Bob: Excuse me. May I see that laptop for a moment?
Melodie: Sure. You mean this one?
Bob: No, the one on the left. Yes, that's the one. . . . Thank you.
Melodie: It's a state-of-the-art piece of equipment, sir. With a gigantic 16. 1 USGA TFT screen, 2. 8 Ghz mobile processor, generous 512 MB RAM, removable 80 GB hard drive, convenient CD-RW / DVD combo drive, stunning fast graphics board with 64 MB DDR DRAM, dual battery capability, integrated Fast Ethernet card, IEEE 1394 digital interface and eight USB ports, it has all the power of a desktop computer packed into an ultra-slim notebook!
Bob: That's impressive! What's the sale price?
Melodie: The regular price is $ 2980. 00, but until December the 31st it's on sale for just $ 2, 699. 00.
Melodie introduces a laptop to Bob. Bob is impressed and asks Melodie about the sale price.