From: "Geo." 

Oh, I didn't realize you were doing that sort of comparison. I just picked
the first low price I saw on the net to show Adam that they were quickly
approaching his $500 sensitivity mark.

Geo.

"Rich"  wrote in message news:3e20bc54{at}w3.nls.net...
   Or Celeron.  I compared one that was configured as closely as possible to
one of Dell's cheapest.  I picked a 1.7 GHz P4 configuration because Dell
didn't have a 1.7GHz Celeron system.  I couldn't figure the Dell as low as
the other because of things like no battery and cheap video.  Even so, the
Dell was $100 cheaper.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message
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  they are also P4

  Geo.

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:3e20b51d{at}w3.nls.net...
     These are expensive, especially for laptops without batteries.

  Rich

    "Geo."  wrote in message
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    http://www.americancomputech.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=1265

    Geo.

    "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
    news:3e20545e{at}w3.nls.net...
    >
    > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e20535e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    > > "Adam Flinton"  wrote
in message
    > > news:3e1ffd3f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    > >
    > > > I think the security of the US will just end up in foreign hands
  (EU,
    > > > Russia, India, China) where security will stay an
interesting &
non
    > > criminal
    > > > line of enquiry. The Russians for instance take the stance that
  having
    > > > skillfull patriotic Russian crackers is a national security asset.
    > >
    > > I don't think so, the spooks here have been hiring hackers and
  security
    > > types lately, the ones they can't hire they are trying to bribe via
    > special
    > > treatment, access to important stuff, etc. I think they realize the
    value.
    > >
    >
    > Hiring & yet....restricting at the same time. If people don't feel
safe
  to
    > even start looking at security measures then they won't.
    >
    > > > > laptop sales will outpace desktop sales for the first time in
    history.
    > > > (ok,
    > > > > maybe 2004)
    > > > >
    > > >
    > > > Cough splutter....welcome to the dark side
Geo......& shell will
  start
    > > using
    > > > clustered psx3'es for oil exploration 
    > >
    > > Wireless is the motivating factor that will drive laptop sales. It
may
    > take
    > > a while for people to realize that a $500 PDA just doesn't fill the
  same
    > gap
    > > as a real computer but it will happen.
    > >
    >
    > Wait for Laptops to come down to USD500.
    >
    > Adam
    >
    >

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