Oh yeah - I forgot to mention, I also need a DVD+/-RW/CDRW drive built in...
I'm looking for 128mb dedicated video,
at least 15.4" uxga or sxga screen
centrino 1.6 or p4 3.0 - 3.4
2mb L2 cache
at least 60 gig HD, spinning at minimum 5400 rpm
The thing is, being a student I don't have the cash flow to be able to afford an acer 2025 or a toshiba P25-s676. Does anyone have any opinion or information regarding companies/sites that build barebones kits for you? I've put some virtual notebooks together for a bit less money than a name-brand model with similar performance, but i don't know if the components they stick in their will necessarily work perfectly together. Also, do OEM versions of windows work any better with the particular model than a retail version? Are you missing anything with a retail version?
If anyone can help me out with this, I will be very grateful. Thanks!
-chris

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