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Consumer Tip: Avoid Wal-Mart Laptops
"A Performance Rollback from Wal-Mart's Laptop" in Consumer Reports (Dec. 2004, p. 7 - see a short summary in a ConsumerReports.org press release) warns that the new $585 laptops sold at Wal-Mart are junk. The ECS Elitegroup A535 has numerous shortcomings. It's too slow to be of much use except perhaps for e-mail or word processing (but be prepared to pay extra money to get a word processor - productivity software is not include); the computer gets too hot to use on your lap (bad fan design - ouch!); there is no CD or DVD burner included; mouse buttons require very high pressure to activate (good for finger workouts, though); and there is only 96 Meg of ram.
Don't waste your money on Wal-Mart computers.
The link above to the press release also has a warning about the pocket bikes (mini-motorcycles) that are now being produced. Stay off these things. Dangerous pieces of junk with bad brakes, poor visibility, unsteady performance above 20 miles per hour, etc.
going to try the new version