My search for a laptop......

I had been searching for a laptop quite extensively two months back. It was quite an unfruitful search as i ended up with barely good configurations for not so reasonable prices. Besides that, i found out the huge difference in the way different branded manufactures treat the US market and the Indian market. But in the last 2 months the laptop market in india seem to have been improving.
Infact me, praveen and kailas went out to the HP store in Brigade Road to checkout the laptop prices. It was then that we came across some really cool configurations....(since they were out of stock, we couldn't really see them :(........)
I checked out the HP website today and was surprised to finally find a few really good configurations and guess wat u can buy them online for the same price as listed at the HP store in Brigade Road!!!


The one that i finally want to proceed with is HP Pavilion dv5118TX(EV899PA)

Specifications

Processor	Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 667MHz FSB)
Operating system	Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Standard memory	1GB (1 x 1GB) DDR2 SDRAM (667MHZ)
Maximum memory	Upgradeable to 2GB
System memory	1GB (1 x 1GB) DDR2 SDRAM (667MHz), upgradeable to 2GB
Cache	2MB Level-2 Cache
Hard drive	100GB (5400 rpm)
Optical drive	Dual Layer DVD±RW/±R
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce® Go 7400 (up to 256MB system memory shared with >=512MB system memory)
Modem	High speed 56K modem
Network	Integrated 10/100 LAN Ethernet, Intel® PRO/Wireless 802.11 a/b/g integrated WLAN, integrated Bluetooth
Pre-installed software	Microsoft® Windows® Media Player, Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Money, Muvee AutoProducer, Sonic Digital Media Plus, Symantec Norton AntiVirus-Virus Defnition File Update, Symantec Norton Internet Security (60 day live update, pre-install), HP QuickPlay, HP Photosmart Premier, .Net Framework, Sun Java, Macromedia Flash
Battery	6-cell Lithium-Ion battery
Display	15.4" colour WXGA BrightView
Pointing device	Touchpad pointing device with 2-way scroll
I/O interfaces	(1) 6-in-1 Digital Media Reader slot, (1) IEEE 1394 port, (1) S-video port, (1) VGA port, (1) Notebook Expansion Slot, (1) Headphone/Line-out, (2) External Microphone, (1) AC power adapter, (1) RJ-11, (1) RJ-45, (3) USB 2.0 ports
Security features	Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
PC card slots	(1) Type I/II PC Card Slot with support for 16-bit PCMCIA and 32-bit Cardbus, (1) ExpressCard/54 Slot
Status display	System Power, NUM Lock, CAPS Lock, SCROLL Lock, Battery Charging, HDD/Optical activity, Media Slot, Mute, Wireless
Audio	Altec Lansing branded speakers, AC97 audio, volume control and mute button
Keyboard	Full-sized keyboard with touchpad
Dimensions	4.49cm(H) x 26.39cm(W) x 35.79cm(D)
Weight	2.99kg - may vary, depending on configuration and components

Warranty

1 Year Limited Warranty (1 Year Parts/1 Year Labour)