Prices are really falling

[Andre Kesteloot]

yes, that the idea; the computer itself is advertised at $299  and $75 
additional for 1 GB, and Dual core processor
That's why I wrote that for $375, this looks like a pretty good deal :-)
73
André  N4ICK
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Terry Fox wrote:
> Be careful, however.  I bought a new Toshiba laptop a couple months back for
> my father-in-law.  It works great, but with only 512MB RAM, Vista is VERY
> SLOW.  It is a Core 2 Duo, not Celery.  Sharing memory between the video and
> CPUs is the main cuplrit, I believe.
>
> If you run Vista, make sure you get at least 1GB RAM, 2GB would be better.
> Spend the money on the RAM upgrade.
> Terry
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frank Gentges" <metavox at earthlink.net>
> To: <andre.kesteloot at ieee.org>
> Cc: "Tacos" <tacos at amrad.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Prices are really falling
>
>
> André,
>
> Wow!  There must be a notebook computer price war going on.  We bought
> an Acer Aspire 3680-2682 in early August for $398 at Walmart.  They had
> them stacked up like cord wood in the aisle for all to see.  Bottom
> feeding at Walmart can be fun.
>
> We used the Acer on our trip to Utah and can vouch for the fact it is a
> real computer and is quite useful.  When we stopped in a motel with free
> Wi-Fi it connected right up so we could see what was going on in the
> world.  Another thing, the Wi-Fi seems to be more sensitive and thus
> better able to connect on weak links.
>
> Now comes this Office Depot model.  Our Acer has a 14.1 inch screen and
> the Office Depot is 15.4 inches.  Other than that, the Acer and the
> Compaq model at $299.99 are pretty much alike.  And then there is the
> upgrade on processor, memory and Vista for $75 and we are still short of
> the Walmart price.
>
> This also shows how much the production costs on the LCD screens have
> dropped and we are seeing desktop LCDs with more resolution for less
> money.  A 15.4 inch screen used to be a premium feature.
>
> This suggests we may have to redefine the boundary between "landfill"
> and "dumpster" grade computers before long.  In the meantime, we are
> awash in computer options for our work with SDRs.
>
> Frank K0BRA
>
> Andre Kesteloot wrote:
>   
>> For $375, that is a lot of laptop for everyday use.
>>
>> How do they do it ?
>> Do they lose money on each, but make it up on volume ?
>>
>> 73
>> André
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