wayyy overkill. 4 GB ddr2 maybe, but DDR3? overpriced at the mo.
will have a look at the dells around feb time i think
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really, something with 4GB DDR2, at least 1.8Ghz dual core, min 250GB drive, HDMI, and a blu ray/HD-DVD drive is what i'm looking for.
15" ideally, but 13" would do.