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A neighbor asked me over to chat about laptops. She had printed Costco listings of four different laptop computers that seemed nearly the same, yet ranged in price from $700 to $1,000.

And she asked the ...

Costco Wholesale Corp. reported a 32 percent jump in fiscal third-quarter profit, topping Wall Street expectations, as cash-squeezed customers flocked to its warehouse clubs in search of bargains on food and ...

Astak hopes for a color E Ink machine in the next nine or ten months. Info above is from Bob Barry, Astak business development executive for North America.

Take most people in the market for a new computer. Put them in places like Costco or Best Buy - what do you think they will end up with?

A new Ubuntu box from Dell? Nope. A Mac? Not even close. In reality, it will likely be something from HP, and it will be clearly designed for the Vista release of Windows.

The VAR Guy: "The VAR Guy wasn't looking for love, but he found it during a trip to his local CostCo last night.

There, he spotted the $299 Eee PC from Asus..."

The VAR Guy wasn’t looking for love, but he found it during a trip to his local CostCo last night. There, he spotted the $299 Eee PC from Asus.

It’s built on Linux — but CostCo’s in-store promotional materials for the device barely mention Linux.

That may be a smart move. Here’s why.