[Asphalt]

For about 800 dollars you can get a slightly better desktop then if you spent 1300 dollars on a laptop with the same or even worse specs.

[hispanarepublicana]

From a desktop standpoint, I had considered a Dell Dimension 4700C, since the tower on those is about the size of a large laptop. I JUST DON'T WANT A BIG OLD CLUNKY TOWER, and I really didn't want to have to drill a hole in the countertop where I was considering putting it so that cords could connect.

[Terpfen]

Yeah, pretty much. I look at laptops as portable computing utilities, not desktop replacements. I use a laptop at school, and they're great little gadgets, but they aren't replacing the desktop, at least not yet.

Go HTPC!