I know no-one will take the slightest notice of this but I'm looking at my notebook now.
Presently plugged in are:
Graphics pad, cordless scrolling mouse, two printers, flatbed scanner, speakers, headset and microphone, shared hard disk, ethernet, phone connection, digital camera, hi-fi and a second monitor.
No IRQ's /interupts, no settings, there aren't aren't any for you to adjust in the first place. It just works.
Internet (2 browsers), email(2 separate systems) complete wp/database/spreadsheet/graphics package built in along with music editing and full stereo digital video editing. Unix operating system opening a seperate kernal for each program.
The machine above comes for a list price of £890 before any bickering and bartering.
Mac iBook - there I've spoiled the dream now for most of you even though it very happily runs (ugh) Windows in a seperate kernal..........
Regards
Rob
PS - Not the usual Mac evangelist: I've built an average of 20 PC's a year for ten years. Switched to Macs because they're now using normal priced PC industry components and a unix based operating system.