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freitasm writes "Geekzone is reporting on the AOL Optimized PC, a 2GHz Intel Celeron PC with 256MB RAM and 50GB ATA-100 HDD. It'll cost US$299.99 from Office Depot stores, with a commitment of 12-month AOL subscription. More information on AOL Optimized website." There's also a Reuters story.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Subscribers got to read this ad early.. I feel like my day is now complete.

$299.99!

[T-Keith]

Why don't they send them in the mail for free like the CDs. Seems like a marketing strategy change to me.

50 GB hard drive to run AOL?

[Marxist Hacker 42]

I know that their connection software is bloatware- but isn't this a bit on the ridiculous side? Then again- it's been a while since I priced hard drives- perhaps the 10GB models are no longer available?

why, oh why?

[__aaitqo8496]

For the love of Christ, that's all we need is more ignorant AOL users on slow dialup connections. Frankly, I'm quite surprised that AOL hasn't gone the way of many other services (Prodigy, MSN, etc.) that abandoned their proprietary software for simple internet access.

Maybe if they encouraged use of standard Internet, the IQ of the average netizen wouldn't decrease every time AOL signed up a new user. It's a real problem when users call tech support because they can't get to a website because they type the domain in the AOL search bar instead of an internet browser. *sigh*

Will AOL still...

[tuanjim_2001]

be sending the unlucky user a dozen AOL cds a month?

From the department of redundancy department.

Great!

[GP]

Does it come pre-loaded with spam? Because if not, no sale, bucko.

DO NOT PAY FOR INTERNET SERVICE!

[Eric_Cartman_South_P]

As Confucious Say:

If you pay for month of AOL, you give yourself net access for month.

If you buy neighbor cheap wireless linksys router and offer free setup, putting your MAC on it and retaining usr/pwd, you give yourself net access for life.

Re:basic... very basic.

[danamania]

# Keyboard: with LOL, OMG, >_< and WTF keys

Most important feature, that.

Re:The Racial Target

[Rie Beam]

"The computers will come configured with a simple desktop with large icons that send users to specific areas of the AOL service or applications loaded on the computer. They can also be preconfigured for Spanish language speakers."

Say it. You know you want to. You know it's coming. The best case mods. Ever.

Aren't those terms mutually exclusive?

[ryanvm]

AOL Optimized? Oh shit - the peg just broke off on my cognitive dissonance meter.

Re:no thanks

[Anonymous Coward]

ill buy it just to watch that zany WAOL.EXE go all crashy on me as im trying to retype the url letter by letter because aol's default browser directed me to some assclown site.

WAOL... kinda like saying WOW; only after a couple of lobotomies.

p.s. its all made out of the aol cd material, as they own 94 percent of all the cd material on earth

AOL Optimized PC?

[gotem]

I wonder if the keyboard will default to Caps Lock turned on

Re:$299.99!

[Anonymous Coward]

ACTUALLY THEY ARE I JUST G0T 0NE BUT IT SEEMS T0 BE MISSING THE CAPS L0CK KEY AND ALL PUNCTUATION KEYS

Re:basic... very basic.

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh. You mean the system is very basic. Sorry - thought you meant the user.

Theres no any any key!

[essreenim]

Also, on the bottom left the 'ANY KEY' key,
and 'EJECT CUP HOLDER' key.

Re:basic... very basic.

[tobar mersa]

You need a minimum of 256M, 2GHz CPU and 50G hdd just to get on the web??

No, that's simply to run Windows [aolcheckout.com]

Re:basic... very basic.

[Anonymous Coward]

I seem to remember this from somwhere.....oh yeah:

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20020929 [userfriendly.org]

Apparently "great" ideas never die =P