> Mind you, this is a Latitude, not an Inspiron which seems to have a > bad reputation. maybe, but my Inspiron 8200 now works flawlessly for almost 5 years. I've seen other I8ks with hardware trouble, but this was no prob thanks to the Dell on-site service. And its 1400x1050 pixel display offered much more value as I bought it than the 1024x768 of the competitors. I agree, though, that I wouldn't buy one without at least 3 years hardware service. Cheers, ce