$139 PC comes with Linux preinstalled May 18, 2007

MadTux and Vector Linux today announced a Linux PC for the rock-bottom price of $139. The "Vector Linux Affordable Performance PC" comes with a 1.5GHz processor, 256MB RAM, 13.5GB hard drive, graphics and networking interfaces, and preinstalled Vector Linux, but requires a user-supplied monitor and keyboard.


Key features of the $139 model, according to MadTux, include:

• Via C7 1.5GHz processor
  
• 256MB DDR2 RAM included
  
• 13.5GB 7200RPM Hard Disk
  
• 100Mbps fast-ethernet port
  
• 128-bit 3D/2D Graphics engine
  
• Full-featured AGP v2.0 compliant 4x transfer mode AGP controller
  
• UltraDMA EIDE controller
  
• Memory expandable to 2GB
  
• Two 32-bit PCI slots
  
• Two IDE connectors onboard
  
• Via VT1612A 6-channel audio codec, Intel AC'97 compliant
  
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and connector, one serial, one parallel ports, one VGP port, one LAN port, four USB 2.0 ports, and audio jacks
  
• "Optional technical support provided by the experts who created Vector Linux!"
  

In addition to lacking a monitor and keyboard, users must add their own CDROM or DVD drives to this system, as desired.

Further details on this and other low-cost preinstalled Linux PCs may be found on the MadTux website.