[s-cars] NAC - Laptop shopping seeking input

[chris chambers]

 am shopping for a laptop to replace my aging Dell Inspiron 8100

Yeah it's an oldie!

It will be taken portable ~ 50% of the time, prefer a screen
no bigger than say 14", and minimal weight would be nice.

I also need the battery to last 6-8 hours if possible.

Would like one with an integrated fingerprint swiper (scanner)
that digitalpersona's U are U software will work with. So far I know it
works with Lenovo, Fujitsu and some Toshiba,

I'll be using Windows XP Pro, would prefer to not have to buy
another copy if possible...already own it so why pay the
microsoft tax?

Would prefer 1gb or more of ram
DVD/RW drive
capabilities of a port replicator with USB, ethernet and VGA
connections.


Any favorites or suggestions?

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