[Eug-lug] deal at Best Buy on Toshiba notebook $249

[Ben Barrett]

I for one think it is worth it.  As an analogy, I used to have a $300 car,
and it worked :)
My newer car cost a whole $1000 more, and it is:
1) a more comfortable ride with more amenities
2) getting better mileage & not leaking as much oil & tranny fluid
3) looks nicer, and nearly as roomy for storage & moving stuff around
4) an import!  :)

I see a lot of parallels in this metaphor, albeit because it is personal --
items #1 & #3 are not as easily quantifiable,
but I was able to get hints about the value of those benefits before I
bought it...  hope this helps.  As with anything,
it depends what you want out of it, and what you can afford (don't forget,
can you afford to wait a while to buy?).

cheers,

     Ben

PS - I find it exciting, in the context of helping non-computer-buffs find a
new machine, that we now have a variety of good, sub-$500 portables on the
market -- just keep shopping around; I was surprised to find a great deal on
a Toshiba at CompUSA & pick it up in person (up in PDX) for a client
recently... not too many laptop models support 4GB of RAM yet.  Some
Toshiba's, some IBM/Lenovo's, and a few others...


On 12/3/06, LinuxRocks! <linux at rocksolidnetworks.com> wrote:
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> ...
> I also like the apple laptops, but but like the thinkpads, i dont much
> like the price :(
>
> Jamie
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