Laptop suggestions?

what do you guys think of this one?
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...vcode=ss&c=us&l=en&dgc=BF&cid=7421&lid=197378

 

saw that on fatwallet..helluva deal...and it if i read correctly u have the option for xp or vista..

 

Sure, XP will cost you 99 bucks.

 

it actually comes with XP, home edition at least.

 

im thinking hard about getting an apple.

someone talk me out of it haha.

 

I'll repeat the negatives of a Mac.

Price (at least a thousand more for similar equipment)
questionable reliability
poor keyboard
trapped into hardware (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, at least you it works)
Poor enterprise support

I still get laptop envy every time I see one on an airplane. My company will give me $750 towards buying my own which means I still have to shell out over 2 grand for it. I guess I'll stick to getting the latest and greatest thinkpad every two years.

 

My bad, the pro will cost 99.

 

I saw it today. A -damn- good deal. $400 for a dual-core laptop with 1gb ram, free shipping? Jump on it fast.

 

i was thinking about getting the least expensive apple option out there. and probably upgrading the memory when i get or eventually over time.

 

You can get a dell now for 399 with DVD writer.

 

The plain macbook is actually a decent value as long as you can deal with the keyboard.

Remember to upgrade the memory, you actually have to throw away the old memory since they use up both slots.