Laptops and desktops are very affordable these days with full-featured laptops starting at $500 and desktops as low as $300. Clark has encouraged people to go for it and several people have approached him to question the advice. But he’s stuck to his guns on this one. And now it’s paid off. Walt Mossberg, the technology columnist for the Wall Street journal, recently wrote that these computers are “just fine” for the average user. Mossberg has never said it’s okay to buy the cheapest computer as Clark does. But this time, he says a $600 computer is just fine. In fact, the No. 1 choice in testing was the e-machines computer. People used to turn their noses up to e-machines, but they have gotten serious and have helped drive the prices down to as low as $249 for a desktop. There is no need to spend four digits for a computer anymore. Computers are becoming essentially an appliance and plans are in the works for a $99 computer. There is no need to spend an arm and a leg to get a great machine.