__/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Friday 08 June 2007 00:59 \__
> ray wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:45:12 -0700, John A. Bailo wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Ok.
>>>
>>> Now we know.
>>>
>>> We can make a laptop for less than $200
>>>
>>> Why we didn't know this before, is beyond me.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Another thing: people want keyboards they can use.
>>>
>>> They want to use the Internet mobily.
>>>
>>> And they want it wireless.
>>>
>>> They also want an 8 hour -- not 90 minute -- battery.
>>
>> The 8 hour battery will cost more than $200!
>>
>>
>>>
>>> They don't need huge, expensive and heavy "notebooks" with everything
>>> their desktop has.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Why we didn't know this before, is beyond me.
>
> It's basically... buyer beware.
>
> If a company brings a new processor... faster than before... better than
> before... more bits than before... People will buy it thinking they are
> getting something good. Never mind it only gets a 2 hour battery life, it
> needs to be rebooted two or three times an hour... Dude... it's better,
> they said so...
>
> My boss's son, new to college... just realized this. He dumped a 1500.00
> Dell laptop, a speed boart for sure, for a cheap WALMART model just for the
> increased battery life time.
>
> People, most people, are generally stupid. The term used to be LEMMING...
> That, is the truth of the matter,
It would be safer to wait for the reviews (which hopefully involve no
payola). It's like the difference between a press release and an article.
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