One of the few times you will ever see the words ‘Sold Out’ on Walmart’s website, the newest addition to their electronics product line has arrived and taken off just in time for the Holiday Season.
The Everex’s TC2502 gPC is a low-tech, low-power and low-cost computer that is being offered to the mass market. With technology centered around the Via Technology processor it has been engineered for low-power consumption and definitely lives up to it’s name of the ultimate gPC.
Joining a fleet of new low-end performance economical PCs that have begun flooding the market this season, it has a price point of around $200. This is significantly cheaper than competitors like Asus, Gateway and Dell who have also begun offering affordable computing packages for the mass market.
While the million dollar question being asked by most is what is the point of having an affordable low-end performance PC in this day and age? It is easily addressed by the Everex ’s innovative software integration and marketing skills. They have successfully bundled their system with Open Office and the Enlightment software platform, a desktop manager based on the Linux OS framework that utilizes less system resources than for example Vista; consequently, offering an exciting and intuitive computing experience for the user . Basically the bottom line is that this affordable system is equipped with what the most basic PC user needs and is versatile enough that it can be easily upgraded as a user’s needs get more complex and advanced.
Everex also offers free over the phone tech support and in the spirit of Linux, packaged the system with a self-upgrading troubleshooting database called “Faqly”.
A quick list of its other features include:
Additional Preinstalled and Linked Software
Mozilla Firefox, gMail, Meebo, Skype, Wikipedia, GIMP, Blogger, YouTube, Xing Movie Player, Rhythmbox, Faqly, Facebook and OpenOffice.org 2.2 (includes WRITER, IMPRESS, DRAW, CALC, BASE)
Hardware Specifications
1.5GHz, VIA C7®-D Processor, 512MB DDR2 533MHz, SDRAM, 80GB Hard Disk Drive, DVD-ROM/CD-RW Optical Drive, VIA UniChrome Pro IGP Graphics, Realtek 6-Channel Audio, (1) 10/100 Ethernet Port, (1) DB 15-Pin VGA Port, (6) USB 2.0 Ports, (1) RJ-11 Port, (1) Headphone/Line-Out Port, (2) Microphone/Line-In Ports, (1) Serial Port, (1) Parallel Port, (1) Keyboard, (1) Mouse, (1) Set of Amplified Stereo Speakers
With a dedicated around the clock R & D team of 10 and a community of open source programers online it will definitely be interesting to see what other uses arise over time for this extremely versatile and affordable low power PC.
