It can be had pretty cheaply on the Dell Outlet.
EXPANDABILITY:
I/O Ports:
Serial, docking connector, S-Video, IEEE-1394, 4 USB, VGA, headphone/speaker out, RJ-11, RJ-45, AC power, integrated microphone
Chances are the serial port is connected via USB internally. The chipsets used in PCs today do not have actual UART hardware.