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$298 Wal-Mart PC Has OO.org, No Crapware

Posted by kdawson on from the tell-me-again-why-dell-can't-do-this dept.

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?

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  1. Funny by abigsmurf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Strange how the headline doesn't mention it comes with Windows Vista installed...

    1. Re:Funny by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 5, Funny

      Strange how the headline doesn't mention it comes with Windows Vista installed... Yeah, so much for "No Crapware"...
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    2. Re:Funny by itchy92 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, if the Linux community had the first clue about how to market Linux to the average mouthbreather...

      Clue #1: Don't call them that.

      /Currently mouthbreathing
      //Damn allergies

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  2. Wh else looked at it and thought... by iknownuttin · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Ooooo, I wonder what Linux distro to put on it?!"

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  3. Re:Slashdot Groupthink is strange by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Uhm. Not one person on slashdot has said anything positive about wal-mart.

    You are just the kind of dog that likes to pee inside the house I guess.

  4. Wow, a 1.5 VIA by edwardpickman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it come with a hamster to run the power supply or are those extra?

  5. Re:One Question by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, and why doesn't everyone cook their own food, since it's cheaper? And why doesn't everyone build their own house, since it's cheaper? And why doesn't everyone buy a used car, since it's cheaper? And why doesn't everyone use fluorescent lighting, since it's cheaper?

    And why does anyone bother trying to whack computer geeks with a clue stick, since it's cheaper not to?

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  6. I don't think so... by raehl · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think the GP is right, the kids will whine because they can't play games.

    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.

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