SOURCE: Extreme Tech
EarthLink Offers $69.99 Subsidized PC
May 27, 2005 By ExtremeTech Staff
The subsidized PC is back.
Xandros and EarthLink said Thursday that customers who sign up for Earthlink's premium dial-up service can purchase a Microtel Pc for only $69.99, which comes bundled with a Xandros Linux operating system.
Users also have the option of purchasing a notebook PC for $399, loaded with the same bundle of service. Earthlink's service is priced at $21.99 a month, or $239.40 annually.
The EarthLink deal allows a user to purchase either an AMD Sempron 2200+-based PC with 256 MB of RAM, a 40 GB hard drive and a 52x CD-ROM for $69.99, or upgrade to a $511 Athlon 64 3200+ PC, with 256MB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, and a 16x double-layer DVDRW/CDRW combo drive. Notebook prices with the rebate range from $399 for a 14.1" VIA C3-based machine to $1,433.50 for an Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz processor and 17" screen.
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