From: "Geo." 

there were plenty of others on pricewatch.com

Geo.

"Rich"  wrote in message news:3e2117f2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
   The $699 price that is listed is without CPU, memory, disk, software,
etc.  It's not a computer.  It's a case and motherboard.

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message
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  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
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      >
      > "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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