Wal-Mart to offer a 15-inch HP laptop for $298

It is supposed to hit the shelves on November 7th 2009

Reportedly, Wal-Mart is about to provide its customers with the opportunity to buy the mainstream HP G60-519WM laptop for $298. The WM in the model description is likely to stand for Wal-Mart as many consumers, allegedly, find it hard to locate this very model on the HP official web site. According to Wal-Mart this deal will be part of the “In-Store Specials” campaign which starts on November 7th at 8 a.m.

The HP G60-519WM comes with a 15.6-inch 1366-by-768 pixel display and the Intel Celeron 900 CPU clocked at 2,2GHz, which is a dated processor but capable of executing everyday computing tasks like surfing the web, word-processing, viewing movies and more. This product also features 3GB of memory, an ample 250GB hard drive and the integrated graphics controller Intel GMA 4500M with 1309MB (shared) VRAM.

According to WalMart.com, the HP G60-519WM will run Windows 7 Home Premium. This is a good advantage considering that most sub-$300 systems on the market run Starter Edition.

In addition, the device houses 3 USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and an Ethernet jack. It is supposedly doubtful whether this model will include an HDMI output and based on its price it is not very likely to do.

Reportedly, the HP G60 comes with a 6-cell lithium ion battery and 1-year limited hardware warranty.