Wal-Mart To Sell $298 HP G60-519WM Mainstream Laptop

This isn’t the first time Wal-Mart has gone gangbusters with laptops, but it’s definitely the lowest price for a full-sized notebook we’ve seen them offer yet. Starting November 7, the retailer will begin selling the HP G60-519WM, a 15.6-incher, for $298 (that’s a circular for it on the right).

This configuration will run Windows 7 Home Premium, which is impressive when you think that most sub-$300 systems (read: netbooks) run Starter Edition, a watered-down, less expensive version of the OS. It has 3GB of RAM, which is good for the price, although the processor is, not suprisingly, a dated 2.2-GHz Intel Celeron 900, so expect just enough power for everyday computing.

This configuration of the G60 has a 250GB hard drive, which is enough space to hold most music-and-photo collections, as well as lots of documents. The graphics card is an integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD. Its ports include 3 USB ports, VGA output, an Ethernet jack, and headphone and mic ports. For customers who order from HP’s site, HDMI output is optional, so I’d be surprised if it were offered on this $298 version.

It’s also unclear what size battery it will have (the G60t on HP’s site is only offered with a six-cell). According to the images attached to this leaked flyer, it doesn’t appear to have a webcam (the Toshiba Satellite L355, which sold at Wal-Mart for $348, didn’t either).

The HP G60 goes on sale at Wal-Mart for $298 on November 7 at 8am.