Quoting: Roadkill
I was looking at something like this :
Hmm not bad but has only got 128mb Gfx memory, and seeing as that si something that either be non upgradeable or very hard to upgrade 256mb should really be the minimum...
Hmm looking at teh models there.....tehre is this one:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5450 (1.66 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache)
2.0 mega pixel Camera & Tuxedo Black for CCFL Display
15.4" Widescreen™ WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display (220nits) with TrueLife™
3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048+1x1024]
250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory
Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load drive, including SW
Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card - Europe - Core 2 Duo Processors
Obviously the downpoints to this compared to the other are that its only 1 1.66ghz cpu rather than a 2ghz and it has a 15.4 widescreen rather than 17" .....but should do most of what you want i would think - depends on how you could handle going down to a 15" widescreen - as yours currently runs at 1280X1024 res and this has the wierd res of 1280X800 res.....