If you've got $1,087, Micron Electronics wants to give you a "free PC."
The hardware vendor today announced that it is joining the free-PC craze. As is the case with other "free" PC deals, there are strings attached. Micron requires customers to subscribe to a three-year Internet service - a common part of the free-PC movement. In Micron's case, users who resubscribe after three years get a new "free" PC and they also get to keep the first "free" PC, leading to "free PCs for life." Micron users also receive other support services as part of the deal.
Users that sign up get a Millennia Vx PC with an Intel 400MHz celeron processor, 32M bytes of RAM, a 4.3G-byte hard drive, a CD-ROM drive, a 15-inch color monitor and speakers.
The prepaid service Micron requires is less than a dollar a day amortized over the three-year period, the Nampa, Idaho company said in a statement. The $1,087 prepaid deal includes Internet service; a three-year warranty with Micron technical support; a one-year subscription to Micron University, the company's online training program; Microsoft Works software; and a three-year subscription to Micron's e-additions@Club, which allows users to buy peripherals, software and related gear at discounts.
Besides the $1,087, Micron charges a $49 activation fee for the "free" deal, but that fee is waived when the package is purchased online at http://www.micronfreeware.com. Upgrades to the system are available, but cost more.
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