Re: [NTLK] Mini notebooks

On 5 Jul 2008, at 18:57, Jon Glass wrote:

> So, let's look at the economics. I could buy an Air for $1800, and get
> three years out of it. OR, I could buy a Wind for $550, and get two
> years, buy its replacement, get two more years, and buy yet again,
> getting an even better replacement, and get yet another 2 years. For
> the same price, I just got 6 years of Winds, vs. 3 years of an MBA....
> economically, the Wind wins. _That's_ why I'm looking. ;-)

While it is a major factor to consider, strict price/durability ratio
is not always a good indicator of what to buy. E.g. The time I would
lose by using Linux is well worth the extra invenstment towards an
Apple.
Or, for some users that need their machines for specific apps that
they need for they work,, will also look at the price/performance ratio.
On the other hand, if someone wants a computer mainly for emai/web/
Office applications, things are more simpler. But anything more than
that and a lot of factors are coming into the equation.

Kostas

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