Wal-Mart's been advertising this Saturday Special for a few days, and the special is limited to today, November 8th, while supplies last. The deal sounds attractive, a Compaq Presario CQ50-139WM laptop, 15.4" screen, 160 GB HD, 2 GB RAM for $298. However, nowhere can I find detailed specs on the laptop, which annoys me.

According to to a preliminary report from IDC's U.S. Quarterly PC Tracker, in the 3rd quarter of 2008, notebook sales surpassed desktop sales for the first time ever. Personally, I've been buying nothing but laptops for the past 4 years; the portability and ability to still buy a powerful (though pricey) machine lured me in.

Silent, microchip-sized "fan" has no moving parts, yet produces enough wind to cool a laptop