Under $200 Wal-Mart PC with Xandros
Forum: water cooler
Topic: Under $200 Wal-Mart PC with Xandros
started by: green
Posted by green on Feb. 03 2005,15:40
Anyone have any further info on this, or any opinions?I'm thinking this thing would rock with DSL.
Posted by clivesay on Feb. 03 2005,16:07
< Walmart >Gotta hand it to WalMart. They are tapping into Linux and touting the "no M$ 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.
Posted by green on Feb. 03 2005,18:43
Possible Wal-Mart/Microtel MotherboardMB-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
Posted by clivesay on 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.
Posted by firefly2442 on 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.
Posted by noordinaryspider on Mar. 05 2005,19:51
Um...not that it's any of my business or anything and I am aware of the fact that this is a tech support forum and not a political discussion group, but personally I would not buy a roll of toilet paper from WalMarts for moral reasons:< Down and Out in Discount America >
You're your own person and you're going to do what you're going to do, but DSL and Slax BOTH run like a dream on my Compaq Presario S5000NX which was not that much more expensive than a Walmart's special, and DSL also runs beautifully, if a bit slowly, on my 166 Mhz PII, circa 1996. I haven't tried it yet on my 400 Mhz PII which I got for $30 on eBay.
If you have the know-how to build something from scratch (which I don't) you might be surprised at what parts you can find people giving away on freecycle.
Okay.
I'm done.
I'll shut up now.
Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Mar. 05 2005,20:59
Computers are kinda like legos.Except computers can only go together one way.