I like playing around with Dell's website, customising various machnes. Thought this may be of interest:
http://dellstore04.dell.com.au/publi...92130363728087
$1038
Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook
AMD Turion 64X2 Dual Core processor 1.6Ghz 256+256kb L2 cache
Genuine Windows XP centre edition 2005
15.4" widescreen XGA (1280x800) TFt monitor
2GB (2 X 1024MB) 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
120GB SATA Hard Drive (cheaper with an 80Gb hdd)
Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Mini Card
1 ExpressCard Slot, (DOES NOT SUPPORT PCMCIA CARDS)
ATI Radeon ® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory
Integrated 10/100 Fast Ethernet
Internal 56K Modem
I'd take one of the battery upgrades - basic battery included is a
4-cell 29Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
add $39 to go to 6-cell 53Whr Lithium Ion
or add $88 for a 9 cell 85Whr Lithium Ion
