The Washington Post, June 15th, 2003
So you need a new PC, but your stock portfolio has gone up in flames, your savings account is dwindling and you've already sold your baseball-card collection on eBay. Here's the good news: If you can sell what's left of that dot-com stock for $200, you can afford a new computer that's usable. We tested three ultra-low-price PCs sold by Tiger Direct, Walmart.com, and Nova Computech. They required compromises, but they generally worked surprisingly well and offered room to grow. Each of the PCs includes a keyboard and mouse, CD-ROM drive, Ethernet networking, and USB ports for peripherals. The...
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