So many great and informative responses :D
Thanks, Sluggers.
Amos Shapira wrote:
to fill. I'd be pretty confident that they other main vendors will be
quickly trying to come up with competition. (And no, even though I
And here they come marching: http://www.everex.com/
The big difference being HDD vs. solid state storage. I am really interested
in a "backpackable" lappy so that I can travel light without worrying
about dropping my bag en route. Also thinking about one for a 14-yr old net
addict ... she is none to kind to hardware (which teenager is?) who
likes nothing better that balancing a notebook on her knees while yacking
on the phone, watching TV, eating toast and drinking milo at the same time.
That said, I have a Mac powerbook circa 2001 still running fine. It has been
dropped from table height to a hardwood floor and carpet about four times
now and still shines. Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' as they say.
(The only damage: the optical drive only reads DVDs now ... it rejects CDs!)
cheers
rickw
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