http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
Oh, and you people bitching about Walmart... really? Maybe it's different in Alaska, but minorities outnumber white people by a ratio of at least 4 to 1 here. Given that minorities make up a larger percentage of those living close to, at, or even below the poverty line, I find it hard to believe that rednecks are so abundant anywhere but in the southern states. It's cute though that you want to bitch about and look down on those who shop at Walmart out of financial necessity, but don't want to appear racist, so you go out of your way to single out the white folks. How evolved of you. ]]>Nov 4th 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/If Minorities outnumber white people 4 - 1, can you still call them minorities?]]>Nov 4th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
...whites rule?]]>Nov 4th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
I wonder how many security guards will have to die for this?

Then again, the guards all have guns now :-(]]>Nov 4th 2009 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/]]>Nov 4th 2009 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 10th 2009 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
This is quite a bit more powerful. I bet if you benchmarked it you'd see some major leaps over the Atom + 950 suckfest combo. Still, though, No C2D, no sale...]]>Nov 4th 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
The new Celeron CPUs are just cut down Core2 cores. They're really pretty quick, and sip power, and don't make much heat. Its gonna kick the crap out of an Atom, for sure.]]>Nov 4th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
The Celeron does indeed outperform which ever Atom your 311 comes with. Very true.

Then lets talk about graphics power. And this is where the whistle blows. Ion > GMA 4500M (and by > I mean rapes.)

RAM. Yea, 3 GB > 1 GB.

So the G60 wins the majority of performance specs. Processors are interchangeable, but no one buying this machine ever would anyway. Would be an excellent gift for semi-computer literate parents. ]]>Nov 4th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 5th 2009 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
One word for that. Trash.]]>Nov 4th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
Pretty awesome. Fade away.]]>Nov 4th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
I've not heard anyone raving about any AMD mobile cpu, and you didn't mention any other specs.]]>Nov 4th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0320718
$299.99
Its got an Athlon TF-20, its not going to set the world on fire, but it has ATI Radeon 3200 integrated graphics. Seems $300 seems to be the sweet spot for dirt cheap laptops. Just as expensive as a netbook, but probably with more day to day usability then our Atom powered friends.]]>Nov 4th 2009 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
And I got the 458DX from Best Buy in late July for only $399.99, probably the best deal until Black Friday, if not better. The best part: I didn't have to get up and wait in line all of Thanksgiving Day and overnight and risk my life getting trampled (yes, it can happen), I just ordered mine online in the safety of my home and picked it up a few days later when I was in town.

But I can tell anybody who is interested in this that the one I have, which is pretty similar, is an awesome computer and I'm sure this one would be too, at a price point of only $300. ]]>Nov 4th 2009 9:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
... you do realize that for a portable system power consumption and heat are two of the more important specs... right? With an Atom you may not have the speediest computer, but with a celeron you aren't either (in fact, you probably wouldn't notice much of a difference in normal use). The longer lasting battery life is pretty key... after that who wants their thighs on fire?]]>Nov 5th 2009 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
its the future, and is being adopted now.]]>Nov 4th 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Please note that we in the terms you agree with when you buy it you will give us full permission to gather "certain" data from your new laptop.]]>Nov 4th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/no. with W7 or linux, that celeron should be fine, by the way. ]]>Nov 4th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
If that's a 3rd rate Walmart laptop that HP but with some spare crap they had lying around, then fine. It's your choice.]]>Nov 4th 2009 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/Nov 4th 2009 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=41498

If you want this for anything OTHER than a desktop that you occasionally lug and plug to another place, you're better off with a real laptop.

And $70 @ 1ku?? Seriously, Intel??]]>Nov 4th 2009 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/04/walmarts-300-hp-g60-laptop-gets-real-detailed/
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