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Notebooks are sold in the many, many millions (31 milion in Q1 '08 alone). The specialized products discussed here sell in thousands, niche products may even be measured in hundreds. That is a massive difference in scale with a considerable effect on all costs.
Also you're $1000 notebook doesn't really represent the value to your business. You may very well not be able to run a business without a computer, so the true value could even be a lot higher. You see this in business software that can realize a certain value and is basically priced accordingly. The software on your notebook is most likely 2-5x the cost of the hardware, and it may be much easier to create and certainly is easier to manufacture and distribute.
In the (semi)professional video business there is also a strong relation to the value a solution adds. At the low end price and competition is also an important factor.
For example; if you look at the Sony PHU-60K as a 'harddisk' (which it essentially is), then it is expensive at ~$1000. If you look at it as an alternative for 4x 16GB SxS (~ $3400) it is inexpensive.
George/
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