Gerry Dunne writes " would like something pretty powerful. I will be going to University as a mature age moron next semester so thought laptop would be the best solution. I am familiar with computers but up to date have not had one on a personal basis. I have a Pentium mmx 200mhz with 64meg at work so am used to a pretty zippy machine. Anyone who feels like shedding some of their knowledge my way would be helpful. I live in Perth in Western Australia so some brands may not be available, but who know I could order it over the net." Hi Gerry, Toshiba, Dell, and Gateway all have web ordering systems Here are their respective URLs: Toshiba: http:\\www.toshiba.com Dell: http:\\www.dell.com Gateway: http:\\www.gateway.com --Sam Smilie [log in to unmask] Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://nospin.com/pc/pcbuild.html