The iBook starts at $899 (you can get them cheaper when new models come out), is solid as a rock, has great batterly life, and a great wireless antenna.
"The iBook starts at $899"
Excellent point. Now, if Apple can get an iBook down to $670, they will drive China-Mart out of the business. I bet they can, but I doubt there has been a great calling. Wal-Mart, love 'em or hate 'em, understands the low end market better than anyone. They know a $250 savings is a deal maker.
It seems many on FR are fairly well off, meaning $250 isn't much to them. That isn't a bad thing, as I am also oneof those. It's just that many familes see $250 as all the money in the world, and when their kid goes to college on student loans, a $650 laptop is an incredible buy. If Wal-Mart can get that to $450 they might even sell twice as many of them.