    is the fact that you can't walk in to Wal-Mart and pick one of these up. They're only available online.

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  3. Dell Poweredge Server by vwjeff · · Score: 5, Informative

    What's the big deal here. If you go to Dell.com and click on Small Business you can get a Poweredge server for $279 with the following components:

    Intel P4 2.4 Ghz
    40 GB Hard Drive
    128 MB Memory
    Floppy Drive
    48x CD-ROM

    ($379-$100 mail in rebate) I hate mail in rebates!!!!

    This is basically a low-end desktop with no OS. Load your favorite distro and there you go!!

    I think it's great that a company is selling computers preloaded with Linux but this really isn't news.