Wal-Mart offering $398 Compaq laptop this year

Vikingod · Nov 8, 2006, 01:24 AM

Source: TechSpot
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The time around Thanksgiving is always considered to be the busiest shopping season in the U.S.. Unfortunately for those looking for fantastic deals, often that is the same time when companies are looking to put their newest and fanciest electronics out to show. What is cheap tends to be things you'd rather not buy. It was to my surprise then that I learned today that once again Wal-Mart will be offering a sub $400 laptop, and one that packs in enough hardware to be worthy as a workstation. The Compaq laptop comes with a Sempron 3300+, 512MB of RAM and a 60GB HDD. It also has a 15.4” screen, standard for most laptops these days. At that price point, it makes it on-par with desktop workstations, and is the cheapest retail laptop available at the moment.

Nov 8, 2006, 01:24 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Wal-Mart offering $398 Compaq laptop this year Source: TechSpot _________ The time around Thanksgiving is always considered to be the busiest shopping season in the U.S.. Unfortunately for those looking for fantastic deals, often that is the same time when companies are looking to put their newest and fanciest electronics out to show. What is cheap tends to be things you'd rather not buy. It was to my surprise then that I learned today that once again Wal-Mart will be offering a sub $400 laptop, and one that packs in enough hardware to be worthy as a workstation. The Compaq laptop comes with a Sempron 3300+, 512MB of RAM and a 60GB HDD. It also has a 15.4” screen, standard for most laptops these days. At that price point, it makes it on-par with desktop workstations, and is the cheapest retail laptop available at the moment.