There's a model with XP, 1gb Ram and a 120gb HD for $30 bucks more. ($414) I saw it on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Laptop-Intel-Processor/dp/B001DL2BUM This is even cheaper than what I paid for mine. Cool gadgets! --Manny On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Jeff Lasman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday 18 August 2008 12:25 am, Roger E. Rustad, Jr wrote: > >> Interestingly, I was checking out this model just a few hours before >> DK showed me his HP 2133 at the LUG today. > > I liked the HP as well ... > >> The size and price of the Aspire look good, but overall, I'm leaning >> towards the HP, due to its bigger hard drive, 6 cell battery, and a >> few other minor features make it worth an extra couple of hundred >> dollars for me (which you don't quite pay if you get online with the >> discount/rebate that they're offering). > > but for what I do, I think I'd prefer smaller to no hard drive for > better portability. My jury's still out though; I don't _need_ any > right now; I could wait a few more months to see if the market settles > out and gets simpler ... or more complicated <smile>. > > Jeff > -- > Jeff Lasman, Nobaloney Internet Services > P.O. Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 > Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only > voice: +1 951 643-5345, or see: > "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
