I was up at Best Buy a few days ago drooling over a laptop they had on sale. It was a gateway with the mobile m processor 1.7 ghz with 512 ddr ram, 3 usb ports, dvd/cd burner for $1059. Its not a 2.4 ghz but if you realize that even though its rated at a 2.4 its really only gonna run at a 1.6 or so. The beauty of the moblie m processor is that it actually runs at its rated speed and they also have great battery life. Im not sure if it was just a holiday promo but itd be worth checking out if youre interested in it.