Low-price notebooks with speed, style

Iria · Dec 25, 2005, 10:53 PM

The first notebook computers to dip below $1,000 were slow, not very stylish and not widely embraced by consumers. That was more than five years ago, which in the digital era is a lifetime. Since then, competition and lower-cost components have driven down notebook prices over all, giving consumers a broad array of machines in the sub-$1,000 range--many of them able to handle the computing needs of mainstream users.

In fact, the average price of notebooks sold at major retail stores in November fell to $980--a 19 percent drop from November 2004, when the average price was $1,215--the first time the average price dipped under $1,000, according to a monthly survey by Current Analysis, a research company based in Sterling, Va.
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Dec 25, 2005, 10:53 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Low-price notebooks with speed, style The first notebook computers to dip below $1,000 were slow, not very stylish and not widely embraced by consumers. That was more than five years ago, which in the digital era is a lifetime. Since then, competition and lower-cost components have driven down notebook prices over all, giving consumers a broad array of machines in the sub-$1,000 range--many of them able to handle the computing needs of mainstream users. In fact, the average price of notebooks sold at major retail stores in November fell to $980--a 19 percent drop from November 2004, when the average price was $1,215--the first time the average price dipped under $1,000, according to a monthly survey by Current Analysis, a research company based in Sterling, Va. __________ Read More / Source: News.com