Nice to hear from you again, wally.
I'm not convinced that H/PCs are continuing to fall in value - I'm noticing a rise in selling prices on eBay lately, at least here in the US, particularly for HP units like the 620LX and the Jornada 720. I admit, though, that lately I've been using only my CE 5 and newer devices, though they do still get plenty of use. I use a CE 5 or 6 or WEC 7 netbook for notetaking and putting together meeting agendas at work, and I've even used them for working on my campaigns for the California Legislature.
(I'm running for the third time this year, and if I ever get to the State Capitol, I'll be bringing my CE devices with me.
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