i know you haven't heard from me in a while. with bootcamp school, and now me living in japan. but here are the specs of a new laptop i just purchased.

Inspiron 9300
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB), Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
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Unit Price: $2,358.00




Inspiron 9300
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
SM17HN
[221-7307]

Display
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
17UXGAS
[320-4256]

Memory
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
1GB2D
[311-3732]

Video Card
128MB ATIs™ Mobility Radeon™ X300
128ATI
[320-4184]

Hard Drive
100GB Hard Drive
100GB
[341-2184]

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
WMCE
[463-2282]
[412-0689]
[420-4830]
[420-4928]
[420-5599]
[420-5460]
[420-5476]

Network Card
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
INTNIC
[430-0493]

Adobe Software
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
ADOBER
[430-1048]

CD/DVD Drives
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
8XDVDRW
[313-3082]
[420-5111]

Wireless Networking Card
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
IP2200
[430-1401]

Office Productivity Software
Microsoft Office Basic - Includes Word, Excel, and Outlook email
IBASICC
[412-0452]

Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)
McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 36-months
MCAFE3Y
[410-0794]

Primary Battery
9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr) w/ 128mb Memory Key
KEYBATP
[464-4129]
[312-0283]

Hardware Warranty
2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support
S2OS
[950-7831]
[950-3338]
[412-0360]
[900-8221]
[960-6580]
[960-6910]

Dial-Up Internet Access
6 Months of America Online Membership Included
AOLDHS
[412-0625]
[420-3224]
[412-0687]
[412-0787]

Miscellaneous
Award Winning Service & Support
I9300S3
[464-0588]

Financial Software
No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
QBSSP
[420-5139]

Operating System Backup & Recovery
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition backup CD
MCEMED
[310-6849]

Music and Photography Software - Factory Installed
Intro - Musicmatch Jukebox Basic, Photo Album SE Basic
DLSI
[412-0741]
[412-0744

Nice!! Very nice!

That's nice. I haven't seen very many media center editions.