Finally, I made the plunge, First of all, forget about the Ferrari, just after reading this
http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/20050815/index.html
I made up my mind,... that 256MB 6800 ultra card seems to make all the difference, so I got myself the Inspiron XPS Gen 2
Full specs
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 (2 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
$3,011.00
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™
Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm 512MB2D
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 6800 Ultra
Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Network Card Integrated 1 Gigabit Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD ROM/DVD ROM 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability8XDVDRW
Wireless Networking Card Save $20 Intel® PRO 2200 and Dell 350 Bluetooth Internal Wireless Card
Office Productivity Software No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Security Software No Security Subscription
Primary Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support
XPS Specialized Support Inspiron XPS, Specialized Support
Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested
Digital Imaging Photo Album™ SE Basic
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial
Dell Home Customers: Save 40% on select Inspiron™ notebook purchases $999 or more (before tax and shipping)! (affiliate only online offer)
Expires on 2005-08-22 10:59:59 - $1,204.40
Dell 720 Color Printer
Free Dell Color Printer 720 Qty: 1
Unit Price: $0.00
Dell Color Printer 720 Free Dell Color Printer 720
Hardware Support Services 1Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advance Exchange
ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS
Dell Home Customers: Free Ground Shipping on Dell Inspiron orders greater than $849! $25 handling charge applies.
Expires on 2005-08-18 11:59:59 - $30.00
Sub-Total $1,806.60
Shipping Discount -$30.00
Shipping and Handling $19.00
Estimated Tax $123.23
Total $1,948.83
The lowest Ferrari is going for $2069.00 bf taxes and shipping and the benchmarks for the XP2 are just evil. I could not let this one pass by
It interested visit the Dell website and use coupn CXFLV5J8Q4?LBV to have that 40% discount