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April 12, 2006 09:37 PM  my next laptop  [ #29306 ]  Some people
look for features in a laptop.  But really, two processor cores?
1.5Gig of RAM? I don't even need that in my desktop, let alone a
laptop.  I recently destroyed my latop. Broken network socket,
giant radial crack in the screen from stepping on it, and a dead
hard drive.  Yes, hardware doesn't like me, and I certainly
don't like it.  So I'm in the market for a new laptop.  My basic
demands are:  1. 512 meg of RAM  2. Wireless networking  3. If
at all possible, costs less than $1100.  That last one would be
the certain clincher. In Australia, $1000 + $100 GST is what
they call the immediate depreciation limit.  If you purchase an
asset (as a business) below this threshold, you can write off
the entire asset immediately. The is incredibly attractive
because