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Even in the Washington, DC area, I can ID with hoodaman. With the closing of the local CompUSAs, it's hard to find computers, laptops, PDAs, etc, that one can see, touch, and play with, to figure out BY HAND if it really works for you. Many other stores will carry just a few items or labels, boxed items only, or their devices can be seen but not tried (dead battery or locked into some useless ad loop), and stores other than computer stores generally don't have personnel that can tell you anything about computer equipment.
I've been thinking about checking out the ASUS UMPC, for instance, but in every Circuit City or Best Buy I've been in, I've asked, and they've all replied with "What's a UMPC?" Even after I've told them: "Nope. Never seen one. Got no idea, bud."
As I have no intention of making such a major purchase without physically getting my hands on one, going that extra mile is getting harder and harder as the brick and mortar stores close.
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