>>No you aren't dreaming. I bought my friend a new brand acer:
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>Do you recall what model it was?

I cut sum turkish words and translate some needed words. It's now 575$ in Turkey. It seem it was (535$) a temporary sale.

ACER 2423NWXCI LINX CEL 1.5 14.1WXGA 256 40 CO

- Intel Celeron M370 1.5GHz 1MB Cache
LCD 14.1”
WXGA TFT LCD, 1280x800
128MB Intel GMA900PCIe X16 VGA
256MB
DDR2
40GB Ultra ATA 100
DVD CD-RW COMBO
Faks-modem 56K V.92 modem
STEREO
Network 10/100 Mbps fast ethernet
Entegre 802.11b/g WLAN wireless, Wi-Fi
Port 3 adet USB 2.0, VGA, PC Card Slot (Tip II)
battery life 6 cell Li-Ion pil 2.5 h
Weight(KG) 2.35kg
Linux
dimensions 334(G)x224(D)x28.6(Y)
Mobil Intel 910GML Express Yongaseti