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Customers can upgrade to laptops or faster desktops with bigger hard drives for an incremental fee.
CenterBeam's subscribers aren't directly connected to the Internet. Instead, they are routed through CenterBeam's private network and then out to the Web, which adds a layer of protection against viruses. If a hard drive crashes, both EverDream and CenterBeam promise to ship a new one with backed up data and intact applications within 24 hours. Subscribers assemble their workstations at Micron PC's Web site, where they choose from a range of computers, paying la carte for hardware and services. The highly customizable plan allows users to upgrade to laptops, tweak hard-drive size, amount of memory and numerous other features.