I'm amazed notebooks were as popular as they were 10 years ago. They were more expensive *and* slower. Not to mention the limited screen resolutions.

But yeah... talk about depreciation. It's a testament to the fact that a computer, even a very expensive one, can't outrun the fact that it's nothing more than a jumble of plastic and metal.:

I wonder where I can get an AC adapter on the cheap. Does RadioShack carry anything that would work and wouldn't cost much?