impulse03

I'm going to be getting a laptop soon for college. I'm sick of my desktop because it is giving me all sorts of trouble and I want to be able to take my new comp to class with me and whatnot.

I want:
at least an 80gb harddrive...preferably 120gb
dvd/cd rom/burner
17in widescreen display
a good graphics card...I don't know much about laptops
it has to be fast...I dont know how ram works with laptops..1 gb if possible?
fast processor

Price Range...less than $3000

Please help me out here. I'm hoping you guys can lead me in the right direction and teach me a few things. I'm currently looking at the DELL XPS2. It's probably a bit over-priced though considering it is a DELL but I'm willing to pay it. I guess I'm basically looking for a desktop replacement, I'm going to be doing some graphic design stuff on here using photoshop and whatnot and I may end up putting on a few games also.

THANKS!

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