Everex VA1500V VIA C7-M 15.4" Wide XGA+ VIA Chrome 9 HC IGP Notebook is now available at Newegg. It is basically the Everex NC1610 notebook running gOS instead of Windows Vista.
This $399 15.4" notebook is based on the VIA C7-M processor at 1.50GHz (400FSB, 128KB L2 Cashe) and the VIA Chrome9 HC integrated graphics. The Everex VA1500V comes with 512MB of DDR2 memory, a 60GB hard drive, and a DVD/CD-RW Combo. Its 15.4" display has a resolution of 1440x900 pixels.
The notebook has a built-in Atheros AR5005G 802.11b/g Wireless Network Adapter, an Ethernet LAN port, three USB ports, and a VGA output, but it has no PC Card or ExpressCard slot.
Everex VA1500V runs the gOS V2, a Linux-based operating system. With the gOS, you get a lot of free preinstalled software including OpenOffice.org 2.3, Mozilla Firefox, Skype, GIMP, Xine Movie Player, and various Google applications.
The system weighs 5.3 lbs with a standard 3-cell battery.