At 12:33 PM 6/28/2008, you wrote:
>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.
> >
> >
> >
> >  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
> >
> >
>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

So they'll install it on very low end machines (where Vista would probably
suck due to system requirements) and on high-end business machines (since
many companies don't want to switch from XP) but not decent consumerish
laptops like this one:

http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/laptop_studio?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

Too bad, they've got a 1920x1200 15.4" display option on those, but Vista
Ultimate? Ultimate h-e-double-hockeysticks, I say.  8-(

I might be interested in buying a new laptop just to get rid of the one I
have with Vista on it.

Best regards,

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