cyrnel

Definitely. I saw my huge Pro premiums as the X1600, case, and the 2.33GHz processor. That thing alone is $350 over the 2.0GHz price. No surprise many companies leave it out of their lineup.

We forgot availability. Asus does a good job, but only a very few people will be able to try one out before purchasing. My previous laptop purchase didn't work out until the third try. That was worth a lot to have a local store and no return/exchange penalty. The Mac wins this one in most situations, though my store would have charged to exchange.

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There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195