My laptop seems to have died. I suspect the Mother Board or the screen, which means it might be better to get a refurbished or used laptop than fix this one. The effects on my productivity are potentially terrifying, since I do about 75% of my work on the laptop these days. If anyone hears of any good deals on a laptop, let me know. The product release schedule will certainly thank you.
As a frame of reference, computers I could probably use, if slowly, start on Overstock.com at around $400.
Just PM me if you hear of anything. The company is pretty poor right now, since we've just started.
I'll post the effects of this one the second product when I get a better feel of the implications.