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