Well, since I killed my daughter's I6000 (well, it was dead and I didn't fix it), I am going to buy myself a new laptop. (that's the way it works, right?) Anyway. I'm torn on the choices. I was sure I wanted the little XPS1330, but wow it is expensive. I went to the kiosk to see it and all they had was a mockup. What's up with that? Since I couldn't see a working screen, I couldn't form an opinion. If I was a serious traveler like I used to be, it would be a no-brainer. But I'm not. The most this will move is home office to bedroom to back porch. So, I am looking at the 1420 and 1520. The 1520 is the updated I6000. I'm leaning towards a little smaller and lighter, hench the 1420. The limitations are: 1) No nVidia 8600, the best is the 8400 2) No WSXGA+ The first doesn't seem to be a shopstopper as I very rarely game and the games I have are old enough that they'll likely run just fine. The second is tougher as I haven't seen the sizes and resolutions. I may hit Best Buy to look at other machines and see what they look like for comparison. My gut reaction is that 1680x1050 on a 15.4" screen would be tough to read. Yes, I know I can play with the dpi, but what would the real estate do for me? I don't really program anymore, which is where it would be helpful. The 1420 offers WXGA+ which should be 1440x900, which is the resolution on my I9300. I like that resolution and think I could live with it on a 3" smaller screen. So, I'm leaning towards the 1420. I have a 10% off outlet coupon, so I have two days to decide and find the right one on the outlet. One quirk I have noticed on the outlet is that the T7500 processor is cheaper on outlet machines than the T7300. So, I am leaning towards a 1420 with the T7500, 2GB memory, 120GB 7200RPM drive, WXGA+. Should be just under 00 with the coupon at the outlet. Comments and suggestions welcome! Tom