HOT! ECS 14.1" Notebook with Wireless Networking - $598!

[MasterChief]

Walmart.com has the ECS Notebook Computer AMD 1600+ 128MB/40GB, DVD, 14.1" Screen with Wireless Networking for $598, $7.10 shipping. Great little laptop that has all the bells and whistles that you need, and at a great price too! It's listed as a 'Special Buy', so purchase this before it's sold out.


* AMD 1600+ processor

* 14.1" XGA TFT LCD screen

* 40 GB hard drive

* 128 MB RAM

* DVD-ROM drive

* Integrated 802.11b networking

* Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

 

[usernamemax20charact]

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Full specs:

* AMD 1600+ processor
* 128 MB RAM
* 14.1" XGA TFT LCD with 1024 x 768 resolution
* 16.7 million colors possible
* High performance 256-bit 3D graphic engine
* Shared memory 16/32/64 MB DDR (user adjustable in BIOS)
* DVD-ROM drive
* Built-in two stereo speakers
* Integrated WiFi-compliant wireless LAN
* 802.11b (11 Mbps)
* On-board 1GB/100M/10M Base-T LAN Ethernet
* 56 K V.90 modem supported by miniPCI modem card as option
* 40 GB ATA 100/66/33 supported optical device drive
* Synaptics touchpad w/ 4-way scrolling button
* 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 RJ-11 (modem jack), 1 RJ-45 Ethernet jack
* Headphone jack with SPDIF output for 5.1 channel decoder
* 1 mic-in
* 1 external VGA port, 1 parallel port, 1 S-Video TV - Out connector
* 1 DC-in jack for AC adaptor
* AC adapter with auto-sensing dual voltage support
* BIOS plug & play, ACPI and DMI
* Kensington lock and BIOS password protection
* Pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
* Dimensions & Weight: 13"W x 11"D x 1.5"T; weighs 6 pounds

Not too bad. How's ECS quality anyways?

 

[Pocatello]

This is pretty hot for a college student who needs a computer.

 

[neuro4848]

Just beware, you guys...

I believe this lappy gets only 45 minutes on the battery....

To add insult to injury, a few of posters in the 'chubby-wallet' area have complained of the horrible quality of these machines...

Other than that, it sounds like a kick ass deal.

 

[geecee]

Originally posted by: neuro4848
Just beware, you guys...

I believe this lappy gets only 45 minutes on the battery....

To add insult to injury, a few of posters in the 'chubby-wallet' area have complained of the horrible quality of these machines...

Other than that, it sounds like a kick ass deal.

For $100 or so more, you can get a Dell laptop which has much better quali...urr...never mind. I was thinking of 5+ years ago.

More seriously, does anyone know what the video on this is? Is it just the Sis 315 integrated equivalent?
TIA.

 

[Manzelle]

How upgradeable is this machine?

 

[Scratchy]

http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/a535.htm

 

[Freejack2]

Looking at the driver files it's an SIS gpu. Not sure what model. The inf file says it's either an SIS 650 or 740.

Isn't that slower than a TNT 1?

Edit: I'm fairly sure it's a SIS 740. www.sis.com/products/chipsets/integrated/socketa/740.htm

Edit 2: SIS 740 Benchmark

 

[amdskip]

Cool, I can get 10% off this price (employee).

 

[preslove]

About as cheap a notebook you can get, but I don't know if 40 minutes of battery life (80 with an 8 cell battery, but they probably have a 4 cell) is worth it.

 

[yougotdeals]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
This is pretty hot for a college student who needs a computer.

Yeah, the HPshopping deals are much better, but if you don't want to mess with rebates and just want something that does word processing and the like it's not bad...... though it would really benefit from having more then 128 megs of ram.

 

[Jaxidian]

Originally posted by: yougotdeals
though it would really benefit from having more then 128 megs of ram.

Agreed! If I got this, first thing I'd do is up the RAM to 256 (at the least) or 512 (most likely). WinXP on 128MB RAM is horrible!!

 

[yougotdeals]

Originally posted by: Jaxidian

Originally posted by: yougotdeals
though it would really benefit from having more then 128 megs of ram.

Agreed! If I got this, first thing I'd do is up the RAM to 256 (at the least) or 512 (most likely). WinXP on 128MB RAM is horrible!!

Yeah. My poor dad had a desktop with 128 megs of ram with XP on it. I slapped more ram in their the first chance I got.

 

[gwag]

interesting its listed as a 1600+ but is a duron? does it run 1600mhz

 

[GMElias]

is this still good?
-Elias