"But the best thing about owning a Newton has to be the community. In the time it takes to get put on hold by a Handspring tech support agent, you can have 15 different solutions for your problem from Newton users worldwide…. I’d much rather have an out-of-warranty product with this community behind me than a brand-new product backed by Hewlett-Packard or Palm."
I’ve grown convinced that it’s cheaper and more effective to build your own PCs for the same reason, from purchase planning to support.