Marcel Duchamp wrote:
> The Vostro line Jeff pointed me at does indeed start at $399.  This looks a bit nicer than the EEE PC so I went for it and added on about another $75 for a bigger battery pack and 1 full gig of ram.  Their web ordering failed 3 times to complete the order so I called it in.  This was lucky as they have a very fluid stock situation.  My order would have been around $525; they offered me one with 2 gigs of ram, a faster processor, a bigger battery and a better dvd drive for $449.  So if anyone wants a low end portable, this might be of interest.
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>  Hi Marcel, 
>  One option is the Dell Vostro small business line.  They start at $400  and 
> can be ordered with a choice of OS including XP.  You don't have to have 
> business to order from them. 
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/vostronb?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd 
> Good luck in your search, 
> Jeff Galinat 
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> 
Interesting update to this topic:
Dell have now caved to MS and will ship with the XP "rollback" installed 
AND a Vista CD
- BUT it will cost you an extra $100-$150
D
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