[aclug-L] Re: Walmart $200 PC

[Thomas Wallis <wallis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002 flimzy@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>
> Sounds like they'll be using the Via C3 CPUs, then... which are much
> slower than other CPUs of the same Mhz rating.  Not that this is
> necissarily a bad thing... but it's something to be aware of before you
> think you're getting a great deal on an 800Mhz CPU.  An 800Mhz C3, based
> on benchmarks I've seen, would compare to a Pentium II 400-500 CPU.
> Still not a bad CPU for what most people will be using, tho.

        Does this chip have a CPU fan?  In my experience, some of the
cheaper generic fans that come with too many of these motherboards/CPU
combinations have a effective life of a mayfly, before they get real noisy
or go bad.  I have had bad luck with recent ASUS boards and the stupid
chipset fans than come on these things.  Another bad idea seen a lot now
is video cards with little fans on them.

I would be somewhat worried at this price point about the quality of the
components in the box.  I guess if it got noisy or flakey, you could throw
the whole unit away.

                                T W

 >
> -- Jonathan
>
>
> > I look at PC's priced that low as "Throw Away" electronics.. being that
> > they are cheaper to toss than repair.
> >
> > They will be using a pre-installed CPU motherboard from VIA and the CPU
> > can not be changed on the motherboard in question!
> >
> > I know that even under Win'95 the MoBo is very stable.. and for a while
> > was very hard to find!  As I built up a system for a guy that wanted
> > this MoBo due to cost factors.
> >
> > --David
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "gLaNDix (Jesse Kaufman)" <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 11:05 AM
> > Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Walmart $200 PC
> >
> >
> >>
> >> i'm slightly frightened...  i haven't read the article yet, but i'd
> >> have
> > to
> >> question the quality of the hardware...  dunno... but it is good to
> >> see linux being supported by a major company such as walmart...
> >> they're also
> > (i
> >> read somewhere else) selling pre-installed mandrake systems (they've
> >> been selling mandrake alone for quite some time)
> >>
> >> gLaNDix
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "David Carmichael" <dec2955@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <discussion@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 3:01 AM
> >> Subject: [aclug-L] Walmart $200 PC
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I was wondering what you all thought of the 'Walmart / Microtel'
> >> > $199
> > PC??
> >> >
> >> > "..... Wal-Mart, Microtel Ship $199 Lindows PC
> >> > By  Mark Hachman
> >> > Lindows.com and Wal-Mart.com have teamed up again, making a $199 PC
> >> > available to the discount chain's online customers, and a Windows
> >> > option available to those willing to pay a $100 premium.
> >> > Lindows chief executive Michael Robertson had written that the
> >> > company expected to sign a deal creating a $199 PC at about the end
> >> > of last
> > week.
> >> > ....."
> >> >
> >> > http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,502196,00.asp
> >> >
> >> >
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