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Subject: Re: Good laptop < $2KUS 
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> One thing to keep in mind with the cheap 560 is that it only has a 16K
> cache, which slows things down a bit.

Personally, I'd still be in favor of using the 560 since *for me*, speed
is not as big an issue as the form factor/usability of the system, and
the 560 is the best I've found for all of that.  Plus, you can use
XFree86 and save having to mess with XIG. :)


Nate