>re: Paul's notebook
Ali,
He bought a very high-end notebook. Personally, if buying a notebook (and I have bought three of them), knowing how quickly they become obsolete, I would go for extreme value consistent, of course, with being able to do what I need. For me, that would be a close-out Toshiba 430 CDS, which I've seen as low as $1,250 (factory refurb, or $1,499 new). I've also seen the CDT version (active matrix screen) at $1,699.
Paul got a faster processor with MMX, a much larger hard drive and twice as much memory, plus a better pointing device. But he paid between two and three times more. Each of us has to deceide for himself how much which features are worth, its a personal decision. Personally, however, I can't see paying $4,000 for ANY notebook given what is available under $2,000, and even under $3,000.
I have both an EE degree and an MBA, and work in high-tech marketing and product management. I have tremendous respect for Paul's knowledge of semiconductor fabrication, an area I know little about, EE or not. Based on his comments, however, I can't conclude that his expertise extends to marketing. |
