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$199 Desktop from Wal-Mart

There is a new player in inexpensive desktop computing. They’re name is Everex, and their computer can be purchased from Wal-Mart. The computer uses components that in today’s high speed world, sound rather slow, but they use an operating system that can work with the components more efficiently so that they deliver the same, if not a better experience than Windows Vista.

Now, don’t let me get ahead of myself. This computer is not for the avid gamer, or someone who wants to install a lot of applications. This computer was designed for people who use their computers to browse the internet, check e-mail, and work with Office applications. The hardware is not exciting at all. It is the software that is the real nice part. Everex has partnered with gOS which is a distribution of Linux that was derived from the Ubuntu distribution (a version that I have become very fond of working with). It comes pre-installed and set up like other computers you purchase.

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