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...without having to worry about being out of date in six months. The average PC sold for $1,600 in 1997; it now sells for about $950. The fastest-growing segment of the industry is the sub-$600 market, where you'll find companies like eMachines and Microworkz. The subgroup currently accounts for 20% of PCs sold at retail, according to the market-research firm PC Data. Ultracheap prices have earned eMachines, in business for just six months, fourth place in retail desktop market share, less than a point behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PC Makers Get Crunched | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

REAL CHEAP PCS It doesn't seem that long ago that a good deal on a computer meant a new PC that sold for under a grand. Now the cheapest PC practically pays for itself. The $299 Webzter Jr. desktop from Microworkz Computer Corp. packs a surprisingly powerful punch with its 300-MHz Cyrix processor, 32 megabytes of memory and 3.2-gigabyte hard drive. Like every other sub-$1,000 PC, it comes without a monitor, but it does give you one year of free Internet service from Earthlink, a $240 value...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Technology Mar. 29, 1999 | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

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