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Topic: Under $200 Wal-Mart PC with Xandros, Whaddya think?

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green

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Posted: Feb. 03 2005,15:40

Anyone have any further info on this, or any opinions?

I'm thinking this thing would rock with DSL.

clivesay

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Posted: Feb. 03 2005,16:07

Walmart

Gotta hand it to WalMart. They are tapping into Linux and touting the "no M$ viruses" blah blah. Say what you want but they have a very large audience and a desktop PC for under $200 will be very tempting to alot of people.

Not sure if the video is nvidia or not. The processor appears to be decent but the RAM could be a little better. $200 + a few bucks for additional ram would create a smoking DSL system.

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Posted: Feb. 03 2005,18:43

Possible Wal-Mart/Microtel Motherboard
MB-ARK7S41GX (from Microtel.com)

### Mobo:
ASRock K7S41GX
microATX
onboard video/audio
2x DIMM DDR333/266
newegg: $46

### Memory:
PQI 128mb PC-2700
newegg: $17

PQI 256mb PC-2700
newegg: $31

PQI 512mb PC-2700
newegg: $60

### Processor:
AMD Sempron 2200+
newegg: $48

AMD Sempron 2500+
newegg: $68

### Hard Drive:
Seagate 20gb
newegg: $60

Maxtor 30gb
newegg: $40

Maxtor 40gb
newegg: $46

ExcelStor 80gb
newegg: $55

### CD-ROM:
Samsung 52x (black)
newegg: $14.50

Toshiba 16x DVD-ROM
newegg: $22

Rosewill 52x32x52x CDRW
newegg: $20

Rosewill 52x32x52x16 CD-RW DVD Combo
newegg: $31.50

### Floppy:
Alps 3.5
newegg: $7

### Case:
Powmax (black) Micro-ATX Case w/ 230w Power Supply
newegg: $30

CasEdge Black/Silver Micro ATX Mini Tower w/ 300w Power Supply
newegg: $33

Using the cheapest stuff from this list,
and no OS (assuming DSL),
using the same hardware options as Wal-Mart,
you can get an almost identical setup for $196.
Don't forget to add shipping.
Wal-Mart estimated shipping ~$12.75

OR, you can get a mobo/proc combo from $57 to $89 at newegg.

*all prices = U.S. $

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*below from Walmart.com

# AMD 1.5 GHz Sempron 2200+ processor with 3DNow! Technology
# 333 MHz Frontside Bus
# 128 MB DDR Memory, expandable to 2 GB
# One PC333 DDR DIMM Socket available
# 20 GB Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive / 5400 RPM (total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment)
# 52x CD-ROM drive
# Integrated 10/100 Ethernet Connection
# Integrated graphics up to 64 MB shared video memory, default setting 32 MB
# Integrated 5.1 Channel AC'97 Audio
# Available drive bays: Two 5.25", one 3.5"
# Available slots: 1 PCI, 1 AGP 8x
# Serial port
# Parallel port
# 4 USB 2.0 ports (two front-mounted)
# 104 key keyboard
# 2 button mouse w/wheel
# Audio Port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
# Stereo Speakers
# 1 year warranty, return to manufacturer
# Includes Xandros Desktop Standard Edition v2.0 operating system

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Posted: Feb. 03 2005,19:02

That is hilarious. I was on newegg doing the exact same thing!

I was curious on how good a deal this was. For about $50 more you can get an Abit nforce board (wihout video) and an nvidia mx4000 64mb card. If you had a resellers license this would probably be cheaper yet.

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Posted: Feb. 03 2005,20:13

If all you are going to do is internet and email then I spose this would be an OK computer. Heck, a setup like that would run DSL very well. If DSL runs great on a 200Mhz that I have, I'm sure it would run well on a 1.5Ghz

I think it would be more fun to put it together yourself, via Newegg though.

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