I was listening to MPR's Future Tense this morning; the discussion was about PCs at bargain prices because of light demand (due to a less than accurate projection for PC demand). Are there any mass market systems in the $800-$1000 range that are really good deals? (The systems need to be Linux compatible, of course.) It would be useful to know if these "deals" are really more cost-effective than a system from local shops like General Nanosystems or Tran Micro or from mail order places like Pogo LinuxBoxen VA Research, OpenBoxen, Linux Computer Systems, etc. (or even Dell ;-) David S. Cargo