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   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. =20

Rich

  "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3e20b8c3$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  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=3D1265

    Geo.

    "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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    >
    > "Geo."  wrote in message =
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    > > "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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   Or
Celeron.  I =
compared one that=20
was configured as closely as possible to one of Dell's cheapest. 
I = picked=20
a 1.7 GHz P4 configuration because Dell didn't have a 1.7GHz Celeron=20
system.  I couldn't figure the Dell as low as the other because of
= things=20
like no battery and cheap video.  Even so, the Dell was $100 =
cheaper. =20

 
Rich
 

  "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote=20
  in message news:3e20b8c3$1{at}w3.nls.net...they=20
  are also P4Geo."Rich"
<{at}> wrote in message news:3e20b51d{at}w3.nls.net...&nbs=
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  These are expensive, especially for laptops without=20
  batteries.Rich 
"Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
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  >  > "Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
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  > > "Adam Flinton" <adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>">mailto:adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com">adam{at}NOSPAMsoftfab.com>
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  message  > > news:3e1ffd3f$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
 =20
  > >  > > > I think
the security of the US will =
just=20
  end up in foreign hands(EU,  >
> > Russia, =
India, China)=20
  where security will stay an interesting & non 
> >=20
  criminal  > > > line of enquiry.
The Russians for =
instance=20
  take the stance thathaving  >
> > skillfull =
patriotic=20
  Russian crackers is a national security asset.  > =
> =20
  > > I don't think so, the spooks here have been hiring hackers=20
  andsecurity  > > types lately,
the ones they can't =
hire=20
  they are trying to bribe via  >
special  > =
>=20
  treatment, access to important stuff, etc. I think they realize =
the =20
  value.  > > 
>  > Hiring &=20
  yet....restricting at the same time. If people don't feel =
safeto =20
  > even start looking at security measures then they =
won't. =20
  >  > > > > laptop
sales will outpace desktop =
sales for=20
  the first time in  history. 
> > > =
(ok, =20
  > > > > maybe 2004) 
> > > =
>  >=20
  > >  > > > Cough
splutter....welcome to the =
dark side=20
  Geo......& shell willstart  >
> using  =
>=20
  > > clustered psx3'es for oil exploration
<G>  =
>=20
  >  > > Wireless is the motivating
factor that will =
drive=20
  laptop sales. It may  >
take  > > a while =
for=20
  people to realize that a $500 PDA just doesn't fill =
thesame  >=20
  gap  > > as a real computer but it will =
happen.  >=20
  >  >  > Wait
for Laptops to come down to=20
  USD500.  >  >
Adam  > =20
  >

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