Should be able to help with this..
Don't take RAM into account, its stupidly cheap at the moment.
You really do want to be looking at 64 bit XP, 32 only supports 3 to 3.5gb or RAM.
Are we looking at a 17 inch monitor here? you say lightweight, but there's a clash between lightweight and battery, and also screen size, you don't sound like you're after the latest laptop?
Was about to spec this
* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa T5720 2.0GHz
* Memory: 4GB (2x2GB)GB
* HD Capacity: 320GB
* Display: 18.4" WUXGA CrystalBrite Display
* Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS 512MB
* Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
* Optical Drive: Blu Ray
* Networking: Ethernet Gigabit LAN, Wireless N WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0
* Sound: Dolby-certified 5.1 surround sound system (2 speakers + subwoofer)
* Features: HDMI, CrystalEye Camera, 6-in-1 Card Reader
You might want to look at the dell vostro's, either the 1500 or the 1700, they are well built and have a nice battery life, and maybe drop the graphics card down a notch? that said the 8600 that comes with it is pretty nice for general fucking around
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