This 5.8 lb Everex gbook VA1500V laptop is priced at $399. It comes complete with a 15.4″ screen 1.5 GHZ processor, 512MB RAM, a 60GB hard disk, 802.11b/g wireless and a Linux-based distribution for an operating system and all the software that Linux makes available.

This a pretty cool laptop for the entrepreneur on a limited budget. Software has become a commodity why pay for Windows and Windows apps? There are no productivity apps that isn’t available either open source or online from Google or Zoho.

The Fremont, CA-based Everex calls themselves The Alternative PC Company. They have a nice line of reasonably-priced computers based on open source software.

We found this laptop as low as $349 being resold by newegg.com.

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