Notebook prices breaking the $500 barrier - Computerworld

Notebook prices breaking the $500 barrier - Computerworld: "For example, Toshiba Corp. offered a $449 version of its Satellite A85-S1072 notebook with a 15-in. display, Intel Corp.'s Celeron M 360 processor, 256MB of DRAM, a 40GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive at Best Buy. Over at CompUSA, Acer Inc. had a $499 AS3502WLCi notebook on sale with a Celeron M 360 processor, a 15-in. widescreen display, 512MB of DRAM, a 40GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive. Dell's $499 Inspiron 1200 came with a 14-in. display, a Celeron M 350 processor, 256MB of DRAM, a 30GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive.
Those prices, however, are reached only after several rebates."