[Mind-numbed Robot]

By your logic most people don't need anything more than netbook power, but with a normal screen and keyboard. And you're probably right. But people often buy more than they currently need. One good reason for that is slower PCs become obsolete faster.

Most families could fill their non-ego needs in one room houses, also. Well, make that two rooms. I guess we should have walls around the bathroom. Still, it would cost a lot less than houses with those ego-soothing but unnecessary family rooms, dining rooms, separate kitchens, garages, multiple bedrooms, etc.

It is a shame those greedy real estate salesmen sell people more than they need, and what about those slick TV commercials that brainwash people into moving to gated communities with golf courses. Unforgivable!

[dennisw]

I help people avoid the computer hype from all quarters, not just Apple. They save $300 and spend it on something they really need.....

Instead of on too much computer for what they want to do such as surf the Internet. Apple sells too much computer but so so others. I can help someone who thinks he needs an $800 Gateway w 6gb ram and a great graphics card to surf the Internet. He said to me about a less expensive computer I was steering him towards, “Are you sure it can burn DVDs?”.

I old him all new computers burn DVDs today