Given the increasing ownership of notebook computers, will notebook universities be the next big wave of technological progress on campus? In the fall of 2006, students could purchase an entry-level notebook with a 15-inch LCD for $500. This price crossed an important threshold, moving notebooks into the range of consumer electronics—the category of phenomena that fuels mass consumer trends such as cell phones, digital cameras, and iPods. Within the next three to five years even mid-range and high-end notebooks will fall into this category. By then, the majority of college students will probably own at least three computers—a desktop/game console, a notebook, and a combination phone/PDA/GPS/camera/media player—and they will bring them all to college.

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