Laptop #1 is a Dell which was the subject of many recalls and class action lawsuits. Nowadays it's tiny and too slow for use even as a paper weight.

Laptop #2 is a $2300+ Sony (that I'm still paying for!) with a faulty video card, apparently. It's fast, big, and beautiful except that you can't look at the screen without going blind. (Replacing the video card requires replacement of the entire motherboard at a cost near the original selling price. )

Laptop #3 is was a rather inexpensive Toshiba which I got for Charms, but was hijacked by me after the Sony went to crap. It's been all I've used for the past ~2 years, but I knocked it off a high counter the other day and it passed away. Fortunately, a new one is in the mail.

Laptop #4 has yet to be received, but it is a Toshiba A205-S7466 (available exclusively from Costco.com [We love Costco]). Here are the specs:

Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo Processor; 1.5GHz; 2MB L2; 667MHz FSB
RAM	2GB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM (max 4GB)
Hard Drive	200GB; 4200RPM
Optical Drive	HD-DVD; CD-R/W; DVD-R/W; DVD-RAM
Display	15.4" TruBrite WXGA 1280x800
Communications	10/100 Ethernet (no Gigabit ); 802.11a/g/n (yay for Draft N! ); IEEE 1394; 4x USB2.0
Other	ExpressCard/(34|54); 5-in-1 SD, memory stick (pro), xD (no CF )

Five free HD-DVD movies come with the drive, but of course it's not very likely we'll ever sit and watch a feature length film via laptop. And since we're more fans of Blu-Ray, it's unlikely we'll ever buy an HD-DVD player. Still nice to have I guess.

Unfortunately, it comes preloaded with Vista (Home Premium). I'd much rather have XP, but from what I've read I'll have a hell of a time getting XP drivers for all the hardware and since Toshiba offers no support in this arena I don't want to risk shooting myself in the foot, so I guess I'll have to stay burdened with the big, bloated, unwanted OS that'll monopolize half of my massive RAM.