:deek: My only excuse is that my birthday and christmas are within a month of eachother. That and my Compaq is falling apart physically (the hinges are cracking and the screen won't stay where I put it). Then there's this annoying high-pitched screeching everytime there's an animated gif, swf, or movie on the screen. It's barely perceptible to everyone i've tried to point it out to but it has driven me crazy just as soon as the warranty expired :madfawk:

BTW I wouldn't call my self a balla. My bet is Dell is about to roll out some new lappies and is getting rid of it's "old" stock of current hardware by way of these awesome deals.