Thanks for the Acer tip..
the HP I'd love but it's a midnight madness special.. which means there will only be one and it will be in the shoe department or something..
but since that price is out there, I will probably find another one for $50 more in a week or two. That's usually how these things work.. LOL
I felt bad for people when I was at Wal-Mart. I would know that there was maybe a dozen game systems and there were 4x that many or more people trying to get them. It's funny how you feel attached to the computer you're most familiar with. I was like that about desk tops and now I wouldn't want one. My notebook battery will play about 3 hours of video or much more for lesser demands. I still don't expect to go all iPhoney or Blackberry.