| It's a fact. Notebook computers have leapt | | | | using notebooks these days, from sprightly |
| into the global sales arena with the force | | | | seventh graders to zimmer-wielding |
| and flexibility of Bruce Lee, effortlessly | | | | septegenarians.But can this popularity and |
| dispatching their desktop competitors with | | | | the incredible global sales figures be |
| nothing more than a dynamic one-inch sonoma | | | | sustained?Yes they can. Once you couldn't |
| punch.With wi-fi technology blossoming around | | | | find a notebook for under a thousand dollars, |
| us, the demand for laptops is only set to | | | | but now there are entry level selling for |
| increase. The ability to play games, or | | | | seven hundred dollars, and even lower with |
| casually surf the internet in wireless coffee | | | | coupons and rebates. Recently, Wal-Mart began |
| shops and airports, will ensure that notebook | | | | to offer laptops with a linux operating |
| computers remain incredibly popular.Laptops, | | | | systems, and 30GB hard drives for under 500 |
| though, aren't just utilized for leisure. | | | | dollars.So just how low can laptop prices |
| Mobile technology is also beginning to | | | | go?Can you say a hundred dollars?If Nicholas |
| dictate what happens in the classroom. This | | | | Negroponte, founder of MIT's Media Lab gets |
| is especially true as notebooks are entering | | | | his wish, wireless laptops for third world |
| the educational arena in ever-increasing | | | | countries will soon be available for around |
| numbers. Indeed, schools such as Framingham | | | | 100 dollars.2005 - The Year of the |
| State College, and the Myron B. Thompson | | | | Rooster?Think again. This is most definitely |
| Academy have both decided to use laptops as | | | | the Year of the Laptop.Tom Fox writes for |
| teaching tools in class.Thanks to the | | | | Laptopical the Laptops Weblog - Which offers |
| adaptability and portability of laptop | | | | relevant news commentary on notebooks and |
| computers, retailers enjoyed a bountiful | | | | mobile computers. |
| sales year in 2004. Consequently, everyone's | | | | |