amanoffewwords,
If you want to talk alternatives for Notebooks, I have one from a very unlikely source. eMachines, yes I know, but believe it or not eMachines!!!
eMachines M6807
- Mobile AMD Athlon™ 64 3000+ Processor
- 512 MB DDR SODIMM (PC 2700)
- 60 GB HDD
- DVD +/- RW Drive
- ATI® RADEON™ 9600
- 56K* ITU V.92 Fax/Modem
- Integrated 802.11g Wireless LAN
- 15.4" Widescreen TFT LCD WXGA
- 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 IEEE 1394, 1 VGA External Connector, 1 S-Video Out, Microphone In, Headphone/Audio Out, 1 PCMCIA Slot
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
All this and you can find it in the U.S. for $1,450.00 ($100.00 less thatn the eMachines Website which I linked.) which is a great price for a notebook of this class.
Take Care,
Richard