[martin_fierro]

Still on display at the office:

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[Publius6961]

It's been nearly ten years since the Cupertino-based company dabbled in the realm of sub-notebooks,

Why is it that HP never gets respect?

I own three HP75 computers with built-in best BASIC ever created, double precision math and HPGL connectivity for use in everything from data-logging to inventory control, with dozens of available peripherals.

I used it for complex engineering problems much longer than a decade ago.
And they are sub-compacts.

[OldFriend]

Looking for advice. Am a senior citizen with extremely limited tech ability. I can log on and check email. That's about it.

Would a sub note book be a good fit as far as portability is concerned and ease of use considering I am now on dial up and Windows 98?

[Lx]

Apple's notebooks are almost at a price point I feel is worth it.
I was looking at a coworker's machine last week and he was running Windows 2003 server, Linux and the Apple O/S X.
Pretty awesome.

[theFIRMbss]

>onboard NAND flash

Flash memory has
a limited lifetime but
I'd try out this thing

if the price is low.
I like a full OS that
I can tote around.

[LADYAK]

I will not buy another HP - I am tired to getting the run around in India from one tech to another and then you can never get back to the right person as if you speak to Susie and try to phone Susie back the whole room is loaded with Susie's. My son's older HP Pavilion notebook had a problem recently - I had extended the warranty in December only to phone in with the problem last week to be told my warrant was expired. Only after speaking to 4 or 5 folks in India and giving them another credit card to post the charge and again being told expired..I then located the corporate number on consumer.com from another individual with a warranty problem. They assigned a case worker and straightened out the warranty problem....I then got a technician in Mexico to make arrangements for the laptop to be sent in....needless to say the laptop is in for repair. My son has now replaced the HP with an APPLE - think machine made in China but repair done in US and you buy a 3 year warranty with the machine. We also have a DELL laptop and the service and warranty is also better then HP. Before buying go to some of the computer complaints sites and see the problems various individual have experienced...try The Squeeky Wheel.

[TXnMA]

I still have -- and use -- my Newton 130...

For a long time, I've wondered when Apple was going to realize that they dropped out of a very good market segment when they abandoned the Newton.

I hope their new palm-top's handwriting recognition (like the Newton's) doesn't require learning a special alphabet (a la Palm OS).