I agree with you that a *NEW* machine at that price point running Windows will not be a great experience...but, I've purchased older, refurbished machines at th

I agree with you that a *NEW* machine at that price point running Windows will not be a great experience...but, I've purchased older, refurbished machines at that price point, and then loaded a lightweight linux distro and a lightweight desktop environment, and it works wonderfully! Of course, that's not for everyone i suppose.