"TV-advertised laptops for 200-250GBP are very appealing for my client demographic. It irks me, sure, but then sometimes people have to learn by doing. The tide

"TV-advertised laptops for 200-250GBP are very appealing for my client demographic. It irks me, sure, but then sometimes people have to learn by doing. The tide is very slowly turning." At least 'formerly-known-as netbooks' aren't selling for twice that, anymore. Although, they are still excruciatingly painful to work on if you're used to anything faster...like an x86 Celeron.