[QUOTE="roulettethedog"]Your budget is in the mid-range laptop area. You can play W.O.W. easily, but the latest F.P.S. are going to have to be on low settings if that even._0V3RKI11_

Yeah, I'm not looking for anything TOO high end. I want something that can play WoW really nicely. Maybe then some CSS, perhaps a little Oblivion (I don't mind turning aettings down :P)

I found a nice Dell, it had a T7200. a gig of RAM, 17", w/ a 7900 go. I was probably going to get that one. But they've stopped offering that GPU with the Inspiron 9400 line now :( 

check the Inspiron E1705, it is the same thing as the 9400

i dont think you need a high end sound card. a good name brand will do.

yes, there are many VGA/DVI converters that allow you to use your tv as a display

this is a VGA converter: http://sewelldirect.com/pc-to-tv.asp

but what kind of output do you want DVI or VGA?

i just ordered a laptop from Dell, Inspiron 9400 and here's the specs.  Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz 4MB cache, Window Vistas, 2 GB, 256MB NVIDIA Geforce 7900GS, 120 GB hard drive, and Next Gen Wireless N card, got it for $1900 with tax, 400 bucks off with deal from Telus with free mouse, and webcam waddya think?Gizmo_kicks_ass

dude, i just orderd one almost exactly like that. it came in yesterday, its great