[ale] EEE PC at Microcenter Clearance Table

[aaron]

I was geeking around and noticed that Geeks.com currently has
refurb 4G-701 eeePC's for $245.00.  It's getting real tempting,
but probably won't happen until I'm a little less under-employed.

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=EEEPC4G-701-WHT-R&cpc=SCH

peace
aaron


On 2008, Nov, 09, , at 12:21 PM, Daniel Howard wrote:
> Speaking of the EEE Linux PC, I saw one at Microcenter yesterday for
> $100 off ($250 instead of $350) that had been returned and was on the
> Clearance Table in the back of the store.  I asked the sales guy what
> happened and he said they get about 1 out of 7 or 8 returned because
> folks buy them, get them home, open them up and suddenly find that  
> it's
> not Windows with Word, Internet Explorer, etc. and return them.  I am
> elated that the vast majority of the Linux versions stay with their
> purchaser, but for those looking for a good deal, just keep checking
> MicroCenter in the Clearance table in the back.  I also found the  
> OS to
> be very user friendly with it's tabbed application format and also
> zippy, including KStars for example, which I'd have thought would be a
> challenge.
>
> Best,
> Daniel
>
> -- 
> Daniel Howard
> President and CEO
> Georgia Open Source Education Foundation
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