It's been called the Netbook and the Eco PC, but now it's the Intel 2go, and the super-geniuses at Engadget just got an under-the-table hint on when it'll finally go live and how much (or rather, how little) it'll run you.
What you're looking at is a 9-inch, CTL-made, highly inexpensive My First Laptop for the kids, or for the cheap kid in you. It'll sport an Intel (naturally) Celeron M CPU with 512MB of RAM (upgradable to 1GB) backing a 40GB hard drive, with all the ports and slots you've come to know and love. Even better, it comes standard with Windows XP (yay) with an option for a Linux OS (more yay!) and even has a VGA webcam built in. Battery life is claimed at three hours. All together, that makes the 2go far more sophisticated than Our First Laptop, but then, we're older than dirt. The dirt on a really old rock.
According to their spy, the Intel 2go could wind its way to store shelves within the next 60 days, so that tax refund is going to come in real handy, real soon. And because it's so affordable, the SquareTrade laptop warranty for it will be equally affordable... check the sidebar widget to find out just how much (or rather, how little) 3 Years of protection will run you.
You'll even have an option for Accidental Damage coverage, and let's face it... if you are buying this for the kids, it's gonna need that. They don't know their own strength.
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