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

[dooger watts]

Does the "truelife" option--for 20 bux more--give you greater screen 
resolve?

Oh, and I'm stupid:  been looking at 1501's on eBay, and one of the 
sellers kindly posted a spec sheet; they're stock with the 1394 port.

Speak of stupid, looks like one I've been watching--with its SIXTY bux 
shipping fee--will end up going for more than they cost at the Dell site.

Ben Barrett wrote:
> I am glad they're finally using AMD chips in their latest round... my 
> biggest complaint is that they aappear to be limiting the
> screens they're shipping with these puppies... 1280x800, not like the 
> 1680x1050 you can get with the 1505/6400 or the 1920x1200 you can get
> with the high-end unit (see dell small biz).  Yes, all those pixels in a 
> 15" package!  And why can't Apple seem to catch up??
> I know some graphics folks who'd nearly give up an appendage in exchange 
> for more portable pixels :)
> 
> I don't see mention of firewire on their tech specs either, but I did 
> not dig into their PDF...

>     Can't exactly find the spex at their site, so may I ask you: will your
>     lappy have a firewire port?