News: HP unveils 'lean, mean' budget PCs
Lowering the bar on the price of an entry-level PC, Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday introduced a line of build-to-order models that start at just $319 after a $50 rebate.

For that price, customers get a Compaq Presario S3000V desktop computer that includes a 2GHz Intel Celeron chip, 128MB of memory, a 40GB hard drive and a CD-ROM drive. What they don't get is a monitor, which is sold separately.

"That's really the most aggressive thing I've seen," said IDC analyst Roger Kay. "That's a lean, mean price."
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