"World's Cheapest Laptop" Available in Bulk Only 357
BobB writes to tell us that what one company is calling the "world's cheapest laptop" is now available at the price of $130. Unfortunately if you want to buy one you will also need to convince 99 of your closest friends to go in on an order with you since you cannot buy in less than units of 100. We have covered several "cheap laptops" in the past and many have turned out to be fraudulent, so especially with a large up-front cost, buyer beware. "The Impulse NPX-9000 laptop has a 7-inch screen and comes with the Linux OS. It has a 400MHz processor, 128M bytes of RAM, 1G byte of flash storage and an optional wireless networking dongle. It includes office productivity software, a Web browser and multimedia software."
I don't have 99 friends (Score:4, Funny)
I'm just an anonymous coward and I don't have 99 friends.
This deal is intened... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:This deal is intened... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This deal is intened... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This deal is intened... (Score:5, Funny)
My Beowulf cluster is my friend. Does that count?
Re:Wow - low specs... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:No wonder it's cheap (Score:5, Funny)
With specs like that. It's pretty much useless.
That's what she said.
Re:No wonder it's cheap (Score:4, Funny)
Re:a little problem (Score:5, Funny)
I was with you right up until you re-installed ME. Turn in your geek card. Now.
I feel bad for you, son. (Score:0, Funny)
I got 99 friends and bitches ain't one of them.
I've seen this before... (Score:5, Funny)
End Sarcasm
Re:I don't have 99 friends (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No wonder it's cheap (Score:5, Funny)
128 Megs of ram is useless. I am speaking from incompetence.
Fixed that for ya.
To be fair, most people don't have the specialized competence needed to run a computer properly.
Most people in the affluent West are just consumers. Typically they can't tune their own cars, heat their own homes or hunt their own food either. In the worst cases, some people haven't been educated to do anything more useful than consume corn syrup and TV shows... they are like big ol' plants.
Re:I don't have 99 friends (Score:1, Funny)
Aww crap, I'll just buy 100 of them just for myself. Why didn't I think of that..
Re:Looks pretty poor (Score:3, Funny)
If only there were a way to get the source code and recompile...
Re:a little problem (Score:2, Funny)
Yep, 5 seconds is about right for an ME session. Actually, I'm surprised it rsn that long!
Re:What's the keyboard like? (Score:5, Funny)
Except for slower processor, half the RAM, one eight the storage, non-integrated WiFi requiring an extra dongle, no bluetooth, lack of GPS, no cellphone hardware, inability to make calls, no built-in iTunes music and app stores, doesn't fit in your pocket, weighs 5x as much, and it could be vaporware. Yeah, besides all that, its a much better thing to type on than a cellphone...
Re:thepoint.com is perfect for this (Score:3, Funny)
I've got a site where you can enter your credit card number too. Or you can just email them to me. Please include the exp. date and that special little three digit number on the back. Oh, and if it's a debit card, I'll need your pin code to for this to work. For fastest delivery please include your checking account number.
BTW: I think I know your mom from school. What's her maiden name?