Got 37 Bucks? Have a Laptop

The 7-inch eBay netbook really does cost under $40
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Suggested by bluephoenixnyc
Posted Jun 30, 2010 4:09 PM CDT
Got 37 Bucks? Have a Laptop
It's 37 bucks, and it seems legit.   (ebay.com)

Wired checks into reports of a $37 Ebay laptop and finds it to be surprisingly legit. The 7-inch netbook runs on Windows CE and has 2GB storage. "What's the catch (apart from the extraordinarily underpowered internals)?" asks Charlie Sorrel. "There appears to be none. These are factory seconds or items which have failed quality control tests. They may or may not come with original packaging, and they ship from Hong Kong. Sound risky? C’mon. They’re $37. What do you expect? It’s almost worth it just for the AC adapter."
(More laptop stories.)

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