These are the minimum specs I require:

Pentium M 1.4GHz (centrino preferred)
integrated wireless
DVD/CDRW combo
40GB HD
I'm not worried about RAM, but the board should support PC2700 DDR333
Win XP Home
Great battery life (3+ hours)

8/27/2005 11:01:58 PM

and i am sure you want a partrage in a pear tree too

8/27/2005 11:57:21 PM

monitor slickdeals/fatwallet/bensbargains/etc for a big dell deal

depending on the size you want get either a

700m w/ 8cell battery

or a 6000

8/27/2005 11:59:35 PM

^ is a good idea.

if you can wait until black friday (day after thanksgiving) and you're willing to get up at 2 in the morning, go stand in line at best buy or circuit city or office depot or compusa and you'll have your laptop with said specs for $499 or less.

8/28/2005 4:18:06 PM