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not a fair comparison...
smaller, tighter, more compact designs always cost more.

Dell Latitude D820
Intel? Core? Duo T2400 (1.83GHz) 667Mhz
Genuine Windows? XP Home Edition, SP2, with media
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media? and Cyberlink Power
DVD?
512MB NVIDIA? Quadro NVS 120M TurboCache?
Intel? 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card
3 Year Mail-In Economy Plan
6 Cell Primary Battery
Resource CD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
90W A/C Adapter
No Floppy Drive
Standard Touchpad
Total Price $1615

Vs.

Latitude D420
Intel Core Duo Processor ULV U2500 (1.20GHz, 533Mhz)
Genuine Windows? XP Home Edition, SP2, with media
2.0GBMB DDR2-667 SDRAM, (512MB Integrated) 2 DIMMs
80GB Hard Drive, 8MM, 4200RPM
D-Bay plus 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio? and Cyberlink Power DVD?
Intel? 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card
65W A/C Adapter
No Floppy Drive
3 Year Mail-In Economy Plan
4 Cell Primary Battery
Total Price $2526

Wow, its not as good specs and it cost almost $1000 more....
hmmm wonder why...
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