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> No, not at all. Did you ever try to get a good machine without the > multimedia stuff etc.? It's impossible. Did you ever try to get a > machine you can use for outside WORK. It's next to impossible. The multimedia stuff is a cheap add-in, and ultimately reduces the cost of the machine by increasing its popularity. The stripped-down machine you've described would have about $35 fewer parts in it than its multimedia sibling. > There are a couple of people who just want a fast machine with NO > extras, just to run a system like Linux, with Emacs, TeX, GCC. They > don't need high color While I don't run TeX in Linux, I do in Windows, and I miss the high color I had on my TP701. Reason? Font smoothing. > they don't need a CDRom, nor do they need TeX is the one app for which I've been tempted to buy a CDROM for my TP560; I would love to have a full complement of all the packages available in a hurry, but *not* permanently on my HD. > a soundcard or video in and out and what have you. Sound card: I use this to remind me of appointments. This *is* work! Video out: I have this on my Micron, and have used it when discussing data analysis with my colleagues. I *wish* I had it on my 560, and would rather have spent the extra $20-$30 for putting the chips on-board than the $150 or more for buying an external unit. - David R.