I have a Pentium 4, Gateway Laptop that I use like a desktop. Because I use it to paint with as my HP was only a Pentium II and PSP 8 would freeze if the graphics were too large even though I have 512 MB RAM in both. I also had to buy a CRT for the laptop as the LCD screen doesn't show true colors. Add to this I also bought a USB hub with 4 ports as the two on the laptop were not enough for scanner, digital camera, Wacom Tablet and Pen drive (LOL) Now the beauty of owning a laptop is I can disconnect all the peripherals and take it with me on trips. I also have a large case with holds my Wacom tablet and all the adapter cords I need to run off electricity and not battery. My suggestion to you is get the DVD burner, a huge hard drive 160 Gigs or more, 1 Gig or more of RAM with a fast processor if your intention is not to buy another one for a few more years. I thought this laptop would be big enough and I bought it a year ago and now am annoyed I didn't get bigger (LOL) Judith To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk