New Linux PC costs less than a Windows Vista license

[Katilian]

jlauro said:

Katilian said:

This isn't the first under $200 Linux PC, and as usual, it doesn't include a monitor (which will be an extra $150-200). Once you start adding that, Dell offers PCs in a similar price range (usually a bit more though), which tend to have slightly better features and include a cheap Windows license.

As others have mentioned too, its a very underpowered machine. While this might be great for the grandparents or as a cheap secondary box, it has limitations even as a general family pc.

Lots of  monitors are  <$150.

 At a quick glance at newegg.com (I'm not american, so I forgive me if they aren't the cheapest, I don't know where you guys buy stuff), the cheapest LCD was $145. Most 17" screens were inbetween the $150-200 mark.