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Walmart Expands Low-End Linux Notebook Offerings

Posted by timothy on from the cheap-at-the-price dept.

startleman writes "A story on Tom's Hardware reports that Walmart apparently will offer a Linare-equipped notebook below the $500 mark. Manufacturer Linare said that it will bring a Linux-based device to the retailer 'within the next few days.' Specs include an AMD Athlon 1800+, a 40 GByte harddrive, 128 MByte memory, a CD-ROM drive, an Ethernet port and the firm's Linare OS as well as Open Office."

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  1. Re:They already offer a $550 notebook by cyberfunk2 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yea, but why the hell would you want to pay for windows?

    I mean, not only do you get that slimy, i've-supported-shitty-software feeling, you've also wasted good money that could've been spent on better things... like a mac, or por... whoops I mean, quality software.

  2. yeah... by dj245 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    but does it run Windows?

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