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Initech

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28. Yeah Acer was on my list.

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #27)

Tue May 5, 2026, 05:24 PM

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All the ones I'm looking at are around $1300 - $1700. I could go a bit higher since I'll be using this thing for the next 3 - 4 years.

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