Here’s one for the “Why would I buy a netbook when I can get a full-fledged notebook for the same price?” crowd. Buy.com has a new-in-box 15.6-inch eMachines notebook for just $299 with free shipping.

Specs are decent, if unspectacular but, hey — cheap notebook:

• AMD Athlon 64 1.6GHz CPU
• 2GB of RAM
• 160GB hard drive
• 15.6-inch WXGA screen
• 8X DVD burner
• Vista Home Basic
• Six-cell battery
• Weighs six pounds

eMachines E625-5776 [Buy.com]