We're shopping for a college notebook and I've configured the following Dell for $1,861. This is pretty much what we want by way of a notebook, but I want to be sure this is competitive. Our time frame is 2-3 months, so there's time for comparison shopping.
Latitude D620 Intel® Core™ Duo T2400 (1.83GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core
Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media
14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD Panel
256MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 110M TurboCache™
1.0GB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
Modular 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media™ and Cyberlink Power DVD™
No Floppy Drive
Fingerprint Reader for Added Security Touchpad with UPEK® Fingerprint Reader
6 Cell Primary Battery
90W A/C Adapter
Wireless LAN (802.11) Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card
D/Port Advanced Port Replicator
3-yr warranty (I could get a 4-yr total protection plan through our employee purchase program for not much more)