which is interesting, considering that Tiger Direct has the SAME foobar'd pricing scheme - $229 for new, $299 for refurbed: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati....asp?CatId=228 (TD's inventory listing has been like this for several weeks... i wonder if TD is picking the flesh of the CompUSA carrion?) :-) and amazon has the n800 for less w/free shipping! (not associated w/them, btw)