[Spike]

Sagar doesn't have the features that I want at a reasonable price. This is what I ended up buliding and am pretty sure I'm going to get, just have to make sure I'll be able to use it for school.

Inspiron 9300 *****Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) *****Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Display *****17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory *****1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
Video Card *****ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X300 64MB HyperMemory™
Hard Drive *****80GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
Network Card *****Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software *****Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD/DVD Drives *****24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Wireless Networking Card *****Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) *****No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) *****No Security Subscription
Primary Battery *****9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)
Carrying Cases *****Large Backpack Carrying Case (so I can take it on the bike up to school)
Hardware Warranty *****1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Dial-Up Internet Access *****6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Miscellaneous *****Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software *****No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
Operating System Backup & Recovery ***** PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Dell Digital Entertainment *****Starter Entertainment Pack - Basic digital Music, Photo and Game experience

TOTAL:$1,291.00 shipped.

I've got all the software and most everything that I need, except for a docking station, a wireless optical mouse for on the go, and uhhh I think that's it.