HP255 G2 with Linux --$200

[GreyGeek]

At Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834259392



Hewlett-Packard
HP 255 G2 (G4V21LP#ABA) Notebook AMD E1-Series E1-2100 (1.00GHz) 2GB Memory 320GB HDD AMD Radeon HD 8210 15.6" Linux
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AMD E1-Series E1-2100 (1.00GHz)
2GB Memory 320GB HDD
AMD Radeon HD 8210
1366 x 768
Linux
DVD Super Multi

[eggbert]

Man Laptops sure have become a commodity. Kind of like buying a cheap calculator. Won't be long before you can get them at the dollar store. Wonder what Linux they are putting on those? Those specs look pretty awful, but I guess at $200 they are passable. However you can get double the ram, better cpu, bigger HDD for just $50 more. No Linux tho.

http://store.hp.com/webapp/wcs/store...ci_sku=J1J41UA

[GreyGeek]

The $200 HP is just competition to Google's Chromebook. Both are just "browse & email" machines, which probably fits the use patter of 90% of computer users. For the extra $50 that your quote costs you get more RAM and Win 8.1. Don't know if HP has configured that $250 box to allow an alternate OS to be installed.

[Feathers McGraw]

... shellshocker deal? LOL

[SteveRiley]

... shellshocker deal? LOL

Lol... too funny. NewEgg, Shell shocker. Get it?

Take a look at the sticker on the little guy:

[claydoh]

Dang, and to think I just got hold of a 15.4 inch core 2 duo laptop for 27 dollars, sans HD, wifi, and power adapter ( I already have those). Needs a backlight though. I give up having HDMI, though, and a useful gpu.