Dell has just announced a pair of nice new laptops: The XPS2 and the inspiron 9300.
The Dell Inspiron 9300 is Dell's first Media Center Edition laptop (if you upgrade the OS when ordering) and can be supplied with an optional external TV tuner, but mostly this is just a very high spec, lots of bang for the buck, desktop-replacement laptop.
The Dell Inspiron 9300 replaces the Inspiron 9200 (yes, logic is one of our strong points) which has itself only been out short while. It features lots of new technology including the Sonoma chipset (the replacement for Centrino), 533Mhz DDR2 RAM, (optional) 256MB GeForceFX 6800 Go PCI-Express video, and a whopping 17 inch LCD that comes in two resolutions, 1152x864 or 1600x1200.
Equally whopping is the weight: 7.85lb so you wont be carrying around everywhere, but if you are an occasioanl traveler looking for a laptop this would be a great choice.
The Dell Inspiron 9300 starts at $1,599 and should be available on the Dell Site in mid-march.
Currently, Dell is running a %20 off promotion on their 9300 series. This drops the starting price down to somewhere around $1,270.
They are also providing a free 'double memory' upgrade for the 9300 series.
Currently Dell is offering promotion on this laptop. You get pentium M 1.7, 512 RAM, high resolution 17' display with dual layer dvd writer for 1200 bucks