Now that the office has a pair of the Athlon 64 based R3000s from Compaq, I'd write I wouldn't bother with any non-64-bit capable machine unless your needs only extend to simple web/email and not much else.
Already we see XP SP2 using the 64-bit extensions as well as databases, games and video editing (Virtual Dub which we use.)
The TURION is just rolling out so that's a better idea if battery power is an issue.
Bob
PS. We cheaped out and picked refurbs from 720 and 829 bucks each. Call us cheapskates.
I need a new laptop for college and i have seen a few models that I like, but the two that stand out for me are:
Acer Aspire 1522LMI (AMD Athlon 64 3000+)
Acer Aspire 1622LMi (Pentium 4 3GHz)
They are both very similar, with 1mb L2 cache, 512mb RAM, 60gb HDD, DVDRW, 15.4" widescreen and 64mb of dedicated graphics (AMD has nVidia Geforce fx go5700, P4 has ATI mobility radeon 97000
They are both under

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