[SGVLUG] Today's news brings a wide grin

[Emerson, Tom (*IC)]

> -----Original Message----- Of Jean Chen
> On 7/25/07, Michael Proctor-Smith <mproctor13 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As Dustin said it is all about volume to get to the $100 price but 
> > http://www.medisoncelebrity.com/ is a $150 dollar laptop 
> running linux 
> > that is available to the public now, or at least in 4-6 weeks from 
> > order.
> 
> Has anyone bought or tried this laptop?  A friend has been 
> looking for an inexpensive laptop as a secondary computer, 
> and this looks like a good option.

Per the slashdot thread(s), there is a high probability this is a scam:
The "company" medison appears shakey at best, the "address of record"
also corresponds to several other "front" type businesses, there is no
phone number (lines temporarily closed?) 4-6 weeks "in today's world" is
a bit extreme, one of the "accessory dealers" is Microsoft!  [windows
messenger, actually...] and so on.

Remember, you generally get what you "pay" for, and for $150, it's not
likely you would get what's advertised (if you get it at all...)