FWIW, I ran through Motion's configuration checklist and added about the
same extras I got with my M1400. The M1400 totaled out at a little over
$2700, the LS800 come in at $3002.93. Smaller, yes, less expensive, not at
all.

Hal
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"Mickey Segal" <not_monitored@example.com> wrote in message
news:O3dnVNzgFHA.1412@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Good point; sticking with the standard 256 MB memory is not a good idea.
My
> guess is that they offer the 256 MB option to keep the base price under
> $2000, but one should always be skeptical about "as low as" prices.
Add-ons
> such as keyboards are extra too, but one might imagine having only a few
> keyboards for a bunch of computers if users hardly ever use their keyboard
> (I've only used mine for system setup).
>
> "Chris H." <winxpnews********.com> wrote in message
> news:ew10lbygFHA.2840@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > At 256 MB of RAM, it is a little bit underpowered for Windows XP Pro and
> > the Tablet PC Edition. Of course, the users can expand the RAM, but it
is
> > a shame it doesn't come with 512 MB standard.
>
>