This is a timely thread. I've been shopping for a new notebook and had been leaning towards a Dell. On their configure page, there is a $400ish charge for next bidness day service/replacement. I think i pass on that. Sams Club had nice deal on a highend HP, but i was hoping to get a 7200 speed harddrive. I figure that will be hard to come by for those pre-built models.

>Same with me. I want to buy a higher end laptop soon, and I think I will be shopping around.