Sears One-Ups Wal-Mart With $185 PC
The Intel Celeron-based system also comes with 1-gigabyte of memory, giving it significantly more horsepower than anything else out at this price point.
The Mirus is part of a larger trend towards low cost, low power, Linux-running systems (Linux is an open-source operating system that's generally more stable than Windows and Mac operating systems). The OLPC XO, the Asus Eee, the Green PC, and the upcoming Intel powered MIDs are all aimed at users who just need typical daily computer functions such as word processing, image and music management, and Web access. Linux already owns the server market (almost every Web site you visit is sitting on a Linux-based server), and is now beginning to make a mark on the low-cost PC market.
If things continue along this route, 2008 will be the year that Linux finally becomes a household word.
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Tune said 1:10PM on 1-18-2008
Fix your danged title. Is the price $185 or $285? You guys need an editor.
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Cathy said 1:23PM on 1-18-2008
It's $285 with a $100 rebate, thus the final cost is $185.
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Paul said 6:53AM on 1-22-2008
Don't forget all the spy software that will come pre installed, care of your information stealing Sears!
They could be selling it for $100.00. I wouldn't buy it or anything else from Sears. They really screwed up with putting spyware in people's computers. What were they thinking? They struggle as it is and then their going to do something else to turn the customer against them...
Nobody cares about ethics anymore, just where can they get the cheapest price. Sad very sad
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james said 6:58AM on 1-22-2008
If you want the best prices on comeputers go to
computersfinance.com
laptops from $269
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NAdamslove@aol.com said 7:13AM on 1-22-2008
Tune--take the T I M E to really read the article. It says it is 285 with a 100 rebate making the final cost $15 cheaper than the Green PC and $3 cheaper than the XO.
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web said 7:41AM on 1-22-2008
Companies count on you not sending in the rebate or it beinglost in the mail, or some other problem.
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Daniel Gaunt said 8:18AM on 1-22-2008
you get what you pay for as always. you'd be able to build a better pc than this for less and have windows xp on it! but why would you want to? it'd be like going back in time 2 years
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seb said 8:43AM on 1-22-2008
I bought a computer many years ago at Sears, boy was that a mistake. Had many problems got another same thing. I finally had enough and wanted my money back they would not. I was thankful I put it on a Major credit card. They solved it in a matter of days. If you do buy anything from Sears always use a major credit card.
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moonie said 8:45AM on 1-22-2008
Never buy anything that requires a rebate. I did once it got depayed and took 3 months to get it back even then i had to prove it over and over. Good business doesn't require a rebate, They hope you don't send it in some people dont. they forget (sigh). Do AWAY with REBATES just don't buy. I will not buy anything that requires a rebate
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Kimberly said 9:08AM on 1-22-2008
I went to the sears website and the price is $299. not $285. as stated in this article.
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Givra said 9:13AM on 1-22-2008
A few comments:
1) To "Paul", the third post on here. "Spy software". I SERIOUSLY doubt Sears is putting Spyware on this PC. They don't build the PC. They order in pre-built units with the OS installed. I SERIOUSLY don't think they are THEN turning around, booting up EACH individual PC and then installing Spyware. You did give me a bit of a chuckle though. ;)
2) To James, poster #4: Good job spamming your URL. I'll be sure to avoid your URL like the plague now, like I do any spammed URL. Way I see it, if your shop/product/whatever was worth anything, you wouldn't have to spam it on random blogs. :P
3) To Daniel Gaunt, poster #7: I'd have to price out the parts, but I might be able to build a "better" one for about the same amount of money, and install Windows...I don't think I could but I'd have to price it out. BUT, you miss the point of this PC also. It's not meant for people who build their own. I do build my own...but this PC is meant for someone just wanting a basic cheap Internet browsing/e-mail sending PC. It's not meant to do much else. In general, unless they have someone else build them a PC as a gift, people doing that don't build their own systems.
Anyway, to reply directly to the article and not individual posters now, I've seen this PC mentioned somewhere else, and there was no mention of Sears as the retailer/reseller, if I recall right. I can't find the article though currently.
As an aside, I'm somewhat amazed this blog also doesn't mention the ASUS Eee laptop along with the OLPC and the Wal-Mart one. Do suggest a google search, do some research on it. (And since I flamed a spammer for posting a URL, I won't post one myself even though I don't sell any ASUS products. ;) )
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Givra said 9:15AM on 1-22-2008
Missed part of the article, they do mention the ASUS Eee. My bad on that.
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Bill said 9:36AM on 1-22-2008
Givra to early in the morning for a know it all.
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Jamie said 9:53AM on 1-22-2008
Sears is a Rip Off, I would NEVER buy a PC from Sears much less anything else they sell.
It is a Hassle ANYTIME you need to return something, and The price should not be an Issue when buying a good PC, You get what you pay for.
It has been 3+years since my Money was spent at a Sears store, and I feel great about it. I would rather give my hard earned money to a store that values it's customers and with "NO HASSLE RETURNS" if need be.
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rose said 10:16AM on 1-22-2008
I suppose it would be better than nothing but what they're counting on is people forgetting that you get what you pay for, buying it and then having to replace it for something better within a month.
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John F.C. Taylor said 10:17AM on 1-22-2008
A good buy for students or parents who have children. Me? If I can afford it, I'm going for the set up that has the most memory and is the fastest with the largest hard drive possible.
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fattrucker said 10:24AM on 1-22-2008
sears and kmart, two dinosaurs walking hand in hand into extinction. it sits there occupying space at the end of the mall. i don't shop there anymore. i made one fifteen dollar payment a month late back in the seventies, it dogged me for DECADES. i am a truck driver. i see these places from the inside out. their distribution facilities are small and antiquated and poorly located. walmart is the new kmart, and target is the new walmart. in my opinion, a computer is more than just an appliance. you need to spend a bit more and purchase it from a place specializing in computers and offering tech services to help you set it up properly.
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Carol said 10:29AM on 1-22-2008
I am 71 years old, and back when I was 27 years old I bought a Refrig from Sears. Last thing I ever bought from Sears. The ice maker never did work and they finally told me, "sorry, we can't fix it." Then they disappeared and wouldn't return calls. Their Customer Service still seems to rate low marks, even after 45 years. Some things never change. I tell all my friends not to buy from Sears. Figure this: in 45 years, I've probably bought over $200,000 worth of stuff I COULD have, maybe, bought from Sears but never even looked. That's what it cost them not to bother to make good on an ice maker. How short-sighted. I'm always surprised they are still in business.
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S Green said 10:31AM on 1-22-2008
Sears? Don't you mean K Mart. No difference between any of the 3, Wal-Mart, K Mart, Sears..all coming in at poor quality products. If you buy one, look for the "refurbished" logo.
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z said 10:33AM on 1-22-2008
wonder what kind of spyware is included
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