Some of you may remember me bitching about how I killed 2 laptops in a week and swearing that I wouldn't get another Dell. Well a $750 off coupon changed my mind.
Behold, my new Dell Inspiron 9300:
17" widescreen WUXGA
256 MB video card
1GB RAM
80GB HD
DVD Burner
Keyboard
Um, advanced 2 mode operation, on AND off.
I'm pretty sure it weighs like 45 LBS. I haven't weighed it yet, but I was able to lift if over my head three times before passing out. All in all it's pretty neat. I thought the dvd controls on the front would get in my way, but so far I haven't even noticed them. I wish they had utilized the space better on the case design, they probably could have squeezed a number pad on there somewhere, but it's fine as is. I got it with the extra long lasting battery, because I'd like to be able to watch a whole movie on a flight before it dies. I haven't tested it yet, but I bet it would be close. That HUGE screen uses a lot of juice.