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]