I have been waiting quite some time now to get a laptop. Compusa had a great deal on one about a month ago. The Acer 5672 – ATIx1400 with 2GB ram, for around $900. That would have been great if I had been quick enough to get it. But it has been out of stock for over a month. It is still listed on their site though.
I finaly gave in and bought a different laptop from NewEgg. Its the same model (Acer 5672) but with only 1GB of ram and a ATIx1600 card in it. Cost $1100 (after shipping). Not bad, but it wasn’t what I wanted. I would much rather have the 2GB of ram instead of the faster video card.
I was rather impressed that the latop didn’t come with all kinds of junk preinstalled, like most PCs do. This only had the required drives and some ATI utilities on it. Good job ACER. I now have to setup the laptop with all of my goodies.
The one thing I don’t like about the latop, is that it doesnt feel very sturdy. The plastic around the frame easily moves when you press on it. Makes me wonder if dust will collect inside. Also the side where the card slots are, flexes very easily.
 I wonder how much of a battery drain the faster video card is.