Comments on: Build WalMart’s $199 PC

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:42:33 +0000

Nice to see someone put the list together. One thing about the VIA CPUs are that they are extremely low on power consumption. Generally about 5 watts I think. This computer would save a good bit on power bills.

By: Fred Meyer

Fred Meyer — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:45:14 +0000

You did not include shipping, which is going to be a substantial expense.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:56:32 +0000

Lelono, one of the things that makes this PC so cheap is that the motherboard includes a VIA processor soldered directly to it. It isn’t the best processor available, but it is one less thing anyone building this PC has to buy. Thanks for the comment.

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:25:25 +0000

I think I might actually do this. My girlfriend is always complaining about how she never uses her computer because it is too slow to boot up. I’ve also always wanted to try building my own computer. So building an inexpensive computer for my girlfriend for Christmas might be a great idea.

By: lelono

lelono — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:42:31 +0000

ooops, you forget added proccessor